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1979 Austrian Grand Prix
Round
11/15
Date
Aug 12, 1979 at 00:00 CEST
Location
Spielberg, Austria
Circuit
Circuit length
5.942 m
Race distance
320.868 km (54 laps)
Jones
Winner
1:27:38.010
Winning time
Arnoux
Pole position
Arnoux
Fastest lap
1:35.770
Fastest lap time
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #27 Alan Jones | Williams | 1:27:38.010 | 2nd | 54 | 9 |
| 2 | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | +36.050 | 5th | 54 | 6 |
| 3 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +46.770 | 8th | 54 | 4 |
| 4 | #11 Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | +47.210 | 9th | 54 | 3 |
| 5 | #28 Clay Regazzoni | Williams | +48.920 | 6th | 54 | 2 |
| 6 | #16 René Arnoux | Renault | +1 lap | 1st | 53 | 1 |
| 7 | #3 Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | +1 lap | 10th | 53 | |
| 8 | #4 Derek Daly | Tyrrell | +1 lap | 11th | 53 | |
| 9 | #7 John Watson | McLaren | +1 lap | 16th | 53 | |
| 10 | #8 Patrick Tambay | McLaren | +1 lap | 14th | 53 | |
| DNF | #5 Niki Lauda | Brabham | Engine | 4th | 45 | |
| DNF | #22 Patrick Gaillard | Ensign | Suspension | 24th | 42 | |
| DNF | #18 Elio de Angelis | Shadow | Engine | 22nd | 34 | |
| DNF | #29 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Suspension | 13th | 34 | |
| DNF | #6 Nelson Piquet | Brabham | Engine | 7th | 32 | |
| DNF | #9 Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | Engine | 18th | 28 | |
| DNF | #25 Jacky Ickx | Ligier | Engine | 21st | 26 | |
| DNF | #2 Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | Handling | 17th | 22 | |
| DNF | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | Gearbox | 3rd | 16 | |
| DNF | #14 Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | Brakes | 19th | 15 | |
| DNF | #20 Keke Rosberg | Wolf | Electrical | 12th | 15 | |
| DNF | #17 Jan Lammers | Shadow | Accident | 23rd | 3 | |
| DNF | #30 Jochen Mass | Arrows | Engine | 20th | 1 | |
| DNF | #1 Mario Andretti | Lotus | Clutch | 15th | 0 | |
| DNQ | #31 Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | ||||
| DNQ | #24 Arturo Merzario | Merzario |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #16 René Arnoux | Renault | 1:34.070 | |
| 2 | #27 Alan Jones | Williams | 1:34.280 | +0.210 |
| 3 | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1:34.450 | +0.380 |
| 4 | #5 Niki Lauda | Brabham | 1:35.510 | +1.440 |
| 5 | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:35.700 | +1.630 |
| 6 | #28 Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 1:35.820 | +1.750 |
| 7 | #6 Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:35.850 | +1.780 |
| 8 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:35.920 | +1.850 |
| 9 | #11 Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 1:36.100 | +2.030 |
| 10 | #3 Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 1:36.260 | +2.190 |
| 11 | #4 Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 1:36.420 | +2.350 |
| 12 | #20 Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 1:36.670 | +2.600 |
| 13 | #29 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 1:36.710 | +2.640 |
| 14 | #8 Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 1:36.720 | +2.650 |
| 15 | #1 Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1:37.110 | +3.040 |
| 16 | #7 John Watson | McLaren | 1:37.160 | +3.090 |
| 17 | #2 Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | 1:37.320 | +3.250 |
| 18 | #9 Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 1:37.930 | +3.860 |
| 19 | #14 Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1:38.380 | +4.310 |
| 20 | #30 Jochen Mass | Arrows | 1:38.850 | +4.780 |
| 21 | #25 Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 1:39.310 | +5.240 |
| 22 | #18 Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 1:39.440 | +5.370 |
| 23 | #17 Jan Lammers | Shadow | 1:39.450 | +5.380 |
| 24 | #22 Patrick Gaillard | Ensign | 1:41.100 | +7.030 |
| 25 | #31 Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 1:41.160 | +7.090 |
| 26 | #24 Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 1:45.740 | +11.670 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #16 René Arnoux | Renault | 1:35.770 | 40 |
Standings
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 2 | 4 | 38 | |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 4 | 32 | -6 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 2 | 5 | 32 | -6 |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Williams | 2 | 3 | 25 | -13 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 1 | 3 | 24 | -14 |
| 6 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 1 | 2 | 20 | -18 |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | 0 | 4 | 20 | -18 |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 0 | 2 | 13 | -25 |
| 9 | John Watson | McLaren | 0 | 1 | 13 | -25 |
| 10 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 0 | 1 | 12 | -26 |
| 11 | René Arnoux | Renault | 0 | 2 | 11 | -27 |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | 1 | 9 | -29 |
| 13 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 0 | 1 | 8 | -30 |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 0 | 0 | 2 | -36 |
| 15 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 0 | 0 | 2 | -36 |
| 16 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 0 | 0 | 1 | -37 |
| 17 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 0 | 0 | 1 | -37 |
