The 1979 Belgian Grand Prix started May 13th, 1979 at 02:00 on Zolder in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium. Jacques Laffite started from pole position with Patrick Depailler next to him. Nelson Piquet started from third place.
After 1 hour, 39 minutes and 59 seconds Jody Scheckter finished the race first. The podium was completed with Jacques Laffite in second and Didier Pironi in third place.
After the 1979 Belgian Grand Prix, Jacques Laffite is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 24 points. Laffite is 0 points ahead of Jody Scheckter.
After 1 hour, 39 minutes and 59 seconds Jody Scheckter finished the race first. The podium was completed with Jacques Laffite in second and Didier Pironi in third place.
After the 1979 Belgian Grand Prix, Jacques Laffite is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 24 points. Laffite is 0 points ahead of Jody Scheckter.
Circuit
Location
Heusden-Zolder, Belgium
Date
May 13th, 1979 at 02:00
Round
6/15
Winner
Jody Scheckter
Winning time
1:39:59.53
Pole position
Jacques Laffite
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 6 | #11 Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 1:39:59.53 | 7 | 70 | 9 |
| 2 1 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +15.36 | 1 | 70 | 6 |
| 3 9 | #3 Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | +35.17 | 12 | 70 | 4 |
| 4 6 | #2 Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | +46.49 | 10 | 70 | 3 |
| 5 11 | #29 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | +1:04.31 | 16 | 70 | 2 |
| 6 13 | #7 John Watson | McLaren | +1:05.85 | 19 | 70 | 1 |
| 7 1 | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 6 | 69 | 0 |
| 8 12 | #9 Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | +1 Lap | 20 | 69 | 0 |
| 9 14 | #14 Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | +2 Laps | 23 | 68 | 0 |
| 10 11 | #17 Jan Lammers | Shadow | +2 Laps | 21 | 68 | 0 |
| 11 | #4 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | +3 Laps | 11 | 67 | 0 |
| - | #25 Patrick Depailler | Ligier | DNF (Accident) | 2 | 46 | 0 |
| - | #20 James Hunt | Wolf | DNF (Accident) | 9 | 40 | 0 |
| - | #27 Alan Jones | Williams | DNF (Electrical) | 4 | 39 | 0 |
| - | #1 Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | DNF (Brakes) | 5 | 27 | 0 |
| - | #6 Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | DNF (Engine) | 3 | 23 | 0 |
| - | #5 Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | DNF (Engine) | 13 | 23 | 0 |
| - | #16 René Arnoux | Renault | DNF (Turbo) | 18 | 22 | 0 |
| - | #35 Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | DNF (Accident) | 14 | 21 | 0 |
| - | #18 Elio de Angelis | Shadow | DNF (Accident) | 24 | 21 | 0 |
| - | #30 Jochen Mass | Arrows | DNF (Spun off) | 22 | 17 | 0 |
| - | #31 Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | DNF (Transmission) | 15 | 13 | 0 |
| - | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | DNF (Turbo) | 17 | 13 | 0 |
| - | #28 Clay Regazzoni | Williams | DNF (Accident) | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| - | #8 Patrick Tambay | McLaren | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #24 Arturo Merzario | Merzario | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #22 Derek Daly | Ensign | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #36 Gianfranco Brancatelli | Kauhsen | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 2 | 3 | 24 | |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 1 | 3 | 24 | 0 |
| 3 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 2 | 20 | -4 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 1 | 2 | 20 | -4 |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 3 | 19 | -5 | |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 12 | -12 | |
| 7 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 1 | 8 | -16 | |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 1 | 7 | -17 | |
| 9 | John Watson | McLaren | 1 | 5 | -19 | |
| 10 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | 4 | -20 | |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 2 | -22 | ||
| 12 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1 | -23 | ||
