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Round 11 · 1979

Austrian.

Austria Red Bull Ring · 1979-08-12
Did You Know
The first F1 World Championship race was the 1950 British Grand Prix at Silverstone on 13 May 1950.

Alan Jones won the Austrian Grand Prix 1979 at Red Bull Ring on 12 August 1979, starting from P2 on the grid. Gilles Villeneuve finished second for Ferrari, with Jacques Laffite completing the podium for Ligier.

Race Results

Pos Driver Team Grid Pts FL Status
1
Williams 2 9 Finished
2
Ferrari 5 6 Finished
3
Ligier 8 4 Finished
4
Ferrari 9 3 Finished
5
Williams 6 2 Finished
6
Renault 1 1 +1 Lap
7
Tyrrell 10 0 +1 Lap
8
Tyrrell 11 0 +1 Lap
9
McLaren 16 0 +1 Lap
10
McLaren 14 0 +1 Lap
R
Brabham-Alfa Romeo 4 0 Engine
R
Ensign 24 0 Suspension
R
Arrows 13 0 Suspension
R
Shadow 22 0 Engine
R
Brabham-Alfa Romeo 7 0 Engine
R
ATS 18 0 Engine
R
Ligier 21 0 Engine
R
Team Lotus 17 0 Handling
R
Renault 3 0 Gearbox
R
Wolf 19 0 Electrical
R
Fittipaldi 12 0 Brakes
R
Shadow 23 0 Accident
R
Arrows 20 0 Engine
R
Team Lotus 15 0 Clutch
F
Team Lotus 0 0 Did not qualify
F
Merzario 0 0 Did not qualify
Classification26 drivers
Grid
2
Points
9
Team Williams
Grid → Finish P2 → P1 ▲ 1
Status Finished
View Jones profile →
Grid
5
Points
6
Team Ferrari
Grid → Finish P5 → P2 ▲ 3
Status Finished
View Villeneuve profile →
Grid
8
Points
4
Team Ligier
Grid → Finish P8 → P3 ▲ 5
Status Finished
View Laffite profile →
Grid
9
Points
3
Team Ferrari
Grid → Finish P9 → P4 ▲ 5
Status Finished
View Scheckter profile →
Grid
6
Points
2
Team Williams
Grid → Finish P6 → P5 ▲ 1
Status Finished
View Regazzoni profile →
Grid
1
Points
1
Team Renault
Grid → Finish P1 → P6 ▼ 5
Status +1 Lap
View Arnoux profile →
Grid
10
Points
0
Team Tyrrell
Grid → Finish P10 → P7 ▲ 3
Status +1 Lap
View Pironi profile →
Grid
11
Points
0
Team Tyrrell
Grid → Finish P11 → P8 ▲ 3
Status +1 Lap
View Daly profile →
Grid
16
Points
0
Team McLaren
Grid → Finish P16 → P9 ▲ 7
Status +1 Lap
View Watson profile →
Grid
14
Points
0
Team McLaren
Grid → Finish P14 → P10 ▲ 4
Status +1 Lap
View Tambay profile →
Grid
4
Points
0
Grid → Finish P4 → DNF
Status Engine
View Lauda profile →
Grid
24
Points
0
Team Ensign
Grid → Finish P24 → DNF
Status Suspension
View Gaillard profile →
Grid
13
Points
0
Team Arrows
Grid → Finish P13 → DNF
Status Suspension
View Patrese profile →
Grid
22
Points
0
Team Shadow
Grid → Finish P22 → DNF
Status Engine
View Angelis profile →
Grid
7
Points
0
Grid → Finish P7 → DNF
Status Engine
View Piquet profile →
Grid
18
Points
0
Team ATS
Grid → Finish P18 → DNF
Status Engine
View Stuck profile →
Grid
21
Points
0
Team Ligier
Grid → Finish P21 → DNF
Status Engine
View Ickx profile →
Grid
17
Points
0
Team Team Lotus
Grid → Finish P17 → DNF
Status Handling
View Reutemann profile →
Grid
3
Points
0
Team Renault
Grid → Finish P3 → DNF
Status Gearbox
View Jabouille profile →
Grid
19
Points
0
Team Wolf
Grid → Finish P19 → DNF
Status Electrical
View Rosberg profile →
Grid
12
Points
0
Team Fittipaldi
Grid → Finish P12 → DNF
Status Brakes
View Fittipaldi profile →
Grid
23
Points
0
Team Shadow
Grid → Finish P23 → DNF
Status Accident
View Lammers profile →
Grid
20
Points
0
Team Arrows
Grid → Finish P20 → DNF
Status Engine
View Mass profile →
Grid
15
Points
0
Team Team Lotus
Grid → Finish P15 → DNF
Status Clutch
View Andretti profile →
Grid
0
Points
0
Team Team Lotus
Grid → Finish P0 → DNQ
Status Did not qualify
View Rebaque profile →
Grid
0
Points
0
Team Merzario
Grid → Finish P0 → DNQ
Status Did not qualify
View Merzario profile →