1979 Dutch Grand Prix
| Racing data | ||
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| 12th of 15 races of the 1979 automobile world championship | ||
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| Surname: | XXVI Grote Prijs van Nederland | |
| Date: | August 26, 1979 | |
| Place: | Zandvoort | |
| Course: | Circuit Park Zandvoort | |
| Length: | 316.95 km in 75 laps of 4.226 km
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| Weather: | cloudy but warm | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver: |
 René Arnoux
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Renault
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| Time: | 1: 15.461 min | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver: |
 Gilles Villeneuve
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 Ferrari
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| Time: | 1: 19.438 min | |
| Podium | ||
| First: |
 Alan Jones
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 Williams
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| Second: |
.svg){kind=small} Jody Scheckter
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Ferrari
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| Third: |
Jacques Laffite
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Ligier
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The 1979 Dutch Grand Prix took place in Zandvoort on August 26th and was the twelfth race of the 1979 World Automobile Championship .
Reports
background
Williams presented itself with three victories in a row at the past Grand Prix in Great Britain , Germany and Austria as the dominant team of the second half of the 1979 season. Due to the rule valid at that time that the four best results from each of the two halves of the season were counted, they played Williams drivers Alan Jones and Clay Regazzoni still only played a minor role in the fight for the world title, as they had only scored a few points in the first half. Ferrari -Pilot Jody Scheckter thus had the best chance of winning the drivers' championship, which was also favored by the fact that his team-mate Gilles Villeneuve a clear number-two status had on the team.
After recovering from illness, Jean-Pierre Jarier returned to his regular place in the Tyrrell team. There were no other changes in the field of drivers compared to the previous race.
The eastern section of the Zandvoort route had since been modified with a temporary chicane.
training
Renault driver René Arnoux secured pole position alongside Alan Jones and his team-mate Clay Regazzoni and his own team-mate Jean-Pierre Jabouille . The two Ferrari drivers Jody Scheckter and Gilles Villeneuve followed in front of Jacques Laffite in the Ligier .
run
While Jones took the lead right at the start, Arnoux collided with Regazzoni on his right, as he was being harassed from the left by Jabouille and Villeneuve. Regazzoni's left front wheel tore off and Arnoux damaged his suspension. Villeneuve turned into the first corner in second place.
While Scheckter, who had to start from the end of the field due to technical problems, caught up across the field, his team-mate Villeneuve took the lead from Jones on lap 11. Jabouille followed in third place ahead of Didier Pironi and Keke Rosberg . The latter two exchanged places during the next round.
By the 26th lap, Scheckter overtook both Pironi and Rosberg and at the same time benefited from Jabouille's technical failure, which earned him third place.
On lap 47, Villeneuve spun, bringing Jones back to the top. When Villeneuve's left rear tire burst four laps later, the Canadian spun again and then tried to get to the pits on three wheels. Since he had to cover an entire lap and hardly reduced his speed, his suspension was so damaged that he had to give up the race in the pits.
Jones won his third race in a row ahead of Scheckter and Laffite, who benefited from Pironi's elimination on lap 52. The other point winners were Nelson Piquet , Jacky Ickx and Jochen Mass .
Registration list
Classifications
Starting grid
| Item | driver | constructor | time | Ø speed | begin |
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| 1 |
René Arnoux
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Renault
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1: 15.461 | 201.609 km / h | 1 |
| 2 |
Alan Jones
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Williams-Ford
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1: 15.646 | 201.116 km / h | 2 |
| 3 |
 Clay Regazzoni
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Williams-Ford
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1: 16.228 | 199.580 km / h | 3 |
| 4th |
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
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Renault
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1: 16.304 | 199.381 km / h | 4th |
| 5 |
Jody Scheckter
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Ferrari
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1: 16.392 | 199.152 km / h | 5 |
| 6th |
Gilles Villeneuve
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Ferrari
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1: 16.939 | 197.736 km / h | 6th |
| 7th |
Jacques Laffite
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Ligier-Ford
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1: 17.129 | 197.249 km / h | 7th |
| 8th |
 Keke Rosberg
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Wolf-Ford
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1: 17.280 | 196.863 km / h | 8th |
| 9 |
 Niki Lauda
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo
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1: 17.495 | 196.317 km / h | 9 |
| 10 |
Didier Pironi
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Tyrrell-Ford
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1: 17.625 | 195.988 km / h | 10 |
| 11 |
.svg){kind=small} Nelson Piquet
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo
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1: 17.667 | 195.882 km / h | 11 |
| 12 |
John Watson
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McLaren-Ford
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1: 17.750 | 195.673 km / h | 12 |
| 13 |
 Carlos Reutemann
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Lotus Ford
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1: 18.001 | 195.044 km / h | 13 |
| 14th |
Patrick Tambay
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McLaren-Ford
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1: 18.147 | 194.679 km / h | 14th |
| 15th |
 Hans-Joachim Stuck
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ATS Ford
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1: 18.256 | 194.408 km / h | 15th |
| 16 |
Jean-Pierre Jarier
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Tyrrell-Ford
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1: 18.430 | 193.977 km / h | 16 |
| 17th |
 Mario Andretti
