Belgium (1979)

Date: 13 May 1979

Location: Heusden-Zolder, Belgium

Race Results
Position Driver Points Laps Constructor Engine Tyres
1 South Africa Jody Scheckter 9 70 Ferrari Ferrari Michelin
2 France Jacques Laffite 6 70 Ligier Ford Goodyear
3 France Didier Pironi 4 70 Tyrrell Ford Goodyear
4 Argentina Carlos Reutemann 3 70 Lotus Ford Goodyear
5 Italy Riccardo Patrese 2 70 Arrows Ford Goodyear
6 United Kingdom John Watson 1 70 McLaren Ford Goodyear
7 Canada Gilles Villeneuve 0 69 Ferrari Ferrari Michelin
8 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck 0 69 ATS Ford Goodyear
9 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi 0 68 Fittipaldi Ford Goodyear
10 Netherlands Jan Lammers 0 68 Shadow Ford Goodyear
11 France Jean-Pierre Jarier 0 67 Tyrrell Ford Goodyear
DNF France Patrick Depailler 0 46 Ligier Ford Goodyear
DNF United Kingdom James Hunt 0 40 Wolf Ford Goodyear
DNF Australia Alan Jones 0 39 Williams Ford Goodyear
DNF United States of America Mario Andretti 0 27 Lotus Ford Goodyear
DNF Brazil Nelson Piquet 0 23 Brabham Alfa Romeo Goodyear
DNF Austria Niki Lauda 0 23 Brabham Alfa Romeo Goodyear
DNF France René Arnoux 0 22 Renault Renault Michelin
DNF Italy Bruno Giacomelli 0 21 Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Goodyear
DNF Italy Elio de Angelis 0 21 Shadow Ford Goodyear
DNF Germany Jochen Mass 0 17 Arrows Ford Goodyear
DNF Mexico Héctor Rebaque 0 13 Lotus Ford Goodyear
DNF France Jean-Pierre Jabouille 0 13 Renault Renault Michelin
DNF Switzerland Clay Regazzoni 0 1 Williams Ford Goodyear
DNQ France Patrick Tambay 0 McLaren Ford Goodyear
DNQ Italy Arturo Merzario 0 Merzario Ford Goodyear
DNQ Ireland Derek Daly 0 Ensign Ford Goodyear
DNQ Italy Gianfranco Brancatelli 0 Kauhsen Ford Goodyear
Qualifying Times (Q1 / Q2 / Q3)

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1979 Belgian Grand Prix (1979)

Date: 1979-05-13 · Circuit: Zolder (Belgium)

Podium
  1. Jody David Scheckter Ferrari 9 pts
  2. Jacques-Henri Laffite Ligier 6 pts
  3. Didier Joseph Louis Pironi Tyrrell 4 pts
Race Results
PosDriverConstructor GridΔTime/RetiredPoints
1 Jody David Scheckter Ferrari 7 +6 1:39:59.530 9
2 Jacques-Henri Laffite Ligier 1 -1 1:40:14.890 6
3 Didier Joseph Louis Pironi Tyrrell 12 +9 1:40:34.700 4
4 Carlos Alberto Reutemann Lotus 10 +6 1:40:46.020 3
5 Riccardo Gabriele Patrese Arrows 16 +11 1:41:03.840 2
6 John Marshall Watson McLaren 19 +13 1:41:05.380 1
7 Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve Ferrari 6 -1
8 Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS 20 +12
9 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 23 +14
10 Johannes Lammers Shadow 21 +11
11 Jean-Pierre Jacques Jarier Tyrrell 11 0
Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler Ligier 2 Accident
James Simon Wallis Hunt Wolf 9 Accident
Alan Stanley Jones Williams 4 Electrical
Mario Gabriele Andretti Lotus 5 Brakes
Nelson Piquet Souto Maior Brabham 3 Engine
Andreas Nikolaus Lauda Brabham 13 Engine
René Alexandre Arnoux Renault 18 Turbo
Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 14 Collision
Elio de Angelis Shadow 24 Collision
Jochen Richard Mass Arrows 22 Spun off
Héctor Alonso Rebaque Lotus 15 Transmission
Jean-Pierre Alain Jabouille Renault 17 Turbo
Gianclaudio Giuseppe Regazzoni Williams 8 Collision
Patrick Daniel Tambay McLaren
Arturo Francesco Merzario Merzario
Derek Daly Ensign
Gianfranco Brancatelli Kauhsen
Qualifying Top 10
PosDriverConstructorGrid
1 Jacques-Henri Laffite Ligier 1
2 Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler Ligier 2
3 Nelson Piquet Souto Maior Brabham 3
4 Alan Stanley Jones Williams 4
5 Mario Gabriele Andretti Lotus 5
6 Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve Ferrari 6
7 Jody David Scheckter Ferrari 7
8 Gianclaudio Giuseppe Regazzoni Williams 8
9 James Simon Wallis Hunt Wolf 9
10 Carlos Alberto Reutemann Lotus 10

Fastest Lap

Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve (Ferrari) –

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