Dutch Grand Prix
1979 · Round 12 · Zandvoort, Netherlands · Aug 26, 1979Race summary
Victory went to Jones (from 2nd on the grid), with a 21.8s margin. Rebaque made the biggest gain, from 24th on the grid to 7th (up 17 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 2 | 75 | 1:41:19.775 | 9 |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 5 | 75 | +21.783 | 6 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 7 | 75 | +1:03.253 | 4 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 11 | 74 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 20 | 74 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 18 | 73 | +2 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 24 | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| – | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 10 | 51 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 6 | 49 | Tyre | 0 |
| – | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 22 | 40 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 8 | 33 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 4 | 26 | Clutch | 0 |
| – | John Watson | McLaren | 12 | 22 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 16 | 20 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 15 | 19 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 23 | 12 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 17 | 9 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 19 | 7 | Brakes | 0 |
| – | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 14 | 6 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 9 | 4 | Withdrew | 0 |
| – | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 21 | 2 | Electrical | 0 |
| – | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 13 | 1 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | René Arnoux | Renault | 1 | 1 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 3 | 0 | Accident | 0 |