1979 Dutch Grand Prix

The 1979 Dutch Grand Prix was Round 12 of the 1979 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at the Zandvoort circuit in Holland on Sunday, 26 August 1979. René Arnoux started on pole position for Renault and Alan Jones was the race winner in the Williams Ford.

1979 Dutch Grand Prix Race Result
Pos.No.DriverNationalityTeamTyreLapsTime/RetiredRace TimeGapIntervalBest LapLapSpeedStartedPoints
127Alan JonesAustraliaWilliams FordGoodyear751:41:19.7751:41:19.775--1:19.44446187.67429
211Jody ScheckterSouth AfricaFerrariMichelin75+21.7831:41:41.558+21.783+21.7831:20.24128187.00456
326Jacques LaffiteFranceLigier FordGoodyear75+1:03.2531:42:23.028+1:03.253+41.4701:20.32963185.74274
46Nelson PiquetBrazilBrabham Alfa RomeoGoodyear74+1 lap1 lap1 lap1:20.97150113
525Jacky IckxBelgiumLigier FordGoodyear74+1 lap1 lap1:21.16572202
630Jochen MassGermanyArrows FordGoodyear73+2 laps2 laps1 lap1:21.38548181
731Hector RebaqueMexicoLotus FordGoodyear73+2 laps2 laps1:22.156524
DNF3Didier PironiFranceTyrrell FordGoodyear51Suspension1:20.7034710
DNF12Gilles VilleneuveCanadaFerrariMichelin49Tyre1:19.438396
DNF18Elio de AngelisItalyShadow FordGoodyear40Transmission1:22.6644022
DNF20Keke RosbergFinlandWolf FordGoodyear33Engine1:20.794298
DNF15Jean-Pierre JabouilleFranceRenaultMichelin26Clutch1:20.19964
DNF7John WatsonGreat BritainMcLaren FordGoodyear22Engine1:21.0001312
DNF4Jean-Pierre JarierFranceTyrrell FordGoodyear20Spun Off1:21.4871416
DNF9Hans-Joachim StuckGermanyATS FordGoodyear19Transmission1:23.014515
DNF17Jan LammersNetherlandsShadow FordGoodyear12Gearbox1:22.955523
DNF1Mario AndrettiUnited StatesLotus FordGoodyear9Suspension1:21.628617
DNF29Riccardo PatreseItalyArrows FordGoodyear7Brakes1:22.428519
DNF8Patrick TambayFranceMcLaren FordGoodyear6Engine1:30.635214
DNF5Niki LaudaAustriaBrabham Alfa RomeoGoodyear4Withdrew1:23.29339
DNF14Emerson FittipaldiBrazilFittipaldi FordGoodyear2Electrical1:39.898221
DNF2Carlos ReutemannArgentinaLotus FordGoodyear1Suspension2:12.8732:12.8731114.49713
DNF16René ArnouxFranceRenaultMichelin1Suspension2:41.6382:41.638194.1211
DNF28Clay RegazzoniSwitzerlandWilliams FordGoodyearAccident3
DNQ22Patrick GaillardFranceEnsign FordGoodyear
DNQ24Arturo MerzarioItalyMerzario FordGoodyear
Qualifying
Pos.No.DriverNationalityTeamQ1Q2Gap
116René ArnouxFranceRenault1:17.1001:15.461-
227Alan JonesAustraliaWilliams Ford1:16.8831:15.646+0.185
328Clay RegazzoniSwitzerlandWilliams Ford1:16.3161:16.228+0.767
415Jean-Pierre JabouilleFranceRenault1:16.3381:16.304+0.843
511Jody ScheckterSouth AfricaFerrari1:17.3131:16.392+0.931
612Gilles VilleneuveCanadaFerrari1:16.9391:16.946+1.478
726Jacques LaffiteFranceLigier Ford1:17.1291:17.639+1.668
820Keke RosbergFinlandWolf Ford1:18.1801:17.280+1.819
95Niki LaudaAustriaBrabham Alfa Romeo1:17.6611:17.495+2.034
103Didier PironiFranceTyrrell Ford1:18.3981:17.625+2.164
116Nelson PiquetBrazilBrabham Alfa Romeo1:17.8211:17.667+2.206
127John WatsonGreat BritainMcLaren Ford1:21.7991:17.750+2.289
132Carlos ReutemannArgentinaLotus Ford1:18.6711:18.001+2.540
148Patrick TambayFranceMcLaren Ford1:21.8921:18.147+2.686
159Hans-Joachim StuckGermanyATS Ford1:20.5811:18.256+2.795
164Jean-Pierre JarierFranceTyrrell Ford1:18.9461:18.430+2.969
171Mario AndrettiUnited StatesLotus Ford1:18.8961:18.452+2.991
1830Jochen MassGermanyArrows Ford1:18.8171:18.606+3.145
1929Riccardo PatreseItalyArrows Ford1:20.0511:18.629+3.168
2025Jacky IckxBelgiumLigier Ford1:18.7061:19.143+3.245
2114Emerson FittipaldiBrazilFittipaldi Ford1:21.0051:19.433+3.972
2218Elio de AngelisItalyShadow Ford1:21.0651:20.709+5.248
2317Jan LammersNetherlandsShadow Ford1:23.4041:21.084+5.623
2431Hector RebaqueMexicoLotus Ford1:21.5021:21.344+5.883
DNQ22Patrick GaillardFranceEnsign Ford1:37.6001:22.922+7.461
DNQ24Arturo MerzarioItalyMerzario Ford1:23.613-+8.152

1979 Dutch Grand Prix