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1979 Netherlands Grand Prix in Formula 1 at the Zandvoort circuit. Full information

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1979 Netherlands Grand Prix

1979 Netherlands Grand Prix is 325th Formula 1 race. Passed at the Zandvoort circuit. René Arnoux won the pole position, Alan Jones won this race. This was his 4th victory. Jody Scheckter and Jacques Laffite also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 75 laps (317 km).

Previous race: 1979 Austria Grand Prix
Next race: 1979 Italy Grand Prix

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1979 Netherlands Grand Prix

4th victory for the Williams team
4th victory for the Alan Jones
7th podium for the Alan Jones
32nd podium for the Jody Scheckter
14th podium for the Jacques Laffite

Alan Jones - Winner of the 1979 Netherlands Grand Prix

1979 Netherlands Grand Prix

Williams FW07 - 1979 Netherlands Grand Prix winner

1979 Netherlands Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	Alan Jones	9.00	1h 41m 19.775s ( 187.675 km/h )	75	Albilad-Saudia Racing Team
2	Jody Scheckter	6.00	1h 41m 41.558s ( +21.783s )	75	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
3	Jacques Laffite	4.00	1h 42m 23.028s ( +1m 03.253s )	75	Ligier Gitanes
4	Nelson Piquet	3.00		74	Parmalat Racing Team
5	Jacky Ickx	2.00		74	Ligier Gitanes
6	Jochen Mass	1.00		73	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team
7	Hector Rebaque	0		73	Team Rebaque
ab	Didier Pironi	0	Suspension	51	Candy Tyrrell Team
ab	Gilles Villeneuve	0	Puncture	49	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
ab	Elio De Angelis	0	Transmission	40	Interscope Shadow Racing Team
ab	Keke Rosberg	0	Valve	33	Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing
ab	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	0	Clutch	26	Equipe Renault Elf
ab	John Watson	0	Engine	22	Marlboro Team McLaren
ab	Jean-Pierre Jarier	0	Spin	20	Candy Tyrrell Team
ab	Hans Joachim Stuck	0	Transmission	19	ATS Wheels
ab	Jan Lammers	0	Gearbox	12	Samson Shadow Racing Team
ab	Mario Andretti	0	Suspension	9	Martini Racing Team Lotus
ab	Riccardo Patrese	0	Accident	7	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team
ab	Patrick Tambay	0	Engine	6	Marlboro Team McLaren
ab	Niki Lauda	0	Driver unfit	4	Parmalat Racing Team
ab	Emerson Fittipaldi	0	Ignition	2	Fittipaldi Automotive
ab	Carlos Reutemann	0	Collision	1	Martini Racing Team Lotus
ab	René Arnoux	0	Collision	1	Equipe Renault Elf
nq	Patrick Gaillard	0			Team Ensign
nq	Arturo Merzario	0			Team Merzario
ab	Clay Regazzoni	0	Collision	0	Albilad-Saudia Racing Team

Qualifying Results for the 1979 Netherlands Grand Prix on the Zandvoort circuit

Position	Name	Result	Team
1	René Arnoux	1'15''461	Equipe Renault Elf
2	Alan Jones	1'15''646	Albilad-Saudia Racing Team
3	Clay Regazzoni	1'16''228	Albilad-Saudia Racing Team
4	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	1'16''304	Equipe Renault Elf
5	Jody Scheckter	1'16''392	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
6	Gilles Villeneuve	1'16''939	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
7	Jacques Laffite	1'17''129	Ligier Gitanes
8	Keke Rosberg	1'17''280	Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing
9	Niki Lauda	1'17''495	Parmalat Racing Team
10	Didier Pironi	1'17''625	Candy Tyrrell Team
11	Nelson Piquet	1'17''667	Parmalat Racing Team
12	John Watson	1'17''750	Marlboro Team McLaren
13	Carlos Reutemann	1'18''001	Martini Racing Team Lotus
14	Patrick Tambay	1'18''147	Marlboro Team McLaren
15	Hans Joachim Stuck	1'18''256	ATS Wheels
16	Jean-Pierre Jarier	1'18''430	Candy Tyrrell Team
17	Mario Andretti	1'18''452	Martini Racing Team Lotus
18	Jochen Mass	1'18''606	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team
19	Riccardo Patrese	1'18''629	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team
20	Jacky Ickx	1'18''706	Ligier Gitanes
21	Emerson Fittipaldi	1'19''433	Fittipaldi Automotive
22	Elio De Angelis	1'20''709	Interscope Shadow Racing Team
23	Jan Lammers	1'21''084	Samson Shadow Racing Team
24	Hector Rebaque	1'21''344	Team Rebaque
25	Patrick Gaillard	1'22''922	Team Ensign
26	Arturo Merzario	1'23''613	Team Merzario