Race details | |||
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Race 11 of 15 in the 1979 Formula One season | |||
Date | August 12, 1979 | ||
Location | Österreichring | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 5.941 km (3.692 mi) | ||
Distance | 54 laps, 320.814 km (199.368 mi) | ||
Weather | Dry | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Renault | ||
Time | 1:34.07 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | René Arnoux | Renault | |
Time | 1:35.77 on lap 40 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Williams-Ford | ||
Second | Ferrari | ||
Third | Ligier-Ford |
The 1979 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 12 August 1979 at Österreichring.