- Winner
- Alan Jones
- Team
- Williams
- Top listed
- Alan Jones, Jody Scheckter, and Jacques Laffite
- Race date
- August 26, 1979
- Pole
- René Arnoux
- Fastest lap
- Gilles Villeneuve
- Classified drivers
- 26
- Circuit
- Circuit Park Zandvoort
The decisive result
Alan Jones finished first for Williams. Jody Scheckter is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Jacques Laffite 3 for Ligier.
Grid to finish
Héctor Rebaque from P24 to P7 (+17), Jacky Ickx from P20 to P5 (+15), and Jochen Mass from P18 to P6 (+12) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. René Arnoux started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 4 Suspension, 3 Engine, 3 Finished, 2 +1 lap, and 2 +2 laps. Gilles Villeneuve holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:19.438 on lap 39. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.