Belgian Grand Prix 1979
13 May 1979
Zolder, Belgium
- Location
- Heusden-Zolder, Belgium
- Laps
- 70
- Previous winners
- 1984Michele AlboretoFerrari
- 1982John WatsonMcLaren
- 1981Carlos ReutemannWilliams
- 1980Didier PironiLigier
- 1978Mario AndrettiTeam Lotus
Starting Grid
- 1
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
No time set
- 2
Patrick Depailler
Ligier
No time set
- 3
Nelson Piquet
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
No time set
- 4
Alan Jones
Williams
No time set
- 5
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
No time set
- 6
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
No time set
- 7
Jody Scheckter
Ferrari
No time set
- 8
Clay Regazzoni
Williams
No time set
- 9
James Hunt
Wolf
No time set
- 10
Carlos Reutemann
Team Lotus
No time set
- 11
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Tyrrell
No time set
- 12
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
No time set
- 13
Niki Lauda
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
No time set
- 14
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
No time set
- 15
Hector Rebaque
Team Lotus
No time set
- 16
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
No time set
- 17
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
No time set
- 18
René Arnoux
Renault
No time set
- 19
John Watson
McLaren
No time set
- 20
Hans-Joachim Stuck
ATS
No time set
- 21
Jan Lammers
Shadow
No time set
- 22
Jochen Mass
Arrows
No time set
- 23
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
No time set
- 24
Elio de Angelis
Shadow
No time set
- PIT
Patrick Tambay
McLaren
No time set
- PIT
Arturo Merzario
Merzario
No time set
- PIT
Derek Daly
Ensign
No time set
- PIT
Gianfranco Brancatelli
Kauhsen
No time set
Laps Lead
Results
| 1 | +6 | Jody Scheckter Ferrari | 70 laps | 1:39:59.53 | 9pts |
| 2 | -1 | Jacques Laffite Ligier | 70 laps | +15.36 | 6pts |
| 3 | +9 | Didier Pironi Tyrrell | 70 laps | +35.17 | 4pts |
| 4 | +6 | Carlos Reutemann Team Lotus | 70 laps | +46.49 | 3pts |
| 5 | +11 | Riccardo Patrese Arrows | 70 laps | +1:04.31 | 2pts |
| 6 | +13 | John Watson McLaren | 70 laps | +1:05.85 | 1pts |
| 7 | -1 | Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari | 69 laps | ||
| 8 | +12 | Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS | 69 laps | ||
| 9 | +14 | Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi | 68 laps | ||
| 10 | +11 | Jan Lammers Shadow | 68 laps | ||
| 11 | 0 | Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell | 67 laps | ||
| R | - | Patrick Depailler Ligier | 46 laps | ||
| R | - | James Hunt Wolf | 40 laps | ||
| R | - | Alan Jones Williams | 39 laps | ||
| R | - | Mario Andretti Team Lotus | 27 laps | ||
| R | - | Nelson Piquet Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 23 laps | ||
| R | - | Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 23 laps | ||
| R | - | René Arnoux Renault | 22 laps | ||
| R | - | Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo | 21 laps | ||
| R | - | Elio de Angelis Shadow | 21 laps | ||
| R | - | Jochen Mass Arrows | 17 laps | ||
| R | - | Hector Rebaque Team Lotus | 13 laps | ||
| R | - | Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault | 13 laps | ||
| R | - | Clay Regazzoni Williams | 1 laps | ||
| F | - | Patrick Tambay McLaren | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Arturo Merzario Merzario | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Derek Daly Ensign | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Gianfranco Brancatelli Kauhsen | 0 laps |