1979 Austrian Grand Prix
| Racing data | ||
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| 11th of 15 races of the 1979 Automobile World Championship | ||
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| Surname: | XVII Grand Prix of Austria | |
| Date: | August 12, 1979 | |
| Place: | Spielberg | |
| Course: | Österreichring | |
| Length: | 320.868 km in 54 laps of 5.942 km
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| Weather: | cloudy, but warm and dry | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver: |
 René Arnoux
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Renault
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| Time: | 1: 34.07 min | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver: |
René Arnoux
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Renault
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| Time: | 1: 35.77 min | |
| Podium | ||
| First: |
 Alan Jones
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 Williams
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| Second: |
 Gilles Villeneuve
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 Ferrari
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| Third: |
Jacques Laffite
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Ligier
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The 1979 Austrian Grand Prix took place on August 12th at the Österreichring near Zeltweg and was the eleventh race of the 1979 automobile world championship .
Reports
background
As the representative for Jean-Pierre Jarier , who continue missing due to illness, returned Derek Daly , who actually after the Monaco Grand Prix in the Formula 2 had passed back into F1. Otherwise, the same field of drivers competed in the Austrian GP that had contested the German Grand Prix two weeks earlier .
The ATS Racing Team brought under the leadership of new Team Manager Vic Elford a new car called ATS D3 at the start, the master driver Hans-Joachim Stuck was piloted. Keke Rosberg competed for Walter Wolf Racing with the also new Wolf WR9 .
training
René Arnoux achieved the first pole position of his Formula 1 career with the turbo-powered Renault RS10 . He relegated Alan Jones , the winner of the previous race, to second place. He was followed by Jean-Pierre Jabouille, the second Renault works driver alongside Niki Lauda . Gilles Villeneuve and Clay Regazzoni formed the third row on the grid.
run
After a very good start, Villeneuve took the lead from Jones, Lauda and Arnoux. Jabouille, who had dropped to ninth position shortly after the race was released due to clutch problems, fought his way back up to second place by lap 13. At this point, the leader was no longer Villeneuve, but Jones, who had overtaken the Canadian on lap four.
When Jabouille's clutch finally failed on lap 15, his compatriot and team-mate Arnoux took second place from him. Five laps before the end of the race, however, he had to go to the pits due to a lack of fuel and thus dropped to sixth place. Behind the renewed winner Jones and second placed Villeneuve, Jacques Laffite finished third after overtaking Jody Scheckter on the last lap . Regazzoni crossed the finish line in fifth.
Registration list
Classifications
Starting grid
| Item | driver | constructor | time | Ø speed | begin |
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| 1 |
René Arnoux
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Renault
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1: 34.07 | 227.397 km / h | 1 |
| 2 |
Alan Jones
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Williams-Ford
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1: 34.28 | 226.890 km / h | 2 |
| 3 |
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
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Renault
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1: 34.45 | 226.482 km / h | 3 |
| 4th |
 Niki Lauda
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo
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1: 35.51 | 223.968 km / h | 4th |
| 5 |
Gilles Villeneuve
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Ferrari
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1: 35.70 | 223.524 km / h | 5 |
| 6th |
 Clay Regazzoni
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Williams-Ford
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1: 35.82 | 223.244 km / h | 6th |
| 7th |
.svg){kind=small} Nelson Piquet
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo
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1: 35.85 | 223.174 km / h | 7th |
| 8th |
Jacques Laffite
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Ligier-Ford
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1: 35.92 | 223.011 km / h | 8th |
| 9 |
.svg){kind=small} Jody Scheckter
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Ferrari
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1: 36.10 | 222.593 km / h | 9 |
| 10 |
Didier Pironi
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Tyrrell-Ford
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1: 36.26 | 222.223 km / h | 10 |
| 11 |
 Derek Daly
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Tyrrell-Ford
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1: 36.42 | 221.854 km / h | 11 |
| 12 |
 Keke Rosberg
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Wolf-Ford
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1: 36.67 | 221.281 km / h | 12 |
| 13 |
Riccardo Patrese
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Arrows Ford
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1: 36.71 | 221.189 km / h | 13 |
| 14th |
Patrick Tambay
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McLaren-Ford
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1: 36.72 | 221.166 km / h | 14th |
| 15th |
 Mario Andretti
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Lotus Ford
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1: 37.11 | 220.278 km / h | 15th |
| 16 |
John Watson
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McLaren-Ford
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1: 37.16 | 220.165 km / h | 16 |
| 17th |
 Carlos Reutemann
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Lotus Ford
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1: 37.32 | 219.803 km / h | 17th |
| 18th |
 Hans-Joachim Stuck
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ATS Ford
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1: 37.93 | 218.434 km / h | 18th |
| 19th |
Emerson Fittipaldi
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Fittipaldi-Ford
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1: 38.38 | 217.434 km / h | 19th |