| 13 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 1 | -23 | ||
| 14 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 0 | -24 | ||
| 15 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 0 | -24 | ||
| 16 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 0 | -24 | ||
| 17 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 0 | -24 | ||
| 18 | James Hunt | Wolf | 0 | -24 | ||
| 19 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 0 | -24 | ||
| 20 | René Arnoux | Renault | 0 | -24 | ||
| 21 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 0 | -24 | ||
| 22 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 0 | -24 | ||
| 23 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 0 | -24 | ||
| 24 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 0 | -24 | ||
| 25 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 0 | -24 | ||
| 26 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 0 | -24 | ||
| 27 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 0 | -24 | ||
| 28 | Gianfranco Brancatelli | Kauhsen | 0 | -24 |
| Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 3 | 5 | 45 | |
| 2 | Ligier | 3 | 5 | 44 | -1 |
| 3 | Team Lotus | 4 | 33 | -12 | |
| 4 | Tyrrell | 2 | 15 | -30 | |
| 5 | McLaren | 1 | 5 | -40 | |
| 6 | Williams | 1 | 4 | -41 | |
| 7 | Arrows | 2 | -43 | ||
| 8 | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 1 | -44 | ||
| 9 | Fittipaldi | 1 | -44 | ||
| 10 | Shadow | 0 | -45 | ||
| 11 | ATS | 0 | -45 | ||
| 12 | Wolf | 0 | -45 | ||
| 13 | Renault | 0 | -45 | ||
| 14 | Ensign | 0 | -45 | ||
| 15 | Alfa Romeo | 0 | -45 | ||
| 16 | Merzario | 0 | -45 | ||
| 17 | Kauhsen | 0 | -45 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | #1 Max Verstappen | Sergio Pérez | Charles Leclerc | Charles Leclerc | |
| 2022 | #1 Max Verstappen | Sergio Pérez | Carlos Sainz | 1:49.354 - Max Verstappen | Carlos Sainz |
| 2021 | #33 Max Verstappen | George Russell | Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | |
| 2020 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | Max Verstappen | 1:47.483 - Daniel Ricciardo | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2019 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | 1:46.409 - Sebastian Vettel | Charles Leclerc |
| 2018 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | 1:46.286 - Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2017 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel | Daniel Ricciardo | 1:46.577 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2016 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Daniel Ricciardo | Lewis Hamilton | 1:51.583 - Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg |
| 2015 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Romain Grosjean | 1:52.416 - Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2014 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Nico Rosberg | Valtteri Bottas | 1:50.511 - Nico Rosberg | Nico Rosberg |
| 2013 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Fernando Alonso | Lewis Hamilton | 1:50.756 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2012 | #3 Jenson Button | Sebastian Vettel | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:52.822 - Bruno Senna | Jenson Button |
| 2011 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Jenson Button | 1:49.883 - Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2010 | #2 Lewis Hamilton | Mark Webber | Robert Kubica | 1:49.069 - Lewis Hamilton | Mark Webber |
| 2009 | #4 Kimi Räikkönen | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sebastian Vettel | 1:47.263 - Sebastian Vettel | Giancarlo Fisichella |
| 2008 | #2 Felipe Massa | Nick Heidfeld | Lewis Hamilton | 1:47.930 - Kimi Räikkönen | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2007 | #6 Kimi Räikkönen | Felipe Massa | Fernando Alonso | 1:48.036 - Felipe Massa | Kimi Räikkönen |
| 2005 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso | Jenson Button | 1:51.453 - Ralf Schumacher | Juan Pablo Montoya |
| 2004 | #6 Kimi Räikkönen | Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | 1:45.108 - Kimi Räikkönen | Jarno Trulli |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Juan Pablo Montoya | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2001 | #1 Michael Schumacher | David Coulthard | Giancarlo Fisichella | Juan Pablo Montoya | |
