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1979 Dutch Grand Prix

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1979 Dutch Grand Prix
Race 12 of 15 in the 1979 Formula One season
Race details
Date August 26, 1979
Official name XXVI Grote Prijs van Nederland
Location Zandvoort
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.226 km (2.626[1] miles)
Distance 75 laps, 316.95 km (196.95 miles)
Weather Dry
Pole position
Driver Renault
Time 1:15.461
Fastest lap
Driver Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari
Time 1:19.438 on lap 39
Podium
First Williams-Ford
Second Ferrari
Third Ligier-Ford
Lap leaders

The 1979 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 26 August 1979 at Zandvoort.[2]

Summary

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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

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Qualifying

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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 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 Nelson Piquet Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1:17.821 1:17.667 +2.206
12 7 United Kingdom 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 West Germany 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 United States Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 1:18.896 1:18.452 +2.991
18 30 West Germany 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 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 22 France Patrick Gaillard Ensign-Ford 1:37.600 1:22.922 +7.461
DNQ 24 Italy Arturo Merzario Merzario-Ford 1:23.613 - +8.152
Source:[3]

Race

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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 G 75 1:41:19.775 2 9
2 11 South Africa Jody Scheckter Ferrari M 75 +21.783 5 6
3 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford G 75 +1:03.253 7 4
4 6 Brazil Nelson Piquet Brabham-Alfa Romeo G 74 +1 Lap 11 3
5 25 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ligier-Ford G 74 +1 Lap 20 2
6 30 West Germany Jochen Mass Arrows-Ford G 73 +2 Laps 18 1
7 31 Mexico Héctor Rebaque Lotus-Ford G 73 +2 Laps 24
Ret 3 France Didier Pironi Tyrrell-Ford G 51 Suspension 10
Ret 12 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari M 49 Tyre 6
Ret 18 Italy Elio de Angelis Shadow-Ford G 40 Transmission 22
Ret 20 Finland Keke Rosberg Wolf-Ford G 33 Engine 8
Ret 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault M 26 Clutch 4
Ret 7 United Kingdom John Watson McLaren-Ford G 22 Engine 12
Ret 4 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell-Ford G 20 Spun Off 16
Ret 9 West Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS-Ford G 19 Transmission 15
Ret 17 Netherlands Jan Lammers Shadow-Ford G 12 Gearbox 23
Ret 1 United States Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford G 9 Suspension 17
Ret 29 Italy Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford G 7 Brakes 19
Ret 8 France Patrick Tambay McLaren-Ford G 6 Engine 14
Ret 5 Austria Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo G 4 Withdrew 9
Ret 14 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford G 2 Electrical 21
Ret 2 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Lotus-Ford G 1 Suspension 13
Ret 16 France René Arnoux Renault M 1 Suspension 1
Ret 28 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Williams-Ford G 0 Collision 3
DNQ 22 France Patrick Gaillard Ensign-Ford G
DNQ 24 Italy Arturo Merzario Merzario-Ford G
Source:[4][5]

Notes

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  • 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

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  • 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.

References

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  1. ^ "1979 Dutch Grand Prix | Motorsport Database".
  2. ^ "1979 Dutch Grand Prix Entry list".
  3. ^ "1979 Dutch Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive". GPArchive.com. 26 August 1979. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  4. ^ "1979 Dutch Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  5. ^ "1979 Dutch Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive". GPArchive.com. 26 August 1979. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Netherlands 1979 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.


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