1979 Grand Prix of Austria
12 August - Osterreichring: 54 laps x 5.942 km = 320.868 km
Pole Position: R Arnoux Renault 1 min:34.070s
Fastest Lap: 223.360 km/h R Arnoux Renault 1 min:35.770s
Results:
1 A Jones Williams 1 h 27m 38.01Os
2 G Villeneuve Ferrari 1 h 28m 14.060s
3 J Laffite Ligier 1 h 28m 24.780s
4 J Scheckter Ferrari 1 h 28m 25.220s
5 C Regazzoni Williams 1 h 28m 26.930s
6 R Arnoux Renault 53
7 D Pironi Tyrrell 53
8 D Daly Tyrrell 53
9 J Watson McLaren 53
10 P Tambay McLaren 53
Did Not finish:
N Lauda Brabham 45 oil pressure
P Gaillard Ensign 42 front suspension
E de Angelis Shadow 34 engine
R Patrese Arrows 34 rear suspension
N Piquet Brabham 32 engine
H-J Stuck ATS 28 engine
J Ickx Ligier 26 engine
C Reutemann Lotus 22 handling
J-P Jabouille Renault 16 clutch/ transmission
E Fittipaldi Copersucar 15 brakes
K Rosberg Wolf 15 electrics
J Lammers Shadow 3 accident
J Mass Arrows 1 engine
M Andretti Lotus 0 clutch
Did Not Qualify:
H Rebaque Lotus
A Merzario Merzario
Qualifying Times:
1 16 Rene Arnoux Renault 1'34.07
2 27 Alan Jones Williams/Ford 1'34.28
3 15 J.P.Jabouille Renault 1'34.45
4 5 Niki Lauda Brabham/Alfa Romeo 1'35.51
5 12 G.Villeneuve Ferrari 1'35.70
6 28 Clay Regazzoni Williams/Ford 1'35.82
7 6 Nelson Piquet Brabham/Alfa Romeo 1'35.85
8 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier/Ford 1'35.92
9 11 Jody Scheckter Ferrari 1'36.10
10 3 Didier Pironi Tyrrell/Ford 1'36.26
11 4 Derek Daly Tyrrell/Ford 1'36.42
12 20 Keke Rosberg Wolf/Ford 1'36.67
13 29 Riccardo Patrese Arrows/Ford 1'36.71
14 8 Patrick Tambay McLaren/Ford 1'36.72
15 1 Mario Andretti Lotus/Ford 1'37.11
16 7 John Watson McLaren/Ford 1'37.16
17 2 Carlos Reutemann Lotus/Ford 1'37.32
18 9 H.J.Stuck ATS/Ford 1'37.93
19 14 E.Fittipaldi Fittipaldi/Ford 1'38.38
20 30 Jochen Mass Arrows/Ford 1'38.85
21 25 Jacky Ickx Ligier/Ford 1'39.31
22 18 Elio de Angelis Shadow/Ford 1'39.44
23 17 Jan Lammers Shadow/Ford 1'39.45
24 22 Patrick Gaillard Ensign/Ford 1'41.10
Not qualified
25 31 Hector Rebaque Lotus/Ford 1'41.16
26 24 Arturo Merzario Merzario/Ford 1'45.75