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1979 Dutch Grand Prix
Round
12/15
Date
Aug 26, 1979 at 00:00 CEST
Location
Zandvoort, Netherlands
Circuit
Circuit length
4.226 m
Race distance
316.95 km (75 laps)
Jones
Winner
1:41:19.775
Winning time
Arnoux
Pole position
Villeneuve
Fastest lap
1:19.438
Fastest lap time
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #27 Alan Jones | Williams | 1:41:19.775 | 2nd | 75 | 9 |
| 2 | #11 Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | +21.783 | 5th | 75 | 6 |
| 3 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +1:03.253 | 7th | 75 | 4 |
| 4 | #6 Nelson Piquet | Brabham | +1 lap | 11th | 74 | 3 |
| 5 | #25 Jacky Ickx | Ligier | +1 lap | 20th | 74 | 2 |
| 6 | #30 Jochen Mass | Arrows | +2 laps | 18th | 73 | 1 |
| 7 | #31 Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | +2 laps | 24th | 73 | |
| DNF | #3 Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | Suspension | 10th | 51 | |
| DNF | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Tyre | 6th | 49 | |
| DNF | #18 Elio de Angelis | Shadow | Transmission | 22nd | 40 | |
| DNF | #20 Keke Rosberg | Wolf | Engine | 8th | 33 | |
| DNF | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | Clutch | 4th | 26 | |
| DNF | #7 John Watson | McLaren | Engine | 12th | 22 | |
| DNF | #4 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | Spun off | 16th | 20 | |
| DNF | #9 Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | Transmission | 15th | 19 | |
| DNF | #17 Jan Lammers | Shadow | Gearbox | 23rd | 12 | |
| DNF | #1 Mario Andretti | Lotus | Suspension | 17th | 9 | |
| DNF | #29 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Brakes | 19th | 7 | |
| DNF | #8 Patrick Tambay | McLaren | Engine | 14th | 6 | |
| DNF | #5 Niki Lauda | Brabham | Withdrew | 9th | 4 | |
| DNF | #14 Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | Electrical | 21st | 2 | |
| DNF | #2 Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | Suspension | 13th | 1 | |
| DNF | #16 René Arnoux | Renault | Suspension | 1st | 1 | |
| DNF | #28 Clay Regazzoni | Williams | Collision | 3rd | 0 | |
| DNQ | #22 Patrick Gaillard | Ensign | ||||
| DNQ | #24 Arturo Merzario | Merzario |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #16 René Arnoux | Renault | 1:15.461 | |
| 2 | #27 Alan Jones | Williams | 1:15.646 | +0.185 |
| 3 | #28 Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 1:16.288 | +0.827 |
| 4 | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1:16.304 | +0.843 |
| 5 | #11 Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 1:16.392 | +0.931 |
| 6 | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:16.939 | +1.478 |
| 7 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:17.129 | +1.668 |
| 8 | #20 Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 1:17.280 | +1.819 |
| 9 | #5 Niki Lauda | Brabham | 1:17.495 | +2.034 |
| 10 | #3 Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 1:17.625 | +2.164 |
| 11 | #6 Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:17.667 | +2.206 |
| 12 | #7 John Watson | McLaren | 1:17.750 | +2.289 |
| 13 | #2 Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | 1:18.001 | +2.540 |
| 14 | #8 Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 1:18.147 | +2.686 |
| 15 | #9 Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 1:18.256 | +2.795 |
| 16 | #4 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 1:18.430 | +2.969 |
| 17 | #1 Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1:18.452 | +2.991 |
| 18 | #30 Jochen Mass | Arrows | 1:18.606 | +3.145 |
| 19 | #29 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 1:18.629 | +3.168 |
| 20 | #25 Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 1:18.706 | +3.245 |
| 21 | #14 Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1:19.433 | +3.972 |
| 22 | #18 Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 1:20.709 | +5.248 |
| 23 | #17 Jan Lammers | Shadow | 1:21.084 | +5.623 |
| 24 | #31 Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 1:21.344 | +5.883 |
| 25 | #22 Patrick Gaillard | Ensign | 1:22.922 | +7.461 |
| 26 | #24 Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 1:23.613 | +8.152 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:19.438 | 39 |
Standings
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Wins | Podiums | Points | 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 | Lotus | 0 | 4 | 20 | -24 |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 0 | 2 | 13 | -31 |
| 9 | John Watson | McLaren | 0 | 1 | 13 | -31 |
| 10 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 0 | 1 | 12 | -32 |
