1979 - Grand Prix of the Netherlands

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1979 - Grand Prix of the Netherlands

Race Name - Grand Prix of the Netherlands
Date - 8/26/1979
Race Track - Circuit Park Zandvoort
Number of Starting Cars - 24
Laps Run - 75
Pole Winner Rene Arnoux
Average Race Speed - 187.675 kph
Lead Changes - 3 Leader(s) with 3 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Alan Jones
Race Number - 12

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	2	Alan Jones	AlbiladSaudia Racing Team	Williams FW07	Ford Cosworth DFV
2	5	Jody Scheckter	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T4	Ferrari 015
3	7	Jacques Laffite	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS11	Ford Cosworth DFV
4	11	Nelson Piquet	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT48	Alfa Romeo 1260
5	20	Jacky Ickx	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS11	Ford Cosworth DFV
6	18	Jochen Mass	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A2	Ford Cosworth DFV
7	24	Hctor Rebaque	Team Rebaque	Lotus 79	Ford Cosworth DFV
8	10	Didier Pironi	Candy Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 009	Ford Cosworth DFV
9	6	Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T4	Ferrari 015
10	22	Elio de Angelis	Interscope Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN9	Ford Cosworth DFV
11	8	Keke Rosberg	Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing	Wolf WR7	Ford Cosworth DFV
12	4	JeanPierre Jabouille	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RS10	Renault-Gordini EF1
13	12	John Watson	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M29	Ford Cosworth DFV
14	16	JeanPierre Jarier	Candy Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 009	Ford Cosworth DFV
15	15	HansJoachim Stuck	ATS Wheels	ATS D3	Ford Cosworth DFV
16	23	Jan Lammers	Samson Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN9	Ford Cosworth DFV
17	17	Mario Andretti	Martini Racing Team Lotus	Lotus 79	Ford Cosworth DFV
18	19	Riccardo Patrese	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A2	Ford Cosworth DFV
19	14	Patrick Tambay	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M28	Ford Cosworth DFV
20	9	Niki Lauda	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT48	Alfa Romeo 1260
21	21	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi Automotive	Fittipaldi F6A	Ford Cosworth DFV
22	13	Carlos Reutemann	Martini Racing Team Lotus	Lotus 79	Ford Cosworth DFV
23	1	Ren Arnoux	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RS10	Renault-Gordini EF1
24	3	Clay Regazzoni	AlbiladSaudia Racing Team	Williams FW07	Ford Cosworth DFV