The Garagiste.

World Championship  ·  Round 12

Dutch Grand Prix

1979  ·  Circuit Park Zandvoort  ·  26 August 1979  ·  75 laps

  1. 1st Alan Jones Williams · 01:41:19.775
  2. 2nd Jody Scheckter Ferrari · +21.783
  3. 3rd Jacques Laffite Ligier · +1:03.253

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

René Arnoux

Renault  —  Pole position

02 Lap 0

Clay Regazzoni

Retirement Williams  —  Accident

03 Lap 1

René Arnoux

Retirement Renault  —  Suspension

04 Lap 26

Jean-Pierre Jabouille

Retirement Renault  —  Clutch

05 Lap 49

Gilles Villeneuve

Retirement Ferrari  —  Tyre

06 On the Charge

Hector Rebaque

Team Lotus  —  P24 → P7

07 Victory

Alan Jones

Williams  —  Won from P2

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Alan Jones Williams 2 75 01:41:19.775 9
2 Jody Scheckter Ferrari 5 75 +21.783 6
3 Jacques Laffite Ligier 7 75 +1:03.253 4
4 Nelson Piquet Brabham-Alfa Romeo 11 74 +1 Lap 3
5 Jacky Ickx Ligier 20 74 +1 Lap 2
6 Jochen Mass Arrows 18 73 +2 Laps 1
7 Hector Rebaque Team Lotus 24 73 +2 Laps
8 Didier Pironi Tyrrell 10 51 Suspension
9 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 6 49 Tyre
10 Elio de Angelis Shadow 22 40 Transmission
11 Keke Rosberg Wolf 8 33 Engine
12 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 4 26 Clutch
13 John Watson McLaren 12 22 Engine
14 Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell 16 20 Spun off
15 Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS 15 19 Transmission
16 Jan Lammers Shadow 23 12 Gearbox
17 Mario Andretti Team Lotus 17 9 Suspension
18 Riccardo Patrese Arrows 19 7 Brakes
19 Patrick Tambay McLaren 14 6 Engine
20 Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo 9 4 Withdrew
21 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 21 2 Electrical
22 Carlos Reutemann Team Lotus 13 1 Suspension
23 René Arnoux Renault 1 1 Suspension
24 Clay Regazzoni Williams 3 0 Accident

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