1979 Belgian Grand Prix

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The 1979 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 13 May 1979 at Zolder.

[edit] Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	11	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	70	1:39:59.53	7	9
2	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Ford	70	+15.36 secs	1	6
3	3	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell-Ford	70	+35.17 secs	12	4
4	2	Carlos Reutemann	Lotus-Ford	70	+46.49 secs	10	3
5	29	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows-Ford	70	+1:04.31	16	2
6	7	John Watson	McLaren-Ford	70	+1:05.85	19	1
7	12	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	69	+1 Lap	6
8	9	Hans Joachim Stuck	ATS-Ford	69	+1 Lap	20
9	14	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi-Ford	68	+2 Laps	23
10	17	Jan Lammers	Shadow-Ford	68	+2 Laps	21
11	4	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell-Ford	67	+3 Laps	11
Ret	25	Patrick Depailler	Ligier-Ford	46	Accident	2
Ret	20	James Hunt	Wolf-Ford	40	Accident	9
Ret	27	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford	39	Electrical	4
Ret	1	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford	27	Brakes	5
Ret	6	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	23	Engine	3
Ret	5	Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	23	Engine	13
Ret	16	René Arnoux	Renault	22	Turbo	18
Ret	35	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	21	Accident	14
Ret	18	Elio de Angelis	Shadow-Ford	21	Accident	24
Ret	30	Jochen Mass	Arrows-Ford	17	Spun Off	22
Ret	31	Hector Rebaque	Lotus-Ford	13	Transmission	15
Ret	15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	13	Turbo	17
Ret	28	Clay Regazzoni	Williams-Ford	1	Accident	8
DNQ	8	Patrick Tambay	McLaren-Ford
DNQ	24	Arturo Merzario	Merzario-Ford
DNQ	22	Derek Daly	Ensign-Ford
DNQ	36	Gianfrance Brancatelli	Kauhsen-Ford

[edit] Notes

• Pole position: Jacques Laffite - 1:21.13
• Fastest Lap: Gilles Villeneuve - 1:23.09
• Lap Leaders: Patrick Depailler 25 laps (1-18, 40-46); Jacques Laffite 12 laps (19-23, 47-53); Alan Jones 16 laps (24-39); Jody Scheckter 17 laps (54-70).

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