1979 Dutch Grand Prix

































1979 Dutch Grand Prix

Race 12 of 15 in the 1979 Formula One season

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Race details
Date
August 26, 1979
Location
Zandvoort
Course
Permanent racing facility
Course length
4.252 km (2.642 mi)
Distance
75 laps, 318.9 km (198.15 mi)
Weather
Dry
Pole position
Driver

  • France René Arnoux


Renault
Time
1:15.461
Fastest lap
Driver
Canada Gilles Villeneuve

Ferrari
Time
1:19.438 on lap 39
Podium
First

  • Australia Alan Jones


Williams-Ford
Second

  • South Africa Jody Scheckter


Ferrari
Third

  • France Jacques Laffite


Ligier-Ford

The 1979 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 26 August 1979 at Zandvoort.




Contents





  • 1 Summary


  • 2 Classification


  • 3 Notes


  • 4 Championship standings after the race


  • 5 References




Summary


René Arnoux put his Renault on pole position but the slow start of the turbocharged car allowed Alan Jones to break free. Arnoux and Clay Regazzoni collided, eliminating the Williams on the spot while the poleman only lasted to the end of the lap as he limped back to the pits. Jody Scheckter fell to last place on the first lap and began the task of working through the field. Gilles Villeneuve, who made it through the first lap ahead of Jean-Pierre Jabouille, passed Jones at Tarzan on lap 11. He gave the lead back to Jones when he spun on lap 47. On lap 51, just after passing the pits, Villeneuve's left rear tyre exploded causing him to spin. He regained control to begin one of the wildest laps in history. He drove an entire lap on two tyres, the right front was in the air and the left rear was shredding rubber and sparking with the pavement. Reaction was mixed. It was either an act of the ultimate competitor not wanting to give up or an irresponsible, emotional decision. Either way he was out as his suspension was too damaged to rejoin the race. Jones finished first giving him his third consecutive and Williams their fourth consecutive victory. However, Scheckter worked his way up to finish second and due to Jones' poor performance in the first half of the season, the Ferrari driver only needed 4 more points to ensure a Ferrari would win the driver's title.



Classification




Alan Jones at the 1979 Dutch Grand Prix


























































































































































































































PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1
27

Australia Alan Jones

Williams-Ford
75
1:41:19.775
2

9
2
11

South Africa Jody Scheckter

Ferrari
75
+21.783 secs
5

6
3
26

France Jacques Laffite

Ligier-Ford
75
+1:03.253
7

4
4
6

Brazil Nelson Piquet

Brabham-Alfa Romeo
74
+1 Lap
11

3
5
25

Belgium Jacky Ickx

Ligier-Ford
74
+1 Lap
20

2
6
30

West Germany Jochen Mass

Arrows-Ford
73
+2 Laps
18

1
7
31

Mexico Héctor Rebaque

Lotus-Ford
73
+2 Laps
24

Ret
3

France Didier Pironi

Tyrrell-Ford
51
Suspension
10

Ret
12

Canada Gilles Villeneuve

Ferrari
49
Tyre
6

Ret
18

Italy Elio de Angelis

Shadow-Ford
40
Transmission
22

Ret
20

Finland Keke Rosberg

Wolf-Ford
33
Engine
8

Ret
15

France Jean-Pierre Jabouille

Renault
26
Clutch
4

Ret
7

United Kingdom John Watson

McLaren-Ford
22
Engine
12

Ret
4

France Jean-Pierre Jarier

Tyrrell-Ford
20
Spun Off
16

Ret
9

West Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck

ATS-Ford
19
Transmission
15

Ret
17

Netherlands Jan Lammers

Shadow-Ford
12
Gearbox
23

Ret
1

United States Mario Andretti

Lotus-Ford
9
Suspension
17

Ret
29

Italy Riccardo Patrese

Arrows-Ford
7
Brakes
19

Ret
8

France Patrick Tambay

McLaren-Ford
6
Engine
14

Ret
5

Austria Niki Lauda

Brabham-Alfa Romeo
4
Withdrew
9

Ret
14

Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi

Fittipaldi-Ford
2
Electrical
21

Ret
2

Argentina Carlos Reutemann

Lotus-Ford
1
Suspension
13

Ret
16

France René Arnoux

Renault
1
Suspension
1

Ret
28

Switzerland Clay Regazzoni

Williams-Ford
0
Collision
3

DNQ
22

France Patrick Gaillard

Ensign-Ford




DNQ
24

Italy Arturo Merzario

Merzario-Ford





Source:[1]


Notes


  • Lap leaders: Alan Jones 39 laps (1–10, 47–75); Gilles Villeneuve 36 laps (11–46).

  • First points: Nelson Piquet

  • Last points: Jacky Ickx


Championship standings after the race








  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 4 results from the first 7 races and the best 4 results from the last 8 races counted towards the Drivers' Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.


References




  1. ^ "1979 Dutch Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em












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