Season 1979 · Round 11

Austrian Grand Prix

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1979-08-12 · Red Bull Ring · Austria · Austrian Grand Prix
Winner
27 Alan Jones
1:27:38.010
Pole Position
16 René Arnoux
Grid P1
Fastest Lap
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DNF
14
DNFs · starters 24 cars
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 27 Alan Jones Williams 2 54 1:27:38.010 9
2 12 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 5 54 +36.050 6
3 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier 8 54 +46.770 4
4 11 Jody Scheckter Ferrari 9 54 +47.210 3
5 28 Clay Regazzoni Williams 6 54 +48.920 2
6 16 René Arnoux Renault 1 53 +1 Lap 1
7 3 Didier Pironi Tyrrell 10 53 +1 Lap
8 33 Derek Daly Tyrrell 11 53 +1 Lap
9 7 John Watson McLaren 16 53 +1 Lap
10 8 Patrick Tambay McLaren 14 53 +1 Lap
R 5 Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo 4 45 Engine
R 22 Patrick Gaillard Ensign 24 42 Suspension
R 29 Riccardo Patrese Arrows 13 34 Suspension
R 18 Elio de Angelis Shadow 22 34 Engine
R 6 Nelson Piquet Brabham-Alfa Romeo 7 32 Engine
R 9 Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS 18 28 Engine
R 25 Jacky Ickx Ligier 21 26 Engine
R 2 Carlos Reutemann Team Lotus 17 22 Handling
R 15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 3 16 Gearbox
R 20 Keke Rosberg Wolf 19 15 Electrical
R 14 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 12 15 Brakes
R 17 Jan Lammers Shadow 23 3 Accident
R 30 Jochen Mass Arrows 20 1 Engine
R 1 Mario Andretti Team Lotus 15 0 Clutch
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-07-21 14:15