1979 season/ Round 11
Austrian Grand Prix
Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria. Sun, 12 Aug 1979. 54 laps.
Austria- Winner
JONWilliams- Pole
- REARNRenault
- Fastest lap
- REARN1:35.770
Weekend
Race
- Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari+36.0502 - Alan JonesWilliams1:27:38.0101
- Jacques LaffiteLILigier+46.7703
Overtakes
–
No overtake data
Biggest mover
WAT
+7 places, P16 to P9
Beat our forecast
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No forecast for this race
Fastest Pit Stop
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No pit stop data
Fastest lap
REARN
1:35.770, lap 40
DNFs
14
LAU, GAI, PAT, DE , PIQ, STU, ICK, REU, JAB, ROS, FIT, LAM, MAS, AND
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JON | Williams | 2+1 | 1:27:38.010 | 9 |
| 2 | VIL | Ferrari | 5+3 | +36.050 | 6 |
| 3 | LILAF | LILigier | 8+5 | +46.770 | 4 |
| 4 | SCH | Ferrari | 9+5 | +47.210 | 3 |
| 5 | REG | Williams | 6+1 | +48.920 | 2 |
| 6 | REARN | RERenault | 1-5 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | TYPIR | TYTyrrell | 10+3 | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | TYDAL | TYTyrrell | 11+3 | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | WAT | McLaren | 16+7 | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | TAM | McLaren | 14+4 | +1 Lap | |
| DNF | BRLAU | BRBrabham-Alfa Romeo | 4 | Engine | |
| DNF | ENGAI | ENEnsign | 24 | Suspension | |
| DNF | ARPAT | ARArrows | 13 | Suspension | |
| DNF | SHDE | SHShadow | 22 | Engine | |
| DNF | BRPIQ | BRBrabham-Alfa Romeo | 7 | Engine | |
| DNF | ATSTU | ATATS | 18 | Engine | |
| DNF | LIICK | LILigier | 21 | Engine | |
| DNF | LOREU | LOTeam Lotus | 17 | Handling | |
| DNF | REJAB | RERenault | 3 | Gearbox | |
| DNF | WOROS | WOWolf | 19 | Electrical | |
| DNF | FIFIT | FIFittipaldi | 12 | Brakes | |
| DNF | SHLAM | SHShadow | 23 | Accident | |
| DNF | ARMAS | ARArrows | 20 | Engine | |
| DNF | LOAND | LOTeam Lotus | 15 | Clutch |
Fastest laps
| Rank | Driver | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RERené Arnoux | 1:35.770 |