| 18 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 0 | 0 | 1 | -37 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Engine | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | Ferrari | 4 | 8 | 74 | |
| 2 | Ligier | Ford | 3 | 7 | 55 | -19 |
| 3 | Williams | Ford | 3 | 6 | 49 | -25 |
| 4 | Lotus | Ford | 0 | 5 | 37 | -37 |
| 5 | Tyrrell | Ford | 0 | 3 | 21 | -53 |
| 6 | Renault | Renault | 1 | 3 | 20 | -54 |
| 7 | McLaren | Ford | 0 | 1 | 13 | -61 |
| 8 | Arrows | Ford | 0 | 0 | 4 | -70 |
| 9 | Fittipaldi | Ford | 0 | 0 | 1 | -73 |
| 10 | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 0 | 1 | -73 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #63 George Russell | Oscar Piastri | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 1:07.694 - Fernando Alonso | Max Verstappen |
| 2023 | #1 Max Verstappen | Charles Leclerc | Sergio Pérez | 1:07.012 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2022 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | 1:07.275 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2021 | #33 Max Verstappen | Valtteri Bottas | Lando Norris | 1:06.200 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2020 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Charles Leclerc | Lando Norris | 1:07.475 - Lando Norris | Valtteri Bottas |
| 2019 | #33 Max Verstappen | Charles Leclerc | Valtteri Bottas | 1:07.475 - Max Verstappen | Charles Leclerc |
| 2018 | #33 Max Verstappen | Kimi Räikkönen | Sebastian Vettel | 1:06.957 - Kimi Räikkönen | Valtteri Bottas |
| 2017 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Sebastian Vettel | Daniel Ricciardo | 1:07.411 - Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas |
| 2016 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:08.411 - Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2015 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton | Felipe Massa | 1:11.235 - Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2014 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | 1:12.142 - Sergio Pérez | Felipe Massa |
| 2003 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Kimi Räikkönen | Rubens Barrichello | 1:08.337 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Juan Pablo Montoya | 1:09.298 - Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello |
| 2001 | #4 David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | 1:10.843 - David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher |
| 2000 | #1 Mika Häkkinen | David Coulthard | Rubens Barrichello | 1:11.783 - David Coulthard | Mika Häkkinen |
| 1999 | #4 Eddie Irvine | David Coulthard | Mika Häkkinen | 1:12.107 - Mika Häkkinen | Mika Häkkinen |
| 1998 | #8 Mika Häkkinen | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | 1:12.878 - David Coulthard | Giancarlo Fisichella |
| 1997 | #3 Jacques Villeneuve | David Coulthard | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 1:11.814 - Jacques Villeneuve | Jacques Villeneuve |
| 1987 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Nelson Piquet | Teo Fabi | 1:28.318 - Nigel Mansell | Nelson Piquet |
| 1986 | #1 Alain Prost | Michele Alboreto | Stefan Johansson | 1:29.444 - Gerhard Berger | Teo Fabi |
| 1985 | #2 Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna | Michele Alboreto | 1:29.241 - Alain Prost | Alain Prost |
| 1984 | #8 Niki Lauda | Nelson Piquet | Michele Alboreto | 1:32.882 - Niki Lauda | Nelson Piquet |
| 1983 | #15 Alain Prost | René Arnoux | Nelson Piquet | 1:33.961 - Alain Prost | Patrick Tambay |
| 1982 | #11 Elio de Angelis | Keke Rosberg | Jacques Laffite | 1:33.699 - Nelson Piquet | Nelson Piquet |
| 1981 | #26 Jacques Laffite | René Arnoux | Nelson Piquet | 1:37.620 - Jacques Laffite | René Arnoux |
| 1980 | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Alan Jones | Carlos Reutemann | 1:32.530 - René Arnoux | René Arnoux |
| 1978 | #6 Ronnie Peterson | Patrick Depailler | Gilles Villeneuve | 1:43.120 - Ronnie Peterson | Ronnie Peterson |
| 1977 | #17 Alan Jones | Niki Lauda | Hans-Joachim Stuck | 1:40.960 - John Watson | Niki Lauda |
| 1976 | #28 John Watson | Jacques Laffite | Gunnar Nilsson | 1:35.910 - James Hunt | James Hunt |
| 1975 | #9 Vittorio Brambilla | James Hunt | Tom Pryce | 1:53.900 - Vittorio Brambilla | Niki Lauda |
| 1974 | #7 Carlos Reutemann | Denny Hulme | James Hunt | 1:37.220 - Clay Regazzoni | Niki Lauda |
| 1973 | #2 Ronnie Peterson | Jackie Stewart | Carlos Pace | 1:37.290 - Carlos Pace | Emerson Fittipaldi |
| 1972 | #31 Emerson Fittipaldi | Denny Hulme | Peter Revson | 1:38.320 - Denny Hulme | Emerson Fittipaldi |
| 1971 | #14 Jo Siffert | Emerson Fittipaldi | Tim Schenken | 1:38.470 - Jo Siffert | Jo Siffert |
| 1970 | #12 Jacky Ickx | Clay Regazzoni | Rolf Stommelen | 1:40.400 - Jacky Ickx | Jochen Rindt |
| 1964 | #8 Lorenzo Bandini | Richie Ginther | Bob Anderson | 1:10.560 - Dan Gurney | Graham Hill |
The 1979 Austrian Grand Prix started Aug 12, 1979 on Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria. René Arnoux started from pole position with Alan Jones next to him. Jean-Pierre Jabouille started from third place.
In 1 hour, 27 minutes and 38 seconds Alan Jones finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Gilles Villeneuve in second and Jacques Laffite in third place.
After the 1979 Austrian Grand Prix, Jody Scheckter is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 38 points. Scheckter is 6 points ahead of Gilles Villeneuve.