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Dutch Grand Prix 1979

Round 12 of 15  · 26 August 1979  · Zandvoort  · 75 laps

Fastest Lap Gilles Villeneuve 1:19.438 (lap 39)

Race Result

Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1 JON Alan Jones Williams 2 1:41:19.775 9
2 SCH Jody Scheckter Ferrari 5 +21.783 6
3 LAF Jacques Laffite Ligier 7 +1:03.253 4
4 PIQ Nelson Piquet Brabham 11 +1 lap 3
5 ICK Jacky Ickx Ligier 20 +1 lap 2
6 MAS Jochen Mass Arrows 18 +2 laps 1
7 REB Héctor Rebaque Lotus 24 +2 laps —
DNF PIR Didier Pironi Tyrrell 10 Suspension —
DNF VIL Gilles Villeneuve FL Ferrari 6 Tyre —
DNF DEA Elio de Angelis Shadow 22 Transmission —
DNF ROS Keke Rosberg Wolf 8 Engine —
DNF JAB Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 4 Clutch —
DNF WAT John Watson McLaren 12 Engine —
DNF JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell 16 Spun off —
DNF STU Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS 15 Transmission —
DNF LAM Jan Lammers Shadow 23 Gearbox —
DNF AND Mario Andretti Lotus 17 Suspension —
DNF PAT Riccardo Patrese Arrows 19 Brakes —
DNF TAM Patrick Tambay McLaren 14 Engine —
DNF LAU Niki Lauda Brabham 9 Withdrew —
DNF FIT Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 21 Electrical —
DNF REU Carlos Reutemann Lotus 13 Suspension —
DNF ARN René Arnoux Renault 1 Suspension —
DNF REG Clay Regazzoni Williams 3 Collision —
DNQ GAI Patrick Gaillard Ensign — — —
DNQ MER Arturo Merzario Merzario — — —

Qualifying — Two-session

Pos Driver Team Time
1 ARN René Arnoux Renault 1:15.461
2 JON Alan Jones Williams 1:15.646
3 REG Clay Regazzoni Williams 1:16.288
4 JAB Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 1:16.304
5 SCH Jody Scheckter Ferrari 1:16.392
6 VIL Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:16.939
7 LAF Jacques Laffite Ligier 1:17.129
8 ROS Keke Rosberg Wolf 1:17.280
9 LAU Niki Lauda Brabham 1:17.495
10 PIR Didier Pironi Tyrrell 1:17.625
11 PIQ Nelson Piquet Brabham 1:17.667
12 WAT John Watson McLaren 1:17.750
13 REU Carlos Reutemann Lotus 1:18.001
14 TAM Patrick Tambay McLaren 1:18.147
15 STU Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS 1:18.256
16 JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell 1:18.430
17 AND Mario Andretti Lotus 1:18.452
18 MAS Jochen Mass Arrows 1:18.606
19 PAT Riccardo Patrese Arrows 1:18.629
20 ICK Jacky Ickx Ligier 1:18.706
21 FIT Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 1:19.433
22 DEA Elio de Angelis Shadow 1:20.709
23 LAM Jan Lammers Shadow 1:21.084
24 REB Héctor Rebaque Lotus 1:21.344
25 GAI Patrick Gaillard Ensign 1:22.922
26 MER Arturo Merzario Merzario 1:23.613