Round 12 · 26 August 1979
Dutch Grand Prix
Circuit Park Zandvoort · Zandvoort, Netherlands
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
31 drivers
After Round 11
1
Jody Scheckter
Ferrari
38
pts
2
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
32
pts
3
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
32
pts
4
Alan Jones
Williams
25
pts
5
Clay Regazzoni
Williams
24
pts
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6
Patrick Depailler
Ligier
20
pts
7
Carlos Reutemann
Team Lotus
20
pts
8
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Tyrrell
13
pts
9
John Watson
McLaren
13
pts
10
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
12
pts
11
René Arnoux
Renault
11
pts
12
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
9
pts
13
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
8
pts
14
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
2
pts
15
Jochen Mass
Arrows
2
pts
16
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
1
pts
17
Niki Lauda
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
1
pts
18
Jacky Ickx
Ligier
1
pts
-
Elio de Angelis
Shadow
0
pts
-
Nelson Piquet
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
0
pts
-
Patrick Tambay
McLaren
0
pts
-
Geoff Lees
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Derek Daly
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Hans-Joachim Stuck
ATS
0
pts
-
James Hunt
Wolf
0
pts
-
Hector Rebaque
Team Lotus
0
pts
-
Keke Rosberg
Wolf
0
pts
-
Jan Lammers
Shadow
0
pts
-
Patrick Gaillard
Ensign
0
pts
-
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
0
pts
-
Arturo Merzario
Merzario
0
pts
After the race
31 drivers
After Round 12
1
Jody Scheckter
Ferrari
—
44
+6
2
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
↑1
36
+4
3
Alan Jones
Williams
↑1
34
+9
4
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
↓2
32
+0
5
Clay Regazzoni
Williams
—
24
+0
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6
Patrick Depailler
Ligier
—
20
+0
7
Carlos Reutemann
Team Lotus
—
20
+0
8
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Tyrrell
—
13
+0
9
John Watson
McLaren
—
13
+0
10
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
—
12
+0
11
René Arnoux
Renault
—
11
+0
12
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
—
9
+0
13
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
—
8
+0
14
Nelson Piquet
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
↑985
3
+3
15
Jacky Ickx
Ligier
↑3
3
+2
16
Jochen Mass
Arrows
↓1
3
+1
17
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
↓3
2
+0
18
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
↓2
1
+0
19
Niki Lauda
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
↓2
1
+0
-
Elio de Angelis
Shadow
—
0
+0
-
Hector Rebaque
Team Lotus
—
0
+0
-
Patrick Tambay
McLaren
—
0
+0
-
Geoff Lees
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
-
Derek Daly
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
-
Hans-Joachim Stuck
ATS
—
0
+0
-
James Hunt
Wolf
—
0
+0
-
Keke Rosberg
Wolf
—
0
+0
-
Jan Lammers
Shadow
—
0
+0
-
Patrick Gaillard
Ensign
—
0
+0
-
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
—
0
+0
-
Arturo Merzario
Merzario
—
0
+0
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Race classification
24 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JON Alan Jones | Williams | 2 | 1:41:19.775 | 9 |
| 2 | SCH Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 5 | +21.783 | 6 |
| 3 | LAF Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 7 | +1:03.253 | 4 |
| 4 | PIQ Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 11 | 1L | 3 |
| 5 | ICK Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 20 | 1L | 2 |
| 6 | MAS Jochen Mass | Arrows | 18 | 2L | 1 |
| 7 | REB Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 24 | 2L | 0 |
| R | PIR Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 10 | — | 0 |
| R | VIL Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 6 | — | 0 |
| R | DE Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 22 | — | 0 |
| R | ROS Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 8 | — | 0 |
| R | JAB Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 4 | — | 0 |
| R | WAT John Watson | McLaren | 12 | — | 0 |
| R | JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 16 | — | 0 |
| R | STU Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 15 | — | 0 |
| R | LAM Jan Lammers | Shadow | 23 | — | 0 |
| R | AND Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 17 | — | 0 |
| R | PAT Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 19 | — | 0 |
| R | TAM Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 14 | — | 0 |
| W | LAU Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 9 | — | 0 |
| R | FIT Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 21 | — | 0 |
| R | REU Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 13 | — | 0 |
| R | ARN René Arnoux | Renault | 1 | — | 0 |
| R | REG Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 3 | — | 0 |