1979 Belgian Grand Prix

F1 Belgium Belgian Circuit Zolder-1975-1985.svg 13 May 1979 6 15 Circuit ZolderHeusden-Zolder, Belgium 2.648 4.262 70 185.380 298.340 Dry Jacques Laffite France Ligier-Ford 1:21.13 Gilles Villeneuve Canada Ferrari 1:23.09 63 Jody Scheckter South Africa 1928 Ferrari Jacques Laffite France Ligier-Ford Didier Pironi France Tyrrell-Ford BEL 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. 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 Qualifying classification PosDriverConstructorTimeNo1Jacques LaffiteLigier-Ford1:21,1312Patrick DepaillerLigier-Ford1:21,2023Nelson PiquetBrabham-Alfa Romeo1:21,3534Alan JonesWilliams-Ford1:21,5945Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford1:21,8356Gilles VilleneuveFerrari1:22,0867Jody ScheckterFerrari1:22,0978Clay RegazzoniWilliams-Ford1:22,4089James HuntWolf-Ford1:22,55910Carlos ReutemannLotus-Ford1:22,561011Jean-Pierre JarierTyrrell-Ford1:22,681112Didier PironiTyrrell-Ford1:22,851213Niki LaudaBrabham-Alfa Romeo1:22,871314Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo1:23,151415Héctor RebaqueLotus-Ford1:23,631516Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford1:23,921617Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault1:24,021718René ArnouxRenault1:24,331819John WatsonMcLaren-Ford1:24,371920Hans-Joachim StuckATS-Ford1:24,622021Jan LammersShadow-Ford1:24,762122Jochen MassArrows-Ford1:25,082223Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford1:25,182324Elio de AngelisShadow-Ford1:25,4824DNQ Did not qualifyPatrick TambayMcLaren-Ford1:25,69—DNQ Did not qualifyArturo MerzarioMerzario-Ford1:25,92—DNQ Did not qualifyDerek DalyEnsign-Ford1:27,83—DNQ Did not qualifyGianfranco BrancatelliKauhsen-Ford1:34,48— Race Classification Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 11 South Africa 1928 Jody Scheckter Ferrari Michelin 70 1:39:59.53 7 9 2 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford Goodyear 70 + 15.36 1 6 3 3 France Didier Pironi Tyrrell-Ford Goodyear 70 + 35.17 12 4 4 2 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Lotus-Ford Goodyear 70 + 46.49 10 3 5 29 Italy Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford Goodyear 70 + 1:04.31 16 2 6 7 UK John Watson McLaren-Ford Goodyear 70 + 1:05.85 19 1 7 12 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari Michelin 69 + 1 Lap 6 8 9 FRG Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS-Ford Goodyear 69 + 1 Lap 20 9 14 Brazil 1968 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford Goodyear 68 + 2 Laps 23 10 17 Netherlands Jan Lammers Shadow-Ford Goodyear 68 + 2 Laps 21 11 4 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell-Ford Goodyear 67 + 3 Laps 11 Ret Retired 25 France Patrick Depailler Ligier-Ford Goodyear 46 Accident 2 Ret Retired 20 UK James Hunt Wolf-Ford Goodyear 40 Accident 9 Ret Retired 27 Australia Alan Jones Williams-Ford Goodyear 39 Electrical 4 Ret Retired 1 US Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford Goodyear 27 Brakes 5 Ret Retired 6 Brazil 1968 Nelson Piquet Brabham-Alfa Romeo Goodyear 23 Engine 3 Ret Retired 5 Austria Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo Goodyear 23 Engine 13 Ret Retired 16 France René Arnoux Renault Michelin 22 Turbo 18 Ret Retired 35 Italy Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo Goodyear 21 Collision 14 Ret Retired 18 Italy Elio de Angelis Shadow-Ford Goodyear 21 Collision 24 Ret Retired 30 FRG Jochen Mass Arrows-Ford Goodyear 17 Spun Off 22 Ret Retired 31 Mexico Héctor Rebaque Lotus-Ford Goodyear 13 Transmission 15 Ret Retired 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault Michelin 13 Turbo 17 Ret Retired 28 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Williams-Ford Goodyear 1 Collision 8 DNQ Did not qualify 8 France Patrick Tambay McLaren-Ford Goodyear DNQ Did not qualify 24 Italy Arturo Merzario Merzario-Ford Goodyear DNQ Did not qualify 22 Ireland Derek Daly Ensign-Ford Goodyear DNQ Did not qualify 36 Italy Gianfranco Brancatelli Kauhsen-Ford Goodyear Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1979/399/ 1979 Belgian Grand Prix formula1.com 23 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20140209070723/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1979/399/ 9 February 2014https://gparchive.com/formula-1/1979-belgian-grand-prix/ 1979 Belgian Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive GPArchive.com 13 May 1979 3 November 2021 Notes This race saw the 10th pole position set by a French driver and the 5th fastest lap set by a Canadian driver. This was the 50th Grand Prix start for a Dutch driver. This was the 5th pole position for Ligier. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 2 1 FRA Jacques Laffite 24 10px 3 2 South Africa 1928 Jody Scheckter 24 (25) 10px 2 3 CAN Gilles Villeneuve 20 10px 2 4 FRA Patrick Depailler 20 10px 1 5 ARG Carlos Reutemann 19 (21)Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1979/belgique/championnat.aspx Belgium 1979 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 12 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 1 ITA Ferrari 45 10px 1 2 FRA Ligier-Ford 44 10px 3 UK Lotus-Ford 33 10px 4 UK Tyrrell-Ford 15 10px 5 UK McLaren-Ford 5Source: 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 30em Belgian Grand Prix 1979 1979 Spanish Grand Prix 1979 Monaco Grand Prix 1978 Belgian Grand Prix 1980 Belgian Grand Prix Belgian Grand Prix Category:Belgian Grand Prix Grand Prix Category:Circuit Zolder Category:Sports competitions in Limburg (Belgium)