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Lotus Ford
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1: 18,452 | 193.922 km / h | 17th |
| 18th |
Jochen Mass
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Arrows Ford
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1: 18.606 | 193.542 km / h | 18th |
| 19th |
Riccardo Patrese
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Arrows Ford
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1: 18.629 | 193.486 km / h | 19th |
| 20th |
 Jacky Ickx
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Ligier-Ford
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1: 18.706 | 193.297 km / h | 20th |
| 21st |
Emerson Fittipaldi
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Fittipaldi-Ford
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1: 19.433 | 191.527 km / h | 21st |
| 22nd |
Elio de Angelis
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Shadow Ford
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1: 20.709 | 188.499 km / h | 22nd |
| 23 |
 Jan Lammers
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Shadow Ford
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1: 21.084 | 187.628 km / h | 23 |
| 24 |
 Hector Rebaque
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Lotus Ford
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1: 21.344 | 187.028 km / h | 24 |
| DNQ |
Patrick Gaillard
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Ensign-Ford
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1: 22.922 | 183.469 km / h | - |
| DNQ |
Arturo Merzario
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Merzario-Ford
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1: 23.613 | 181.953 km / h | - |
run
| Item | driver | constructor | Round | Stops | time | begin | Fastest lap | Failure reason |
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| 1 |
Alan Jones
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Williams-Ford
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75 | 0 | 1: 41: 19.775 | 2 | 1: 19.444 | |
| 2 |
Jody Scheckter
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Ferrari
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75 | 0 | + 21.783 | 5 | 1: 20.241 | |
| 3 |
Jacques Laffite
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Ligier-Ford
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75 | 0 | +1: 03.253 | 7th | 1: 20.329 | |
| 4th |
Nelson Piquet
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo
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74 | 0 | + 1 lap | 11 | 1: 20.971 | |
| 5 |
Jacky Ickx
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Ligier-Ford
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74 | 0 | + 1 lap | 20th | 1: 21.165 | |
| 6th |
Jochen Mass
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Arrows Ford
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73 | 0 | + 2 rounds | 18th | 1: 21.385 | |
| 7th |
Hector Rebaque
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Lotus Ford
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73 | 1 | + 2 rounds | 24 | 1: 22.156 | |
| - |
Didier Pironi
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Tyrrell-Ford
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51 | 0 | DNF | 10 | 1: 20.703 | lost wheel |
| - |
Gilles Villeneuve
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Ferrari
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49 | 0 | DNF | 6th | 1: 19.438 | Suspension damage |
| - |
Elio de Angelis
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Shadow Ford
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40 | 0 | DNF | 22nd | 1: 22.664 | broken semi-axis |
| - |
Keke Rosberg
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Wolf-Ford
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33 | 1 | DNF | 8th | 1: 20.794 | defective ignition |
| - |
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
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Renault
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26th | 0 | DNF | 4th | 1: 20.199 | Clutch damage |
| - |
John Watson
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McLaren-Ford
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22nd | 0 | DNF | 12 | 1: 21,000 | defective ignition |
| - |
Jean-Pierre Jarier
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Tyrrell-Ford
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20th | 0 | DNF | 16 | 1: 21.487 | defective throttle cable |
| - |
Hans-Joachim Stuck
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ATS Ford
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19th | 0 | DNF | 15th | 1: 23.014 | Gearbox damage |
| - |
Jan Lammers
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Shadow Ford
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12 | 0 | DNF | 23 | 1: 22.955 | Gearbox damage |
| - |
Mario Andretti
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Lotus Ford
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9 | 0 | DNF | 17th | 1: 21.628 | Oil loss |
| - |
Riccardo Patrese
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Arrows Ford
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7th | 0 | DNF | 19th | 1: 22.428 | Brake defect |
| - |
Patrick Tambay
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McLaren-Ford
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5 | 0 | DNF | 14th | 1: 30.635 | defective ignition |
| - |
Niki Lauda
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo
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3 | 0 | DNF | 9 | 1: 23.293 | task |
| - |
Emerson Fittipaldi
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Fittipaldi-Ford
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2 | 0 | DNF | 21st | 1: 39.898 | defective ignition |
| - |
Carlos Reutemann
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Lotus Ford
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1 | 0 | DNF | 13 | 2: 12.873 | collision |
| - |
René Arnoux
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Renault
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1 | 0 | DNF | 1 | 2: 41.638 | Collision damage |
| - |
Clay Regazzoni
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Williams-Ford
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0 | 0 | DNF | 3 | - | collision |
World Cup stands after the race
The first six of the race got 9, 6, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point (s) respectively.
Driver ranking
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Constructors' championship
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Individual evidence
- ↑ "Training" ( Memento of the original from December 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on September 9, 2012)
- ^ "Report" (accessed on September 9, 2012)
- ↑ "World Cup stands" ( Memento of the original from December 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on September 9, 2012)
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