The 1979 Dutch Grand Prix started August 26th, 1979 at 02:00 on Circuit Park Zandvoort in Zandvoort, Netherlands. René Arnoux started from pole position with Alan Jones next to him. Clay Regazzoni started from third place.
After 1 hour, 41 minutes and 19 seconds Alan Jones finished the race first. The podium was completed with Jody Scheckter in second and Jacques Laffite in third place.
After the 1979 Dutch Grand Prix, Jody Scheckter is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 44 points. Scheckter is 8 points ahead of Jacques Laffite.
After 1 hour, 41 minutes and 19 seconds Alan Jones finished the race first. The podium was completed with Jody Scheckter in second and Jacques Laffite in third place.
After the 1979 Dutch Grand Prix, Jody Scheckter is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 44 points. Scheckter is 8 points ahead of Jacques Laffite.
Circuit
Location
Zandvoort, Netherlands
Date
August 26th, 1979 at 02:00
Round
12/15
Winner
Alan Jones
Winning time
1:41:19.775
Pole position
René Arnoux
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 1 | #27 Alan Jones | Williams | 1:41:19.775 | 2 | 75 | 9 |
| 2 3 | #11 Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | +21.783 | 5 | 75 | 6 |
| 3 4 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +1:03.253 | 7 | 75 | 4 |
| 4 7 | #6 Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | +1 Lap | 11 | 74 | 3 |
| 5 15 | #25 Jacky Ickx | Ligier | +1 Lap | 20 | 74 | 2 |
| 6 12 | #30 Jochen Mass | Arrows | +2 Laps | 18 | 73 | 1 |
| 7 17 | #31 Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | +2 Laps | 24 | 73 | 0 |
| - | #3 Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | DNF (Suspension) | 10 | 51 | 0 |
| - | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | DNF (Tyre) | 6 | 49 | 0 |
| - | #18 Elio de Angelis | Shadow | DNF (Transmission) | 22 | 40 | 0 |
| - | #20 Keke Rosberg | Wolf | DNF (Engine) | 8 | 33 | 0 |
| - | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | DNF (Clutch) | 4 | 26 | 0 |
| - | #7 John Watson | McLaren | DNF (Engine) | 12 | 22 | 0 |
| - | #4 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | DNF (Spun off) | 16 | 20 | 0 |
| - | #9 Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | DNF (Transmission) | 15 | 19 | 0 |
| - | #17 Jan Lammers | Shadow | DNF (Gearbox) | 23 | 12 | 0 |
| - | #1 Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | DNF (Suspension) | 17 | 9 | 0 |
| - | #29 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | DNF (Brakes) | 19 | 7 | 0 |
| - | #8 Patrick Tambay | McLaren | DNF (Engine) | 14 | 6 | 0 |
| - | #5 Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | Withdrew | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| - | #14 Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | DNF (Electrical) | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| - | #2 Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | DNF (Suspension) | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| - | #16 René Arnoux | Renault | DNF (Suspension) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| - | #28 Clay Regazzoni | Williams | DNF (Accident) | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #22 Patrick Gaillard | Ensign | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #24 Arturo Merzario | Merzario | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 2 | 5 | 44 | |
| 2 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 2 | 6 | 36 | -8 |
| 3 | Alan Jones | Williams | 3 | 4 | 34 | -10 |
| 4 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 4 | 32 | -12 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 1 | 3 | 24 | -20 |
| 6 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 1 | 2 | 20 | -24 |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 4 | 20 | -24 | |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 2 | 13 | -31 | |
| 9 | John Watson | McLaren | 1 | 13 | -31 | |
| 10 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 12 | -32 | |
| 11 | René Arnoux | Renault | 2 | 11 | -33 | |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | 1 | 9 | -35 |
| 13 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 1 | 8 | -36 | |
| 14 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 3 | -41 | ||
| 15 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 3 | -41 | ||
