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Event: Großer Preis von Österreich			Date: 12.8.1979
Track: Österreichring, Zeltweg (Austria), 5.942 kms		Organiser: unknown
Austrian Grand Prix Formula 1
Formula 1 World Championship (round 11)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Distance
1^st	27	Alan Jones	Williams FW07 Ford	Albilad-Saudia-Racing Team	54	320.8700 kms
2^nd	12	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari 312 T4	Ferrari	54
3^rd	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier JS11 Ford	Ligier Gitanes	54
4^th	11	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari 312 T4	Ferrari	54
5^th	28	Clay Regazzoni	Williams FW07 Ford	Albilad-Saudia-Racing Team	54
6^th	16	René Arnoux	Renault RS10 Turbo	Renault Elf	53
7^th	3	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell 009 Ford	Candy Tyrrell Team	53
8^th	4	Daly	Tyrrell 009 Ford	Candy Tyrrell Team	53
9^th	7	John Watson	McLaren M29 Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren	53
10^th	8	Patrick Tambay	McLaren M29 Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren	53

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Distance	Reason
5	Niki Lauda	Brabham BT48 Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing	45		Engine
22	Patrick Gaillard	Ensign N179 Ford	Team Ensign	42		Front suspension
29	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows A2 Ford	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	34		Rear suspension
18	Elio de Angelis	Shadow DN9B Ford	Shadow Racing	34		Engine
6	Nelson Piquet	Brabham BT48 Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing	32		Engine
9	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS D3 Ford	ATS/ATS Wheels	28		Engine
25	Jacky Ickx	Ligier JS11 Ford	Ligier Gitanes	26		Engine
2	Carlos Reutemann	Lotus 79 Ford	Martini Racing Team Lotus	22		Handling
15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault RS10 Turbo	Renault Elf	16		Clutch, gearbox
20	Keke Rosberg	Wolf WR9 Ford	Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing	15		Electrics
14	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi F6A Ford	Fittipaldi Automotive	15		Engine
17	Jan Lammers	Shadow DN9B Ford	Samson Shadow Racing	3		Accident
30	Jochen Mass	Arrows A2 Ford	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	1		Engine
1	Mario Andretti	Lotus 79 Ford	Martini Racing Team Lotus	0		Clutch

Did not qualify:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
31	Hector Rebaque	Lotus 79 Ford	Rebaque F1 Team
24	Arturo Merzario	Merzario A4 Ford	Team Merzario

Practiced:

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Distance	Reason
	1T	Mario Andretti	Lotus 79 Ford	Martini Racing Team Lotus			Spare car
	9T	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS D2 Ford	ATS/ATS Wheels			Spare car
	14T	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi F5A Ford	Fittipaldi Automotive			Spare car
	17T	Jan Lammers	Shadow DN9B Ford	Shadow Racing			Spare car
	20T	Keke Rosberg	Wolf WR8 Ford	Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing			Spare car
	24T	Arturo Merzario	Merzario A2 Ford	Team Merzario			Spare car
	26T	Jacques Laffite	Ligier JS11 Ford	Ligier Gitanes			Spare car
	27T	Alan Jones	Williams FW07 Ford	Albilad-Saudia-Racing Team			Spare car

Did not practice:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
3T		Tyrrell 009 Ford	Candy Tyrrell Team	Spare car
5T		Brabham BT48 Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing	Spare car
7T		McLaren M28C Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren	Spare car
11T		Ferrari 312 T4	Ferrari	Spare car
15T		Renault RS10 Turbo	Renault Elf	Spare car
22T		Ensign N177 Ford	Team Ensign	Spare car
29T	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows A1 Ford	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	Spare car
31T		Lotus 78 Ford	Rebaque F1 Team	Spare car

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