1979 Dutch Grand Prix
| 1979 Dutch Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 12 of 15 in the 1979 Formula One season | |||
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| 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 |
 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
Zandvoort.[2]
Summary
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 |  René Arnoux
|
Renault
|
1:17.100 | 1:15.461 | — |
| 2 | 27 |  Alan Jones
|
Williams-Ford
|
1:16.883 | 1:15.646 | +0.185 |
| 3 | 28 |  Clay Regazzoni
|
Williams-Ford
|
1:16.316 | 1:16.228 | +0.767 |
| 4 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille
|
Renault
|
1:16.338 | 1:16.304 | +0.843 |
| 5 | 11 |  Jody Scheckter
|
Ferrari | 1:17.313 | 1:16.392 | +0.931 |
| 6 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve
|
Ferrari | 1:16.939 | 1:16.946 | +1.478 |
| 7 | 26 | Jacques Laffite
|
Ligier-Ford
|
1:17.129 | 1:17.639 | +1.668 |
| 8 | 20 |  Keke Rosberg
|
Wolf-Ford | 1:18.180 | 1:17.280 | +1.819 |
| 9 | 5 |  Niki Lauda
|
Alfa Romeo
|
1:17.661 | 1:17.495 | +2.034 |
| 10 | 3 | Didier Pironi
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 1:18.398 | 1:17.625 | +2.164 |
| 11 | 6 |  Nelson Piquet
|
Alfa Romeo
|
1:17.821 | 1:17.667 | +2.206 |
| 12 | 7 |  John Watson
|
McLaren-Ford | 1:21.799 | 1:17.750 | +2.289 |
| 13 | 2 |  Carlos Reutemann
|
Lotus-Ford | 1:18.671 | 1:18.001 | +2.540 |
| 14 | 8 | Patrick Tambay
|
McLaren-Ford | 1:21.892 | 1:18.147 | +2.686 |
| 15 | 9 |  Hans-Joachim Stuck
|
ATS-Ford
|
1:20.581 | 1:18.256 | +2.795 |
| 16 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 1:18.946 | 1:18.430 | +2.969 |
| 17 | 1 |  Mario Andretti
|
Lotus-Ford | 1:18.896 | 1:18.452 | +2.991 |
| 18 | 30 | Jochen Mass
|
Arrows-Ford | 1:18.817 | 1:18.606 | +3.145 |
| 19 | 29 |  Riccardo Patrese
|
Arrows-Ford | 1:20.051 | 1:18.629 | +3.168 |
| 20 | 25 |  Jacky Ickx
|
Ligier-Ford
|
1:18.706 | 1:19.143 | +3.245 |
| 21 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi
|
Fittipaldi-Ford
|
1:21.005 | 1:19.433 | +3.972 |
| 22 | 18 | Elio de Angelis
|
Shadow-Ford | 1:21.065 | 1:20.709 | +5.248 |
| 23 | 17 |  Jan Lammers
|
Shadow-Ford | 1:23.404 | 1:21.084 | +5.623 |
| 24 | 31 |  Héctor Rebaque
|
Lotus-Ford | 1:21.502 | 1:21.344 | +5.883 |
| DNQ | 22 | Patrick Gaillard
|
Ensign-Ford
|
1:37.600 | 1:22.922 | +7.461 |
| DNQ | 24 | Arturo Merzario
|
Merzario-Ford | 1:23.613 | - | +8.152 |
| Source:[3] | ||||||
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Alan Jones
|
Williams-Ford
|
G | 75 | 1:41:19.775 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 11 | Jody Scheckter
|
Ferrari | M | 75 | +21.783 secs | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite
|
Ligier-Ford
|
G | 75 | +1:03.253 | 7 | 4 |
| 4 | 6 | Nelson Piquet
|
Alfa Romeo
|
G | 74 | +1 Lap | 11 | 3 |
| 5 | 25 | Jacky Ickx
|
Ligier-Ford
|
G | 74 | +1 Lap | 20 | 2 |
| 6 | 30 | Jochen Mass
|
Arrows-Ford | G | 73 | +2 Laps | 18 | 1 |
| 7 | 31 | Héctor Rebaque
|
Lotus-Ford | G | 73 | +2 Laps | 24 | |
| Ret | 3 | Didier Pironi
|
Tyrrell-Ford | G | 51 | Suspension | 10 | |
| Ret | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve
|
Ferrari | M | 49 | Tyre | 6 | |
| Ret | 18 | Elio de Angelis
|
Shadow-Ford | G | 40 | Transmission | 22 | |
| Ret | 20 | Keke Rosberg
|
Wolf-Ford | G | 33 | Engine | 8 | |
| Ret | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille
|
Renault
|
M | 26 | Clutch | 4 | |
| Ret | 7 | John Watson
|
McLaren-Ford | G | 22 | Engine | 12 | |
| Ret | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier
|
Tyrrell-Ford | G | 20 | Spun Off | 16 | |
| Ret | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck
|
ATS-Ford
|
G | 19 | Transmission | 15 | |
| Ret | 17 | Jan Lammers
|
Shadow-Ford | G | 12 | Gearbox | 23 | |
| Ret | 1 | Mario Andretti
|
Lotus-Ford | G | 9 | Suspension | 17 | |
| Ret | 29 | Riccardo Patrese
|
Arrows-Ford | G | 7 | Brakes | 19 | |
| Ret | 8 | Patrick Tambay
|
McLaren-Ford | G | 6 | Engine | 14 | |
| Ret | 5 | Niki Lauda
|
Alfa Romeo
|
G | 4 | Withdrew | 9 | |
| Ret | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi
|
Fittipaldi-Ford
|
G | 2 | Electrical | 21 | |
| Ret | 2 | Carlos Reutemann
|
Lotus-Ford | G | 1 | Suspension | 13 | |
| Ret | 16 | René Arnoux
|
Renault
|
M | 1 | Suspension | 1 | |
| Ret | 28 | Clay Regazzoni
|
Williams-Ford
|
G | 0 | Collision | 3 | |
| DNQ | 22 | Patrick Gaillard
|
Ensign-Ford
|
G | ||||
| DNQ | 24 | Arturo Merzario
|
Merzario-Ford | G | ||||
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
- ^ "1979 Dutch Grand Prix | Motorsport Database".
- ^ "1979 Dutch Grand Prix Entry list".
- ^ "1979 Dutch Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive". GPArchive.com. 26 August 1979. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "1979 Dutch Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "1979 Dutch Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive". GPArchive.com. 26 August 1979. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Netherlands 1979 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
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