Pit Lane F1
1979 Season - Round 11 - 1979-08-12
Alan Jones won the 1979 Austrian Grand Prix for Williams, with Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari) second and Jacques Laffite (Ligier) third. The win came from P2 on the grid.
Patrick Gaillard (Ensign) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P24 on the grid to P12 at the flag — a 12-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 14 drivers failing to finish.
24 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1979 Austrian Grand Prix, completing round 11 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 2 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 5 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 8 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Jody Scheckter |
| Ferrari |
| 9 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 6 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 10 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 11 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | John Watson | McLaren | 16 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 14 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 4 | Engine | 0 |
| 12 | Patrick Gaillard | Ensign | 24 | Suspension | 0 |
| 13 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 13 | Suspension | 0 |
| 14 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 22 | Engine | 0 |
| 15 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 7 | Engine | 0 |
| 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 18 | Engine | 0 |
| 17 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 21 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 17 | Handling | 0 |
| 19 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 3 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 20 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 19 | Electrical | 0 |
| 21 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 12 | Brakes | 0 |
| 22 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 23 | Accident | 0 |
| 23 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 20 | Engine | 0 |
| 24 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 15 | Clutch | 0 |
