Round 6 of 15 · Heusden-Zolder · 13 May 1979, Sunday
Belgian Grand Prix
Key highlights
Laffite
pole position
70
laps
11
finishers out of 24
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 1:39:59.53 | 9 |
| 2 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +15.36 | 6 |
| 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | +35.17 | 4 |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | +46.49 | 3 |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | +1:04.31 | 2 |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | +1:05.85 | 1 |
| 7 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | +2 Laps | |
| 10 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | +2 Laps | |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | +3 Laps | |
| DNF | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | Accident | |
| DNF | James Hunt | Wolf | Accident | |
| DNF | Alan Jones | Williams | Electrical | |
| DNF | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | Brakes | |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | Engine | |
| DNF | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | Engine | |
| DNF | René Arnoux | Renault | Turbo | |
| DNF | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | Accident | |
| DNF | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | Accident | |
| DNF | Jochen Mass | Arrows | Spun off | |
| DNF | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | Transmission | |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | Turbo | |
| DNF | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | Accident | |
| DNQ | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Derek Daly | Ensign | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Gianfranco Brancatelli | Kauhsen | Did not qualify |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- DNQ
- Did not qualify