1979 - Grand Prix of Austria

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1979 - Grand Prix of Austria

Race Name - Grand Prix of Austria
Date - 8/12/1979
Race Track - Osterreichring
Number of Starting Cars - 24
Laps Run - 54
Pole Winner Rene Arnoux
Average Race Speed - 219.704 kph
Lead Changes - 3 Leader(s) with 2 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Alan Jones
Race Number - 11

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	2	Alan Jones	AlbiladSaudia Racing Team	Williams FW07	Ford Cosworth DFV
2	5	Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T4	Ferrari 015
3	8	Jacques Laffite	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS11	Ford Cosworth DFV
4	9	Jody Scheckter	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T4	Ferrari 015
5	6	Clay Regazzoni	AlbiladSaudia Racing Team	Williams FW07	Ford Cosworth DFV
6	1	Ren Arnoux	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RS10	Renault-Gordini EF1
7	10	Didier Pironi	Candy Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 009	Ford Cosworth DFV
8	11	Derek Daly	Candy Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 009	Ford Cosworth DFV
9	16	John Watson	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M29	Ford Cosworth DFV
10	14	Patrick Tambay	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M28	Ford Cosworth DFV
11	4	Niki Lauda	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT48	Alfa Romeo 1260
12	24	Patrick Gaillard	Team Ensign	Ensign N179	Ford Cosworth DFV
13	13	Riccardo Patrese	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A2	Ford Cosworth DFV
14	22	Elio de Angelis	Interscope Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN9	Ford Cosworth DFV
15	7	Nelson Piquet	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT48	Alfa Romeo 1260
16	18	HansJoachim Stuck	ATS Wheels	ATS D3	Ford Cosworth DFV
17	21	Jacky Ickx	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS11	Ford Cosworth DFV
18	17	Carlos Reutemann	Martini Racing Team Lotus	Lotus 79	Ford Cosworth DFV
19	3	JeanPierre Jabouille	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RS10	Renault-Gordini EF1
20	19	Keke Rosberg	Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing	Wolf WR7	Ford Cosworth DFV
21	12	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi Automotive	Fittipaldi F6A	Ford Cosworth DFV
22	23	Jan Lammers	Samson Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN9	Ford Cosworth DFV
23	20	Jochen Mass	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A2	Ford Cosworth DFV
24	15	Mario Andretti	Martini Racing Team Lotus	Lotus 79	Ford Cosworth DFV