Season
1979
Race
6. Belgian Grand Prix
1979 Belgian Grand Prix
- Coordinates
- 50.9894, 5.25694
- Altitude
- 36 m
- Race number
- 319
R
13/05/1979 00:00 · Europe/Brussels · 70 laps
| Position | Driver | Team | Grid | Race positions | Laps | Time | Points | Status | Fastest lap rank | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 7 | +6 | 70 | 1:39:59.530 | 9 | Finished | — | |
| 2 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1 | -1 | 70 | 1:40:14.890 | 6 | Finished | — | |
| 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 12 | +9 | 70 | 1:40:34.700 | 4 | Finished | — | |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 10 | +6 | 70 | 1:40:46.020 | 3 | Finished | — | |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 16 | +11 | 70 | 1:41:03.840 | 2 | Finished | — | |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 19 | +13 | 70 | 1:41:05.380 | 1 | Finished | — | |
| 7 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 6 | -1 | 69 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 8 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 20 | +12 | 69 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 23 | +14 | 68 | — | 0 | +2 Laps | — | |
| 10 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | +11 | 68 | — | 0 | +2 Laps | — | |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 11 | = | 67 | — | 0 | +3 Laps | — | |
| 12 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 2 | -10 | 46 | — | 0 | Accident | — | |
| 13 | James Hunt | Wolf | 9 | -4 | 40 | — | 0 | Accident | — | |
| 14 | Alan Jones | Williams | 4 | -10 | 39 | — | 0 | Electrical | — | |
| 15 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 5 | -10 | 27 | — | 0 | Brakes | — | |
| 16 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 3 | -13 | 23 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 17 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 13 | -4 | 23 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 18 | René Arnoux | Renault | 18 | = | 22 | — | 0 | Turbo | — | |
| 19 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 14 | -5 | 21 | — | 0 | Accident | — | |
| 20 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 24 | +4 | 21 | — | 0 | Accident | — | |
| 21 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 22 | +1 | 17 | — | 0 | Spun off | — | |
| 22 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 15 | -7 | 13 | — | 0 | Transmission | — | |
| 23 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 17 | -6 | 13 | — | 0 | Turbo | — | |
| 24 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 8 | -16 | 1 | — | 0 | Accident | — |