| 11 | René Arnoux | Renault | 0 | 2 | 11 | -33 |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | 1 | 9 | -35 |
| 13 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 0 | 1 | 8 | -36 |
| 14 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 0 | 0 | 3 | -41 |
| 15 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 0 | 0 | 3 | -41 |
| 16 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 0 | 0 | 3 | -41 |
| 17 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 0 | 0 | 2 | -42 |
| 18 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 0 | 0 | 1 | -43 |
| 19 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 0 | 0 | 1 | -43 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Engine | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | Ferrari | 4 | 9 | 80 | |
| 2 | Ligier | Ford | 3 | 8 | 61 | -19 |
| 3 | Williams | Ford | 4 | 7 | 58 | -22 |
| 4 | Lotus | Ford | 0 | 5 | 37 | -43 |
| 5 | Tyrrell | Ford | 0 | 3 | 21 | -59 |
| 6 | Renault | Renault | 1 | 3 | 20 | -60 |
| 7 | McLaren | Ford | 0 | 1 | 13 | -67 |
| 8 | Arrows | Ford | 0 | 0 | 5 | -75 |
| 9 | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 0 | 4 | -76 |
| 10 | Fittipaldi | Ford | 0 | 0 | 1 | -79 |
More Dutch GP
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #4 Lando Norris | Max Verstappen | Charles Leclerc | 1:13.817 - Lando Norris | Lando Norris |
| 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 | 1:16.538 - Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet |
| 1984 | #7 Alain Prost | Niki Lauda | Nigel Mansell | 1:19.465 - René Arnoux | Alain Prost |
| 1983 | #28 René Arnoux | Patrick Tambay | John Watson | 1:19.863 - René Arnoux | Nelson Piquet |
| 1982 | #28 Didier Pironi | Nelson Piquet | Keke Rosberg | 1:19.780 - Derek Warwick | René Arnoux |
| 1981 | #15 Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet | Alan Jones | 1:21.830 - Alan Jones | Alain Prost |
| 1980 | #5 Nelson Piquet | René Arnoux | Jacques Laffite | 1:19.350 - René Arnoux | René Arnoux |
| 1978 | #5 Mario Andretti | Ronnie Peterson | Niki Lauda | 1:19.570 - Niki Lauda | Mario Andretti |
| 1977 | #11 Niki Lauda | Jacques Laffite | Jody Scheckter | 1:19.990 - Niki Lauda | Mario Andretti |
| 1976 | #11 James Hunt | Clay Regazzoni | Mario Andretti | 1:22.590 - Clay Regazzoni | Ronnie Peterson |
| 1975 | #24 James Hunt | Niki Lauda | Clay Regazzoni | 1:21.540 - Niki Lauda | Niki Lauda |
| 1974 | #12 Niki Lauda | Clay Regazzoni | Emerson Fittipaldi | 1:21.440 - Ronnie Peterson | Niki Lauda |
| 1973 | #5 Jackie Stewart | François Cevert | James Hunt | 1:20.310 - Ronnie Peterson | Ronnie Peterson |
| 1971 | #2 Jacky Ickx | Pedro Rodríguez | Clay Regazzoni | 1:34.950 - Jacky Ickx | Jacky Ickx |
| 1970 | #10 Jochen Rindt | Jackie Stewart | Jacky Ickx | 1:19.230 - Jacky Ickx | Jochen Rindt |
| 1969 | #4 Jackie Stewart | Jo Siffert | Chris Amon | 1:22.940 - Jackie Stewart | Jochen Rindt |
| 1968 | #8 Jackie Stewart | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Pedro Rodríguez | 1:45.910 - Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Chris Amon |
| 1967 | #5 Jim Clark | Jack Brabham | Denny Hulme | 1:28.080 - Jim Clark | Graham Hill |
| 1966 | #16 Jack Brabham | Graham Hill | Jim Clark | 1:30.600 - Denny Hulme | Jack Brabham |
| 1965 | #6 Jim Clark | Jackie Stewart | Dan Gurney | 1:30.600 - Jim Clark | Graham Hill |
| 1964 | #18 Jim Clark | John Surtees | Peter Arundell | 1:32.800 - Jim Clark | Dan Gurney |
| 1963 | #6 Jim Clark | Dan Gurney | John Surtees | 1:33.700 - Jim Clark | Jim Clark |
| 1962 | #17 Graham Hill | Trevor Taylor | Phil Hill | 1:34.400 - Bruce McLaren | John Surtees |
| 1961 | #3 Wolfgang von Trips | Phil Hill | Jim Clark | 1:35.500 - Jim Clark | Phil Hill |
| 1960 | #11 Jack Brabham | Innes Ireland | Graham Hill | 1:33.800 - Stirling Moss | Stirling Moss |
| 1959 | #7 Jo Bonnier | Jack Brabham | Masten Gregory | 1:36.700 - Stirling Moss | Jo Bonnier |
| 1958 | #1 Stirling Moss | Harry Schell | Jean Behra | 1:37.600 - Stirling Moss | Stuart Lewis-Evans |
| 1955 | #8 Juan Manuel Fangio | Stirling Moss | Luigi Musso | 1:40.900 - Roberto Mieres | Juan Manuel Fangio |
| 1953 | #2 Alberto Ascari | Nino Farina | Felice Bonetto | 1:52.800 - Luigi Villoresi | Alberto Ascari |
| 1952 | #2 Alberto Ascari | Nino Farina | Luigi Villoresi | 1:49.800 - Alberto Ascari | Alberto Ascari |
The 1979 Dutch Grand Prix started Aug 26, 1979 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.
In 1 hour, 41 minutes and 19 seconds Alan Jones finished the race in first place.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.