The Garagiste.

World Championship  ·  Round 11

Austrian Grand Prix

1979  ·  Red Bull Ring  ·  12 August 1979  ·  54 laps

  1. 1st Alan Jones Williams · 01:27:38.01
  2. 2nd Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari · +36.05
  3. 3rd Jacques Laffite Ligier · +46.77

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

René Arnoux

Renault  —  Pole position

02 Lap 16

Jean-Pierre Jabouille

Retirement Renault  —  Gearbox

03 Lap 42

Patrick Gaillard

Retirement Ensign  —  Suspension

04 Lap 45

Niki Lauda

Retirement Brabham-Alfa Romeo  —  Engine

05 On the Charge

John Watson

McLaren  —  P16 → P9

06 Victory

Alan Jones

Williams  —  Won from P2

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Alan Jones Williams 2 54 01:27:38.01 9
2 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 5 54 +36.05 6
3 Jacques Laffite Ligier 8 54 +46.77 4
4 Jody Scheckter Ferrari 9 54 +47.21 3
5 Clay Regazzoni Williams 6 54 +48.92 2
6 René Arnoux Renault 1 53 +1 Lap 1
7 Didier Pironi Tyrrell 10 53 +1 Lap
8 Derek Daly Tyrrell 11 53 +1 Lap
9 John Watson McLaren 16 53 +1 Lap
10 Patrick Tambay McLaren 14 53 +1 Lap
11 Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo 4 45 Engine
12 Patrick Gaillard Ensign 24 42 Suspension
13 Riccardo Patrese Arrows 13 34 Suspension
14 Elio de Angelis Shadow 22 34 Engine
15 Nelson Piquet Brabham-Alfa Romeo 7 32 Engine
16 Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS 18 28 Engine
17 Jacky Ickx Ligier 21 26 Engine
18 Carlos Reutemann Team Lotus 17 22 Handling
19 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 3 16 Gearbox
20 Keke Rosberg Wolf 19 15 Electrical
21 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 12 15 Brakes
22 Jan Lammers Shadow 23 3 Accident
23 Jochen Mass Arrows 20 1 Engine
24 Mario Andretti Team Lotus 15 0 Clutch

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