1979 Belgian Grand Prix

  1979 Belgian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 6 of 15 in the 1979 Formula One season

Date May 13, 1979
Location Zolder, Belgium
Course
4.011 km (2.492 mi)
Distance 70 laps, 280.77 km (174.44 mi)
Weather Dry
Pole position
Driver Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford
Time 1:21.13
Fastest lap
Driver Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari
Time 1:23.09 on lap 63
Podium
First Jody Scheckter Ferrari
Second Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford
Third Didier Pironi Tyrrell-Ford

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

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 Collision 14
Ret 18 Elio de Angelis Shadow-Ford 21 Collision 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 Collision 8
DNQ 8 Patrick Tambay McLaren-Ford
DNQ 24 Arturo Merzario Merzario-Ford
DNQ 22 Derek Daly Ensign-Ford
DNQ 36 Gianfranco Brancatelli Kauhsen-Ford

Notes

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Jacques Laffite 24
2 Jody Scheckter 24 (25)
3 Gilles Villeneuve 20
4 Patrick Depailler 20
5 Carlos Reutemann 19 (21)
Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
1 Ferrari 45
2 Ligier-Ford 44
3 Lotus-Ford 33
4 Tyrrell-Ford 15
5 McLaren-Ford 5
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