| 20th |
Jochen Mass
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Arrows Ford
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1: 38.85 | 216.401 km / h | 20th |
| 21st |
 Jacky Ickx
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Ligier-Ford
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1: 39.31 | 215.398 km / h | 21st |
| 22nd |
Elio de Angelis
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Shadow Ford
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1: 39.44 | 215.117 km / h | 22nd |
| 23 |
 Jan Lammers
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Shadow Ford
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1: 39.45 | 215.095 km / h | 23 |
| 24 |
Patrick Gaillard
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Ensign-Ford
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1: 41.10 | 211.585 km / h | 24 |
| DNQ |
 Hector Rebaque
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Lotus Ford
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1: 41.16 | 211.459 km / h | - |
| DNQ |
Arturo Merzario
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Merzario-Ford
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1: 45.75 | 202.281 km / h | - |
run
| Item | driver | constructor | Round | Stops | time | begin | Fastest lap | Failure reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alan Jones
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Williams-Ford
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54 | 0 | 1: 27: 38.01 | 2 | 1: 36.13 | |
| 2 |
Gilles Villeneuve
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Ferrari
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54 | 0 | + 36.05 | 5 | 1: 36.61 | |
| 3 |
Jacques Laffite
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Ligier-Ford
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54 | 0 | + 46.77 | 8th | 1: 36.45 | |
| 4th |
Jody Scheckter
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Ferrari
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54 | 0 | + 47.21 | 9 | 1: 36.63 | |
| 5 |
Clay Regazzoni
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Williams-Ford
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54 | 0 | + 48.92 | 6th | 1: 36.22 | |
| 6th |
René Arnoux
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Renault
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53 | 1 | + 1 lap | 1 | 1: 35.77 | |
| 7th |
Didier Pironi
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Tyrrell-Ford
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53 | 0 | + 1 lap | 10 | 1: 37.10 | |
| 8th |
Derek Daly
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Tyrrell-Ford
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53 | 0 | + 1 lap | 11 | 1: 38.18 | |
| 9 |
John Watson
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McLaren-Ford
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53 | 0 | + 1 lap | 16 | 1: 38.10 | |
| 10 |
Patrick Tambay
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McLaren-Ford
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53 | 0 | + 1 lap | 14th | 1: 39.07 | |
| - |
Niki Lauda
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo
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45 | 0 | DNF | 4th | 1: 38.68 | Oil pressure loss |
| - |
Patrick Gaillard
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Ensign-Ford
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42 | 0 | DNF | 24 | 1: 42.96 | accident |
| - |
Elio de Angelis
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Shadow Ford
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35 | 0 | DNF | 22nd | 1: 40.55 | Engine failure |
| - |
Riccardo Patrese
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Arrows Ford
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34 | 0 | DNF | 13 | 1: 39.72 | Suspension damage |
| - |
Nelson Piquet
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo
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32 | 0 | DNF | 7th | 1: 38.86 | Engine failure |
| - |
Hans-Joachim Stuck
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ATS Ford
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28 | 0 | DNF | 18th | 1: 39.32 | Engine failure |
| - |
Jacky Ickx
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Ligier-Ford
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26th | 0 | DNF | 21st | 1: 41.89 | Engine failure |
| - |
Carlos Reutemann
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Lotus Ford
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22nd | 1 | DNF | 17th | 1: 40.76 | task |
| - |
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
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Renault
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16 | 0 | DNF | 3 | 1: 36.85 | Gearbox damage |
| - |
Keke Rosberg
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Wolf-Ford
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15th | 0 | DNF | 12 | 1: 39.98 | defective electrical box |
| - |
Emerson Fittipaldi
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Fittipaldi-Ford
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15th | 0 | DNF | 19th | 1: 42.20 | Engine failure |
| - |
Jan Lammers
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Shadow Ford
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3 | 0 | DNF | 23 | 1: 44.82 | accident |
| - |
Jochen Mass
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Arrows Ford
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1 | 0 | DNF | 20th | 1: 55.72 | Engine failure |
| - |
Mario Andretti
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Lotus Ford
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0 | 0 | DNF | 15th | - | Clutch damage |
World Cup stands after the race
The first six of the race got 9, 6, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point (s) respectively.
Driver ranking
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Constructors' championship
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Individual evidence
- ↑ "Training" ( Memento of the original from December 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on September 9, 2012)
- ^ "Report" (accessed on September 9, 2012)
- ↑ Team Merzario started qualifying with the A4. After the car was damaged in an accident, Merzario continued training with the older A3. None of the cars reached a time that would have allowed qualification.
- ↑ “World Cup stands” ( Memento of the original from December 27, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on September 9, 2012)
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