August 12, 1979 Red Bull Ring, Spielberg | Lap distance 5.942 km
Report | Articles (2) | Photos (8) | 1979 season
Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
1 | 9 | 27 | Alan Jones (AUS) | Williams FW07 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 54 | 1:27'38.01 | 2 | 1'34.28 | 2 | 1'36.13 | (43) | |
2 | 6 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve (CAN) | Ferrari 312T4 | Ferrari 312B | Michelin | 54 | 1:28'14.06 | +36.05 | 5 | 1'35.70 | 5 | 1'36.61 | (46) |
3 | 4 | 26 | Jacques Laffite (FRA) | Ligier JS11 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 54 | 1:28'24.78 | +46.77 | 8 | 1'35.92 | 4 | 1'36.45 | (53) |
4 | 3 | 11 | Jody Scheckter (RSA) | Ferrari 312T4 | Ferrari 312B | Michelin | 54 | 1:28'25.22 | +47.21 | 9 | 1'36.10 | 6 | 1'36.63 | (50) |
5 | 2 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni (SUI) | Williams FW07 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 54 | 1:28'26.93 | +48.92 | 6 | 1'35.82 | 3 | 1'36.22 | (50) |
6 | 1 | 16 | René Arnoux (FRA) | Renault RS10 | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 53 | +1 lap | 1 | 1'34.07 | 1 | 1'35.77 | (40) | |
7 | 3 | Didier Pironi (FRA) | Tyrrell 009 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 53 | +1 lap | 10 | 1'36.26 | 8 | 1'37.10 | (31) | ||
8 | 4 | Derek Daly (IRL) | Tyrrell 009 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 53 | +1 lap | 11 | 1'36.42 | 10 | 1'38.18 | (51) | ||
9 | 7 | John Watson (GBR) | McLaren M29 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 53 | +1 lap | 16 | 1'37.16 | 9 | 1'38.10 | (52) | ||
10 | 8 | Patrick Tambay (FRA) | McLaren M29 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 53 | +1 lap | 14 | 1'36.72 | 13 | 1'39.07 | (38) | ||
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engine | 5 | Niki Lauda (AUT) | Brabham BT48 | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Goodyear | 45 | 4 | 1'35.51 | 11 | 1'38.68 | (20) | |||
suspension | 22 | Patrick Gaillard (FRA) | Ensign N179 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 42 | 24 | 1'41.10 | 21 | 1'42.96 | (15) | |||
suspension | 29 | Riccardo Patrese (ITA) | Arrows A2 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 34 | 13 | 1'36.71 | 15 | 1'39.72 | (12) | |||
engine | 18 | Elio de Angelis (ITA) | Shadow DN9 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 34 | 22 | 1'39.44 | 17 | 1'40.55 | (20) | |||
engine | 6 | Nelson Piquet (BRA) | Brabham BT48 | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Goodyear | 32 | 7 | 1'35.85 | 12 | 1'38.86 | (30) | |||
engine | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck (GER) | ATS D3 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 28 | 18 | 1'37.93 | 14 | 1'39.32 | (14) | |||
engine | 25 | Jacky Ickx (BEL) | Ligier JS11 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 26 | 21 | 1'39.31 | 19 | 1'41.89 | (24) | |||
handling | 2 | Carlos Reutemann (ARG) | Team Lotus 79 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 22 | 17 | 1'37.32 | 18 | 1'40.76 | (19) | |||
gearbox | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille (FRA) | Renault RS10 | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 16 | 3 | 1'34.45 | 7 | 1'36.85 | (15) | |||
electrical | 20 | Keke Rosberg (FIN) | Wolf WR7 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 15 | 12 | 1'36.67 | 16 | 1'39.98 | (9) | |||
brakes | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi (BRA) | Fittipaldi F6A | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 15 | 19 | 1'38.38 | 20 | 1'42.20 | (8) | |||
accident | 17 | Jan Lammers (NED) | Shadow DN9 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 3 | 23 | 1'39.45 | 22 | 1'44.82 | (3) | |||
engine | 30 | Jochen Mass (GER) | Arrows A2 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 1 | 1'55.72 | 20 | 1'38.85 | 23 | 1'55.72 | (1) | ||
clutch | 1 | Mario Andretti (USA) | Team Lotus 79 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 0 | 15 | 1'37.11 | ||||||
Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
-- | 31 | Hector Rebaque (MEX) | Team Lotus 79 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 1'41.16 | ||||||||
-- | 24 | Arturo Merzario (ITA) | Merzario A4 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 1'45.75 |