| 16 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 3 | -41 | ||
| 17 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 2 | -42 | ||
| 18 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1 | -43 | ||
| 19 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 1 | -43 | ||
| 20 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 0 | -44 | ||
| 21 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 0 | -44 | ||
| 22 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 0 | -44 | ||
| 23 | Geoff Lees | Tyrrell | 0 | -44 | ||
| 24 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 0 | -44 | ||
| 25 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 0 | -44 | ||
| 26 | James Hunt | Wolf | 0 | -44 | ||
| 27 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 0 | -44 | ||
| 28 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 0 | -44 | ||
| 29 | Patrick Gaillard | Ensign | 0 | -44 | ||
| 30 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 0 | -44 | ||
| 31 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 0 | -44 | ||
| 32 | Gianfranco Brancatelli | Merzario | 0 | -44 |
| Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 4 | 9 | 80 | |
| 2 | Ligier | 3 | 8 | 61 | -19 |
| 3 | Williams | 4 | 7 | 58 | -22 |
| 4 | Team Lotus | 5 | 37 | -43 | |
| 5 | Tyrrell | 3 | 21 | -59 | |
| 6 | Renault | 1 | 3 | 20 | -60 |
| 7 | McLaren | 1 | 13 | -67 | |
| 8 | Arrows | 5 | -75 | ||
| 9 | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 4 | -76 | ||
| 10 | Fittipaldi | 1 | -79 | ||
| 11 | Shadow | 0 | -80 | ||
| 12 | Wolf | 0 | -80 | ||
| 13 | ATS | 0 | -80 | ||
| 14 | Ensign | 0 | -80 | ||
| 15 | Alfa Romeo | 0 | -80 | ||
| 16 | Merzario | 0 | -80 | ||
| 17 | Kauhsen | 0 | -80 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | #1 Max Verstappen | Fernando Alonso | Pierre Gasly | 1:13.837 - Fernando Alonso | Max Verstappen |
| 2022 | #1 Max Verstappen | George Russell | Charles Leclerc | 1:13.652 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2021 | #33 Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | 1:11.097 - Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen |
| 1985 | #1 Niki Lauda | Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna | Nelson Piquet | |
| 1984 | #7 Alain Prost | Niki Lauda | Nigel Mansell | Alain Prost | |
| 1983 | #28 René Arnoux | Patrick Tambay | John Watson | Nelson Piquet | |
| 1982 | #28 Didier Pironi | Nelson Piquet | Keke Rosberg | René Arnoux | |
| 1981 | #15 Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet | Alan Jones | Alain Prost | |
| 1980 | #5 Nelson Piquet | René Arnoux | Jacques Laffite | René Arnoux | |
| 1978 | #5 Mario Andretti | Ronnie Peterson | Niki Lauda | Mario Andretti | |
| 1977 | #11 Niki Lauda | Jacques Laffite | Jody Scheckter | Mario Andretti | |
| 1976 | #11 James Hunt | Clay Regazzoni | Mario Andretti | Ronnie Peterson | |
| 1975 | #24 James Hunt | Niki Lauda | Clay Regazzoni | Niki Lauda | |
| 1974 | #12 Niki Lauda | Clay Regazzoni | Emerson Fittipaldi | Niki Lauda | |
| 1973 | #5 Jackie Stewart | François Cevert | James Hunt | Ronnie Peterson | |
| 1971 | #2 Jacky Ickx | Pedro Rodríguez | Clay Regazzoni | Jacky Ickx | |
| 1970 | #10 Jochen Rindt | Jackie Stewart | Jacky Ickx | Jochen Rindt | |
| 1969 | #4 Jackie Stewart | Jo Siffert | Chris Amon | Jochen Rindt | |
| 1968 | #8 Jackie Stewart | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Pedro Rodríguez | Chris Amon | |
| 1967 | #5 Jim Clark | Jack Brabham | Denny Hulme | Graham Hill | |
| 1966 | #16 Jack Brabham | Graham Hill | Jim Clark | Jack Brabham | |
| 1965 | #6 Jim Clark | Jackie Stewart | Dan Gurney | Graham Hill | |
| 1964 | #18 Jim Clark | John Surtees | Peter Arundell | Dan Gurney | |
| 1963 | #6 Jim Clark | Dan Gurney | John Surtees | Jim Clark | |
| 1962 | #17 Graham Hill | Trevor Taylor | Phil Hill | John Surtees | |
| 1961 | #3 Wolfgang von Trips | Phil Hill | Jim Clark | Phil Hill | |
| 1960 | #11 Jack Brabham | Innes Ireland | Graham Hill | Stirling Moss | |
| 1959 | #7 Jo Bonnier | Jack Brabham | Masten Gregory | Jo Bonnier | |
| 1958 | #1 Stirling Moss | Harry Schell | Jean Behra | Stuart Lewis-Evans | |
| 1955 | #8 Juan Fangio | Stirling Moss | Luigi Musso | Juan Fangio | |
| 1953 | #2 Alberto Ascari | Nino Farina | Felice Bonetto | Alberto Ascari | |
| 1952 | #2 Alberto Ascari | Nino Farina | Luigi Villoresi | Alberto Ascari |