1979 Grand Prix of Belgium
13 May - Zolder: 70 laps x 4.262 km = 298.340 km
Pole Position: J Laftite Ligier 1 min:21.130s
Fastest Lap: 184.658 km/h G Villeneuve Ferrari 1 min:23.090s
Results:
1 J Scheckter Ferrari 1 h 39m 59.530s
2 J Laffite Ligier 1 h 40m 14.890s
3 D Pironi Tyrrell 1 h 40m 34.700s
4 C Reutemann Lotus 1 h 40m 46.020s
5 R Patrese Arrows 1 h 41m 03.840s
6 J Watson McLaren 1 h 41m 05.380s
7r G Villeneuve Ferrari 69 out of fuel
8 H-J Stuck ATS 69
9 E Fittipaldi Copersucar 68
10 J Lammers Shadow 68
11 J-P Jarier Tyrrell 67
Did Not Finish:
P Depailler Ligier 46 accident
J Hunt Wolf 40 accident
A Jones Williams 39 electrics
M Andretti Lotus 27 brakes
N Piquet Brabham 23 engine
N Lauda Brabham 23 engine
R Arnoux Renault 22 turbo boost pressure
B Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 21 accident
E de Angelis Shadow 21 accident
J Mass Arrows 17 spin
H Rebaque Lotus 13 drive shaft
J-P Jabouille Renault 13 turbo
C Regazzoni Williams 1 accident
Did Not Qualify:
P Tambay McLaren
A Merzario Merzario
D Daly Ensign
G Brancatelli Kauhsen
Qualifying Times:
1 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier/Ford 1'21.13
2 25 P.Depailler Ligier/Ford 1'21.20
3 6 Nelson Piquet Brabham/Alfa Romeo 1'21.35
4 27 Alan Jones Williams/Ford 1'21.59
5 1 Mario Andretti Lotus/Ford 1'21.83
6 12 G.Villeneuve Ferrari 1'22.08
7 11 Jody Scheckter Ferrari 1'22.09
8 28 Clay Regazzoni Williams/Ford 1'22.40
9 20 James Hunt Wolf/Ford 1'22.55
10 2 Carlos Reutemann Lotus/Ford 1'22.56
11 4 J.P.Jarier Tyrrell/Ford 1'22.68
12 3 Didier Pironi Tyrrell/Ford 1'22.85
13 5 Niki Lauda Brabham/Alfa Romeo 1'22.87
14 35 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 1'23.15
15 31 Hector Rebaque Lotus/Ford 1'23.63
16 29 Riccardo Patrese Arrows/Ford 1'23.92
17 15 J.P.Jabouille Renault 1'24.02
18 16 Rene Arnoux Renault 1'24.33
19 7 John Watson McLaren/Ford 1'24.37
20 9 H.J.Stuck ATS/Ford 1'24.62
21 17 Jan Lammers Shadow/Ford 1'24.76
22 30 Jochen Mass Arrows/Ford 1'25.08
23 14 E.Fittipaldi Fittipaldi/Ford 1'25.18
24 18 Elio de Angelis Shadow/Ford 1'25.48
Not qualified
25 8 Patrick Tambay McLaren/Ford 1'25.69
26 24 Arturo Merzario Merzario/Ford 1'25.92
27 22 Derek Daly Ensign/Ford 1'27.83
28 36 G.Brancatelli Kauhsen/Ford 1'34.48