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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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