Dutch Grand Prix
Round 12 · 26 August 1979 ·Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands
Scheckter
Ferrari
2
Jones
Williams
1
Laffite
Ligier
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones |  Australian | Williams | 75 | 1:41:19.775 | 9 |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter |  South African | Ferrari | 75 | +21.783 | 6 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite |  French | Ligier | 75 | +1:03.253 | 4 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet |  Brazilian | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 74 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Jacky Ickx |  Belgian | Ligier | 74 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Jochen Mass |  German | Arrows | 73 | +2 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Hector Rebaque |  Mexican | Team Lotus | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| R | Didier Pironi | French | Tyrrell | 51 | Suspension | 0 |
| R | Gilles Villeneuve |  Canadian | Ferrari | 49 | Tyre | 0 |
| R | Elio de Angelis |  Italian | Shadow | 40 | Transmission | 0 |
| R | Keke Rosberg |  Finnish | Wolf | 33 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | French | Renault | 26 | Clutch | 0 |
| R | John Watson |  British | McLaren | 22 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jarier | French | Tyrrell | 20 | Spun off | 0 |
| R | Hans-Joachim Stuck | German | ATS | 19 | Transmission | 0 |
| R | Jan Lammers |  Dutch | Shadow | 12 | Gearbox | 0 |
| R | Mario Andretti |  American | Team Lotus | 9 | Suspension | 0 |
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Italian | Arrows | 7 | Brakes | 0 |
| R | Patrick Tambay | French | McLaren | 6 | Engine | 0 |
| W | Niki Lauda |  Austrian | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 4 | Withdrew | 0 |
| R | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazilian | Fittipaldi | 2 | Electrical | 0 |
| R | Carlos Reutemann |  Argentine | Team Lotus | 1 | Suspension | 0 |
| R | René Arnoux | French | Renault | 1 | Suspension | 0 |
| R | Clay Regazzoni |  Swiss | Williams | 0 | Accident | 0 |
| F | Patrick Gaillard | French | Ensign | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
| F | Arturo Merzario | Italian | Merzario | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- F
- Failed to qualify
- W
- Withdrew