Pit Lane F1
1979 Season - Round 12 - 1979-08-26
Alan Jones won the 1979 Dutch Grand Prix for Williams, with Jody Scheckter (Ferrari) second and Jacques Laffite (Ligier) third. The win came from P2 on the grid.
Hector Rebaque (Team Lotus) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P24 on the grid to P7 at the flag — a 17-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 17 drivers failing to finish.
24 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1979 Dutch Grand Prix, completing round 12 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 2 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 5 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 7 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Nelson Piquet |
| Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
| 11 |
| +1 Lap |
| 3 |
| 5 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 20 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 18 | +2 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 24 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 10 | Suspension | 0 |
| 9 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 6 | Tyre | 0 |
| 10 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 22 | Transmission | 0 |
| 11 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 8 | Engine | 0 |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 4 | Clutch | 0 |
| 13 | John Watson | McLaren | 12 | Engine | 0 |
| 14 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 16 | Spun off | 0 |
| 15 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 15 | Transmission | 0 |
| 16 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 23 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 17 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 17 | Suspension | 0 |
| 18 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 19 | Brakes | 0 |
| 19 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 14 | Engine | 0 |
| 20 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 9 | Withdrew | 0 |
| 21 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 21 | Electrical | 0 |
| 22 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 13 | Suspension | 0 |
| 23 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1 | Suspension | 0 |
| 24 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 3 | Accident | 0 |
