1979 Belgian Grand Prix | |||
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Race 6 of 15 in the 1979 Formula One season | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 13 May 1979 | ||
Location | Circuit Zolder Heusden-Zolder, Belgium | ||
Course length | 4.262 km (2.648 miles) | ||
Distance | 70 laps, 298.340 km (185.380 miles) | ||
Weather | Dry | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Ligier-Ford | ||
Time | 1:21.13 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | |
Time | 1:23.09 on lap 63 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Ferrari | ||
Second | Ligier-Ford | ||
Third | Tyrrell-Ford | ||
Lap leaders |
The 1979 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 13 May 1979 at Zolder. It was the sixth race of the 1979 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1979 International Cup for F1 Constructors.
The 70-lap race was won by Jody Scheckter, driving a Ferrari. Jacques Laffite finished second in a Ligier-Ford, having started from pole position, while Didier Pironi achieved his first podium finish with third in a Tyrrell-Ford.
The race also saw the first appearance of Alfa Romeo as a works team since 1951. Driving the Alfa Romeo 177, Bruno Giacomelli qualified 14th, ahead of both Renaults and both McLarens, before retiring following a collision with Elio de Angelis in the Shadow-Ford.
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | No |
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1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford | 1:21,13 | 1 |
2 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier-Ford | 1:21,20 | 2 |
3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 1:21,35 | 3 |
4 | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | 1:21,59 | 4 |
5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | 1:21,83 | 5 |
6 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:22,08 | 6 |
7 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 1:22,09 | 7 |
8 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams-Ford | 1:22,40 | 8 |
9 | James Hunt | Wolf-Ford | 1:22,55 | 9 |
10 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus-Ford | 1:22,56 | 10 |
11 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:22,68 | 11 |
12 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:22,85 | 12 |
13 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 1:22,87 | 13 |
14 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 1:23,15 | 14 |
15 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus-Ford | 1:23,63 | 15 |
16 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford | 1:23,92 | 16 |
17 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1:24,02 | 17 |
18 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1:24,33 | 18 |
19 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford | 1:24,37 | 19 |
20 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS-Ford | 1:24,62 | 20 |
21 | Jan Lammers | Shadow-Ford | 1:24,76 | 21 |
22 | Jochen Mass | Arrows-Ford | 1:25,08 | 22 |
23 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford | 1:25,18 | 23 |
24 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow-Ford | 1:25,48 | 24 |
DNQ | Patrick Tambay | McLaren-Ford | 1:25,69 | — |
DNQ | Arturo Merzario | Merzario-Ford | 1:25,92 | — |
DNQ | Derek Daly | Ensign-Ford | 1:27,83 | — |
DNQ | Gianfranco Brancatelli | Kauhsen-Ford | 1:34,48 | — |
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