1979 Dutch Grand Prix

F1 Netherlands Dutch XXVI Grote Prijs van Nederland August 26 1979 Circuit Park Zandvoort-1973.svg 12 15 Zandvoort Permanent racing facility 2.626https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1979-dutch-grand-prix/ 1979 Dutch Grand Prix | Motorsport Database 4.226 75 196.95 316.95 Dry René Arnoux France Renault 1:15.461 Gilles Villeneuve Canada Ferrari 1:19.438 39 Alan Jones Australia Williams-Ford Jody Scheckter South Africa 1928 Ferrari Jacques Laffite France Ligier-Ford NED The 1979 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 26 August 1979 at Zandvoort.https://www.racingsportscars.com/covers/_Zandvoort-1979-08-26e.jpg 1979 Dutch Grand Prix Entry list Summary left|thumb|Jan Lammers debuting in F1 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 thanks to the Williams only getting quicker halfway through the season, Ferrari driver only needed 4 more points to ensure a Ferrari would win the driver's title. Classification Qualifying Pos. No. Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Gap 1 16 France René Arnoux Renault 1:17.100 1:15.461 — 2 27 Australia Alan Jones Williams-Ford 1:16.883 1:15.646 +0.185 3 28 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Williams-Ford 1:16.316 1:16.228 +0.767 4 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 1:16.338 1:16.304 +0.843 5 11 South Africa 1928 Jody Scheckter Ferrari 1:17.313 1:16.392 +0.931 6 12 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:16.939 1:16.946 +1.478 7 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford 1:17.129 1:17.639 +1.668 8 20 Finland Keke Rosberg Wolf-Ford 1:18.180 1:17.280 +1.819 9 5 Austria Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1:17.661 1:17.495 +2.034 10 3 France Didier Pironi Tyrrell-Ford 1:18.398 1:17.625 +2.164 11 6 Brazil 1968 Nelson Piquet Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1:17.821 1:17.667 +2.206 12 7 UK John Watson McLaren-Ford 1:21.799 1:17.750 +2.289 13 2 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Lotus-Ford 1:18.671 1:18.001 +2.540 14 8 France Patrick Tambay McLaren-Ford 1:21.892 1:18.147 +2.686 15 9 FRG Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS-Ford 1:20.581 1:18.256 +2.795 16 4 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell-Ford 1:18.946 1:18.430 +2.969 17 1 US Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 1:18.896 1:18.452 +2.991 18 30 FRG Jochen Mass Arrows-Ford 1:18.817 1:18.606 +3.145 19 29 Italy Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford 1:20.051 1:18.629 +3.168 20 25 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ligier-Ford 1:18.706 1:19.143 +3.245 21 14 Brazil 1968 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 1:21.005 1:19.433 +3.972 22 18 Italy Elio de Angelis Shadow-Ford 1:21.065 1:20.709 +5.248 23 17 Netherlands Jan Lammers Shadow-Ford 1:23.404 1:21.084 +5.623 24 31 Mexico Héctor Rebaque Lotus-Ford 1:21.502 1:21.344 +5.883 DNQ Did not qualify 22 France Patrick Gaillard Ensign-Ford 1:37.600 1:22.922 +7.461 DNQ Did not qualify 24 Italy Arturo Merzario Merzario-Ford 1:23.613 - +8.152Source:https://gparchive.com/formula-1/1979-dutch-grand-prix/ 1979 Dutch Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive GPArchive.com 26 August 1979 11 February 2021 Race thumb|Alan Jones at the 1979 Dutch Grand Prix Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 27 Australia Alan Jones Williams-Ford Goodyear 75 1:41:19.775 2 9 2 11 South Africa 1928 Jody Scheckter Ferrari Michelin 75 +21.783 5 6 3 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford Goodyear 75 +1:03.253 7 4 4 6 Brazil 1968 Nelson Piquet Brabham-Alfa Romeo Goodyear 74 +1 Lap 11 3 5 25 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ligier-Ford Goodyear 74 +1 Lap 20 2 6 30 FRG Jochen Mass Arrows-Ford Goodyear 73 +2 Laps 18 1 7 31 Mexico Héctor Rebaque Lotus-Ford Goodyear 73 +2 Laps 24 Ret Retired 3 France Didier Pironi Tyrrell-Ford Goodyear 51 Suspension 10 Ret Retired 12 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari Michelin 49 Tyre 6 Ret Retired 18 Italy Elio de Angelis Shadow-Ford Goodyear 40 Transmission 22 Ret Retired 20 Finland Keke Rosberg Wolf-Ford Goodyear 33 Engine 8 Ret Retired 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault Michelin 26 Clutch 4 Ret Retired 7 UK John Watson McLaren-Ford Goodyear 22 Engine 12 Ret Retired 4 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell-Ford Goodyear 20 Spun Off 16 Ret Retired 9 FRG Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS-Ford Goodyear 19 Transmission 15 Ret Retired 17 Netherlands Jan Lammers Shadow-Ford Goodyear 12 Gearbox 23 Ret Retired 1 US Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford Goodyear 9 Suspension 17 Ret Retired 29 Italy Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford Goodyear 7 Brakes 19 Ret Retired 8 France Patrick Tambay McLaren-Ford Goodyear 6 Engine 14 Ret Retired 5 Austria Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo Goodyear 4 Withdrew 9 Ret Retired 14 Brazil 1968 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford Goodyear 2 Electrical 21 Ret Retired 2 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Lotus-Ford Goodyear 1 Suspension 13 Ret Retired 16 France René Arnoux Renault Michelin 1 Suspension 1 Ret Retired 28 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Williams-Ford Goodyear 0 Collision 3 DNQ Did not qualify 22 France Patrick Gaillard Ensign-Ford Goodyear DNQ Did not qualify 24 Italy Arturo Merzario Merzario-Ford Goodyear Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1979/405/ 1979 Dutch Grand Prix formula1.com 23 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20140209085036/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1979/405/ 9 February 2014https://gparchive.com/formula-1/1979-dutch-grand-prix/ 1979 Dutch Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive GPArchive.com 26 August 1979 3 November 2021 Notes This was the 100th Grand Prix start for Shadow. In those 100 races, Shadow had won 1 Grand Prix, achieved 7 podium finishes, 3 pole positions and 2 fastest laps. This was the 5th pole position for Renault and a Renault-powered car. This was the 300th Grand Prix start for a Ferrari-powered car. In those 300 races, a Ferrari-powered car had won 77 Grands Prix, achieved 253 podium finishes, 89 pole positions, 88 fastest laps, 23 Grand Slams and won 8 Driver's and 5 Constructor's Championships. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 South Africa 1928 Jody Scheckter* 44 (48) 10px 1 2 FRA Jacques Laffite* 36 10px 1 3 AUS Alan Jones* 34 10px 2 4 CAN Gilles Villeneuve* 32 10px 5 SUI Clay Regazzoni* 24Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1979/pays-bas/championnat.aspx Netherlands 1979 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 15 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 ITA Ferrari* 80 10px 2 FRA Ligier-Ford* 61 10px 3 UK Williams-Ford* 58 10px 4 UK Lotus-Ford 37 10px 5 UK Tyrrell-Ford 21Source: 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. Competitors in bold and marked with an asterisk still had a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion. References 30em Dutch Grand Prix 1979 1979 Austrian Grand Prix 1979 Italian Grand Prix 1978 Dutch Grand Prix 1980 Dutch Grand Prix Dutch Grand Prix Category:Dutch Grand Prix Grand Prix Dutch Grand Prix