Gridpedia1979 Belgian Grand Prix
- Date
- 13 May 1979
- Circuit
- Zolder, Heusden-Zolder, Belgium
- Round
- 6 of 15
- Winner
- Jody Scheckter (Ferrari)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | SCHJody Scheckter | Ferrari | 7 | 70 | 1:39:59.53 | 9 | |
| 2 | 26 | LAFJacques Laffite | Ligier | 1 | 70 | +15.36 | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 | PIRDidier Pironi | Tyrrell | 12 | 70 | +35.17 | 4 | |
| 4 | 2 | REUCarlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 10 | 70 | +46.49 | 3 | |
| 5 | 29 | PATRiccardo Patrese | Arrows | 16 | 70 | +1:04.31 | 2 | |
| 6 | 7 | WATJohn Watson | McLaren | 19 | 70 | +1:05.85 | 1 | |
| 7 | 12 | VILGilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 6 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 9 | STUHans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 20 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 14 | FITEmerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 23 | 68 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 17 | LAMJan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | 68 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 4 | JARJean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 11 | 67 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 25 | DEPPatrick Depailler | Ligier | 2 | 46 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 20 | HUNJames Hunt | Wolf | 9 | 40 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 27 | JONAlan Jones | Williams | 4 | 39 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 1 | ANDMario Andretti | Team Lotus | 5 | 27 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 6 | PIQNelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 3 | 23 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 5 | LAUNiki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 13 | 23 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 16 | ARNRené Arnoux | Renault | 18 | 22 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | 35 | GIABruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 14 | 21 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 18 | DEAElio de Angelis | Shadow | 24 | 21 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 30 | MASJochen Mass | Arrows | 22 | 17 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 31 | REBHector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 15 | 13 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 15 | JABJean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 17 | 13 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | 28 | REGClay Regazzoni | Williams | 8 | 1 | Accident | 0 | |
| F | 8 | TAMPatrick Tambay | McLaren | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 24 | MERArturo Merzario | Merzario | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 22 | DALDerek Daly | Ensign | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 36 | BRAGianfranco Brancatelli | Kauhsen | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 2 | 24 |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 1 | 24 |
| 3 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 20 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 1 | 20 |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 0 | 19 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 0 | 12 |
| 7 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | John Watson | McLaren | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Alan Jones | Williams | 0 | 4 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 3 | 45 |
| 2 | Ligier | 3 | 44 |
| 3 | Team Lotus | 0 | 33 |
| 4 | Tyrrell | 0 | 15 |
| 5 | McLaren | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Williams | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Arrows | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Fittipaldi | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Shadow | 0 | 0 |