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Dutch Grand Prix

Grote Prijs van Nederland 1979

Round 12 of 15Circuit Zandvoort, ZandvoortAug 26 197975 laps

Podium

SCHFerrari
2
JONWilliams
1
LAFLigier
3

Key facts

WinnerJON1:41:19.775 from P2
PoleARN1:15.461
Fastest lapVIL1:19.438 on lap 39
Finishers7 / 24classified

Race result

PosDriverTeamGrid+/-LapsTime / gapPtsFastest lap
1JONAlan JonesWilliams2▲1751:41:19.7759–
2SCHJody ScheckterFerrari5▲375+21.783s6–
3LAFJacques LaffiteLigier7▲475+63.253s4–
4PIQNelson PiquetBrabham11▲774+1 lap3–
5ICKJacky IckxLigier20▲1574+1 lap2–
6MASJochen MassArrows18▲1273+2 laps1–
7REBHéctor RebaqueLotus24▲1773+2 laps–
DNFPIRDidier PironiTyrrell1051Suspension–
DNFVILGilles VilleneuveFerrari649Tyre1:19.438
DNFDEAElio De AngelisShadow2240Transmission–
DNFROSKeke RosbergWolf833Engine–
DNFJABJean-Pierre JabouilleRenault426Clutch–
DNFWATJohn WatsonMcLaren1222Engine–
DNFJARJean-Pierre JarierTyrrell1620Spun off–
DNFSTUHans-Joachim StuckATS1519Transmission–
DNFLAMJan LammersShadow2312Gearbox–
DNFANDMario AndrettiLotus179Suspension–
DNFPATRiccardo PatreseArrows197Brakes–
DNFTAMPatrick TambayMcLaren146Engine–
DNFLAUNiki LaudaBrabham94Withdrew–
DNFFITEmerson FittipaldiFittipaldi212Electrical–
DNFREUCarlos ReutemannLotus131Suspension–
DNFARNRené ArnouxRenault11Suspension–
DNFREGClay RegazzoniWilliams30Collision–

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamTimeGap to pole
1ARNRené ArnouxRenault1:15.461
2JONAlan JonesWilliams1:15.646+0.185s
3REGClay RegazzoniWilliams1:16.288+0.827s
4JABJean-Pierre JabouilleRenault1:16.304+0.843s
5SCHJody ScheckterFerrari1:16.392+0.931s
6VILGilles VilleneuveFerrari1:16.939+1.478s
7LAFJacques LaffiteLigier1:17.129+1.668s
8ROSKeke RosbergWolf1:17.280+1.819s
9LAUNiki LaudaBrabham1:17.495+2.034s
10PIRDidier PironiTyrrell1:17.625+2.164s
11PIQNelson PiquetBrabham1:17.667+2.206s
12WATJohn WatsonMcLaren1:17.750+2.289s
13REUCarlos ReutemannLotus1:18.001+2.540s
14TAMPatrick TambayMcLaren1:18.147+2.686s
15STUHans-Joachim StuckATS1:18.256+2.795s
16JARJean-Pierre JarierTyrrell1:18.430+2.969s
17ANDMario AndrettiLotus1:18.452+2.991s
18MASJochen MassArrows1:18.606+3.145s
19PATRiccardo PatreseArrows1:18.629+3.168s
20ICKJacky IckxLigier1:18.706+3.245s
21FITEmerson FittipaldiFittipaldi1:19.433+3.972s
22DEAElio De AngelisShadow1:20.709+5.248s
23LAMJan LammersShadow1:21.084+5.623s
24REBHéctor RebaqueLotus1:21.344+5.883s
25GAIPatrick GaillardEnsign1:22.922+7.461s
26MERArturo MerzarioMerzario1:23.613+8.152s

Circuit Zandvoort

Layout of the circuit as raced in 1979. Outline from F1DB.

Previous winners here

1978Mario AndrettiLotus
1977Niki LaudaFerrari
1976James HuntMcLaren
1975James HuntHesketh
1974Niki LaudaFerrari
1973Jackie StewartTyrrell
1971Jacky IckxFerrari
1970Jochen RindtLotus
1969Jackie StewartMatra
1968Jackie StewartMatra

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