Round 6 · 1979
Belgian Grand Prix
WinnerSCKFerrari · from P7
PoleLAF
Fastest lap1:23.090Villeneuve · L63
Biggest gain+14Fittipaldi P23→P9
Retirements13of 24 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter SCK | Ferrari | 7 | +6 | 70 | 1:39:59.530 | — | 9 |
| 2 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier | 1 | -1 | 70 | +15.360 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Didier Pironi PIR | Tyrrell | 12 | +9 | 70 | +35.170 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Team Lotus | 10 | +6 | 70 | +46.490 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese PAC | Arrows | 16 | +11 | 70 | +1:04.310 | — | 2 |
| 6 | John Watson WAT | McLaren | 19 | +13 | 70 | +1:05.850 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Ferrari | 6 | -1 | 69 | +1 lap FL | — | ||
| 8 | ATS | 20 | +12 | 69 | +1 lap | — | ||
| 9 | Fittipaldi | 23 | +14 | 68 | +2 laps | — | ||
| 10 | Jan Lammers LAM | Shadow | 21 | +11 | 68 | +2 laps | — | |
| 11 | Tyrrell | 11 | 0 | 67 | +3 laps | — | ||
| — | Mario Andretti ANI | Team Lotus | 5 | 27 | DNF · L27 | — | ||
| — | Clay Regazzoni REA | Williams | 8 | 1 | DNF · L1 | — | ||
| — | Niki Lauda LAU | Brabham | 13 | 23 | DNF · L23 | — | ||
| — | Patrick Depaille ANU | Ligier | 2 | 46 | DNF · L46 | — | ||
| — | Arturo Merzario MEZ | Merzario | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | James Hunt HUN | Wolf | 9 | 40 | DNF · L40 | — | ||
| — | Jochen Mass MAJ | Arrows | 22 | 17 | DNF · L17 | — | ||
| — | Alpine | 17 | 13 | DNF · L13 | — | |||
| — | Alan Jones JOE | Williams | 4 | 39 | DNF · L39 | — | ||
| — | Hector Rebaque REB | Team Lotus | 15 | 13 | DNF · L13 | — | ||
| — | Patrick Tambay TAM | McLaren | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Bruno Giacomelli GIA | Alfa Romeo (1979–85) | 14 | 21 | DNF · L21 | — | ||
| — | Alpine | 18 | 22 | DNF · L22 | — | |||
| — | Brabham | 3 | 23 | DNF · L23 | — | |||
| — | Derek Daly DAD | Ensign | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Elio de Angelis DEA | Shadow | 24 | 21 | DNF · L21 | — | ||
| — | Kauhsen | — | 0 | DNQ | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Recent winners at Circuit Zolder
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Belgian Grand Prix | Mario Andretti ANI | Team Lotus | 1 |
| 1977 | Belgian Grand Prix | Gunnar Nilsson NIL | Team Lotus | 3 |
| 1976 | Belgian Grand Prix | Niki Lauda LAU | Ferrari | 1 |
| 1975 | Belgian Grand Prix | Niki Lauda LAU | Ferrari | 1 |
| 1973 | Belgian Grand Prix | Jackie Stewart STJ | Tyrrell | 6 |