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.
| 1979 Belgian Grand Prix | |||
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| Race 6 of 15 in the 1979 Formula One season | |||
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| 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 | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
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.
Qualifying edit
Qualifying classification edit
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | No |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
Race edit
Classification edit
Championship standings after the race edit
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 4 results from the first 7 races and the best 4 results from the last 8 races counted towards the Drivers' Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
References edit
- ^ "1979 Belgian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "1979 Belgian Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive". GPArchive.com. 13 May 1979. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Belgium 1979 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 12 March 2019.