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Race · 1979 Formula 1

1979 Dutch Grand Prix

Alan Jones won · Dutch Grand Prix, 1979-08-26

Only seven cars were classified — the 1979 season's race of attrition. Alan Jones won the 1979 Dutch Grand Prix.

P2
Winner from
7
Cars classified
24
Cars started
Fewest cars classified in any 1979 race (7)
Won by Alan Jones (Williams), from P2.

Alan Jones won the 1979 Dutch Grand Prix for Williams, from grid slot 2, on 1979-08-26 at Circuit Park Zandvoort.

Why this race is here

Selection is threshold-earned: a race qualifies only by holding an outright season record — the deepest winning grid slot or the fewest cars classified — held uniquely, on completed seasons only. Fame carries no weight.

The race

WinnerAlan Jones
ConstructorWilliams
Started fromP2
Cars classified7 of 24 started
CircuitCircuit Park Zandvoort, Netherlands
Date1979-08-26

Data from F1DB (github.com/f1db/f1db), licensed CC BY 4.0 — source

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