1979 / ROUND 6

Belgian Grand Prix

WinnerJody ScheckterPublished race classification

Official poleJacques LaffiteSeparate from qualifying rank

Race distance298.34 km70 laps

Race entries28Includes non-starts and exclusions

Points after this race

Championship

Result	Driver	Constructor	Qual.	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Points
1	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	7	7	70	1:39:59.530	9
2	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1	1	70	1:40:14.890	6
3	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	12	12	70	1:40:34.700	4
4	Carlos Reutemann	Lotus	10	10	70	1:40:46.020	3
5	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	16	16	70	1:41:03.840	2
6	John Watson	McLaren	19	19	70	1:41:05.380	1
7	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	6	6	69	+1 lap	0
8	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS	20	20	69	+1 lap	0
9	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	23	23	68	+2 laps	0
10	Jan Lammers	Shadow	21	21	68	+2 laps	0
11	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	11	11	67	+3 laps	0
DNF	Patrick Depailler	Ligier	2	2	46	Accident	0
DNF	James Hunt	Wolf	9	9	40	Accident	0
DNF	Alan Jones	Williams	4	4	39	Electrical	0
DNF	Mario Andretti	Lotus	5	5	27	Brakes	0
DNF	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	3	3	23	Engine	0
DNF	Niki Lauda	Brabham	13	13	23	Engine	0
DNF	René Arnoux	Renault	18	18	22	Turbo	0
DNF	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	14	14	21	Collision	0
DNF	Elio de Angelis	Shadow	24	24	21	Collision	0
DNF	Jochen Mass	Arrows	22	22	17	Spun off	0
DNF	Héctor Rebaque	Lotus	15	15	13	Transmission	0
DNF	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	17	17	13	Turbo	0
DNF	Clay Regazzoni	Williams	8	8	1	Collision	0
DNQ	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	25	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	26	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Derek Daly	Ensign	27	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Gianfranco Brancatelli	Kauhsen	28	—	—	DNQ	0

Position	Driver	Published overall / latest phase
1	Jacques Laffite	1:21.130
2	Patrick Depailler	1:21.200
3	Nelson Piquet	1:21.350
4	Alan Jones	1:21.590
5	Mario Andretti	1:21.830
6	Gilles Villeneuve	1:22.080
7	Jody Scheckter	1:22.080
8	Clay Regazzoni	1:22.400
9	James Hunt	1:22.550
10	Carlos Reutemann	1:22.560
11	Jean-Pierre Jarier	1:22.680
12	Didier Pironi	1:22.850
13	Niki Lauda	1:22.870
14	Bruno Giacomelli	1:23.150
15	Héctor Rebaque	1:23.630
16	Riccardo Patrese	1:23.920
17	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	1:24.020
18	René Arnoux	1:24.330
19	John Watson	1:24.370
20	Hans-Joachim Stuck	1:24.620
21	Jan Lammers	1:24.760
22	Jochen Mass	1:25.080
23	Emerson Fittipaldi	1:25.180
24	Elio de Angelis	1:25.480
25	Patrick Tambay	1:25.690
26	Arturo Merzario	1:25.920
27	Derek Daly	1:27.830
28	Gianfranco Brancatelli	1:34.480

Time columns can refer to different phases; Head 2 Head uses a common phase. Grid penalties and Sprint-defined grids do not rewrite qualifying.