| 2000 | #1 Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher | Ralf Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | |
| 1999 | #2 David Coulthard | Mika Häkkinen | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Mika Häkkinen | |
| 1998 | #9 Damon Hill | Ralf Schumacher | Jean Alesi | Mika Häkkinen | |
| 1997 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Giancarlo Fisichella | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jacques Villeneuve | |
| 1996 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Jacques Villeneuve | Mika Häkkinen | Jacques Villeneuve | |
| 1995 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Damon Hill | Martin Brundle | Gerhard Berger | |
| 1994 | #0 Damon Hill | Mika Häkkinen | Jos Verstappen | Rubens Barrichello | |
| 1993 | #0 Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher | Alain Prost | Alain Prost | |
| 1992 | #19 Michael Schumacher | Nigel Mansell | Riccardo Patrese | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1991 | #1 Ayrton Senna | Gerhard Berger | Nelson Piquet | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1990 | #27 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1989 | #1 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Nigel Mansell | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1988 | #12 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Ivan Capelli | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1987 | #1 Alain Prost | Stefan Johansson | Andrea de Cesaris | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1986 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Ayrton Senna | Stefan Johansson | Nelson Piquet | |
| 1985 | #12 Ayrton Senna | Nigel Mansell | Alain Prost | Alain Prost | |
| 1984 | #27 Michele Alboreto | Derek Warwick | René Arnoux | Michele Alboreto | |
| 1983 | #15 Alain Prost | Patrick Tambay | Eddie Cheever | Alain Prost | |
| 1982 | #7 John Watson | Keke Rosberg | Eddie Cheever | Alain Prost | |
| 1981 | #2 Carlos Reutemann | Jacques Laffite | Nigel Mansell | Carlos Reutemann | |
| 1980 | #25 Didier Pironi | Alan Jones | Carlos Reutemann | Alan Jones | |
| 1978 | #5 Mario Andretti | Ronnie Peterson | Carlos Reutemann | Mario Andretti | |
| 1977 | #6 Gunnar Nilsson | Niki Lauda | Ronnie Peterson | Mario Andretti | |
| 1976 | #1 Niki Lauda | Clay Regazzoni | Jacques Laffite | Niki Lauda | |
| 1975 | #12 Niki Lauda | Jody Scheckter | Carlos Reutemann | Niki Lauda | |
| 1974 | #5 Emerson Fittipaldi | Niki Lauda | Jody Scheckter | Clay Regazzoni | |
| 1973 | #5 Jackie Stewart | François Cevert | Emerson Fittipaldi | Ronnie Peterson | |
| 1972 | #32 Emerson Fittipaldi | François Cevert | Denny Hulme | Emerson Fittipaldi | |
| 1970 | #1 Pedro Rodríguez | Chris Amon | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Jackie Stewart | |
| 1968 | #5 Bruce McLaren | Pedro Rodríguez | Jacky Ickx | Chris Amon | |
| 1967 | #36 Dan Gurney | Jackie Stewart | Chris Amon | Jim Clark | |
| 1966 | #6 John Surtees | Jochen Rindt | Lorenzo Bandini | John Surtees | |
| 1965 | #17 Jim Clark | Jackie Stewart | Bruce McLaren | Graham Hill | |
| 1964 | #23 Jim Clark | Bruce McLaren | Jack Brabham | Dan Gurney | |
| 1963 | #1 Jim Clark | Bruce McLaren | Dan Gurney | Graham Hill | |
| 1962 | #16 Jim Clark | Graham Hill | Phil Hill | Graham Hill | |
| 1961 | #4 Phil Hill | Wolfgang von Trips | Richie Ginther | Phil Hill | |
| 1960 | #2 Jack Brabham | Bruce McLaren | Olivier Gendebien | Jack Brabham | |
| 1958 | #4 Tony Brooks | Mike Hawthorn | Stuart Lewis-Evans | Mike Hawthorn | |
| 1956 | #8 Peter Collins | Paul Frère | Stirling Moss | Juan Fangio | |
| 1955 | #10 Juan Fangio | Stirling Moss | Nino Farina | Eugenio Castellotti | |
| 1954 | #26 Juan Fangio | Maurice Trintignant | Stirling Moss | Juan Fangio | |
| 1953 | #10 Alberto Ascari | Luigi Villoresi | Onofre Marimón | Juan Fangio | |
| 1952 | #4 Alberto Ascari | Nino Farina | Robert Manzon | Alberto Ascari | |
| 1951 | #4 Nino Farina | Alberto Ascari | Luigi Villoresi | Juan Fangio | |
| 1950 | #10 Juan Fangio | Luigi Fagioli | Louis Rosier | Nino Farina |