1979 Austrian Grand Prix

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The 1979 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 12 August 1979 at Österreichring.

[edit] Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	27	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford	54	1:27:38.01	2	9
2	12	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	54	+36.05 secs	5	6
3	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Ford	54	+46.77 secs	8	4
4	11	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	54	+47.21 secs	9	3
5	28	Clay Regazzoni	Williams-Ford	54	+48.92 secs	6	2
6	16	René Arnoux	Renault	53	+1 Lap	1	1
7	3	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell-Ford	53	+1 Lap	10
8	22	Derek Daly	Ensign-Ford	53	+1 Lap	11
9	7	John Watson	McLaren-Ford	53	+1 Lap	16
10	8	Patrick Tambay	McLaren-Ford	53	+1 Lap	14
Ret	5	Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	45	Engine	4
Ret	22	Patrick Gaillard	Ensign-Ford	42	Suspension	24
Ret	29	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows-Ford	34	Suspension	13
Ret	18	Elio de Angelis	Shadow-Ford	34	Engine	22
Ret	6	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	32	Engine	7
Ret	9	Hans Joachim Stuck	ATS-Ford	28	Engine	18
Ret	25	Jacky Ickx	Ligier-Ford	26	Engine	21
Ret	2	Carlos Reutemann	Lotus-Ford	22	Handling	17
Ret	15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	16	Gearbox	3
Ret	20	Keke Rosberg	Wolf-Ford	15	Electrical	19
Ret	14	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi-Ford	15	Brakes	12
Ret	17	Jan Lammers	Shadow-Ford	3	Accident	23
Ret	30	Jochen Mass	Arrows-Ford	1	Engine	20
Ret	1	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford	0	Clutch	15
DNQ	31	Hector Rebaque	Lotus-Ford
DNQ	24	Arturo Merzario	Merzario-Ford

[edit] Notes

• Pole position: René Arnoux - 1:34.07
• Fastest Lap: René Arnoux - 1:35.77
• Lap Leaders: Gilles Villeneuve 3 laps (1-3); Alan Jones 51 laps (4-54).

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