The 1979 Belgian Grand Prix was Round 6 of the 1979 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at the Zolder circuit in Belgium on Sunday, 13 May 1979. Jacques Laffite started on pole position in the Ligier Ford and Jody Scheckter was the race winner for Ferrari.
1979 Belgian Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | South Africa | Ferrari | Michelin | 70 | 1:39:59.530 | 1:39:59.530 | - | - | 1:23.390 | 12 | 179.020 | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | France | Ligier Ford | Goodyear | 70 | +15.360 | 1:40:14.890 | +15.360 | +15.360 | 1:23.780 | 20 | 178.560 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | Didier Pironi | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 70 | +35.170 | 1:40:34.700 | +35.170 | +19.810 | 1:24.320 | 60 | 177.970 | 12 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 70 | +46.490 | 1:40:46.020 | +46.490 | +11.320 | 1:23.890 | 54 | 177.640 | 10 | 3 |
| 5 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 70 | +1:04.310 | 1:41:03.840 | +1:04.310 | +17.820 | 1:25.160 | 38 | 177.120 | 16 | 2 |
| 6 | 7 | John Watson | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 70 | +1:05.850 | 1:41:05.380 | +1:05.850 | +1.540 | 1:24.150 | 69 | 177.070 | 19 | 1 |
| 7 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Canada | Ferrari | Michelin | 69 | +1 lap | 1:39:00.960 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:23.090 | 63 | 178.200 | 6 | |
| 8 | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Germany | ATS Ford | Goodyear | 69 | +1 lap | 1:40:32.570 | 1 lap | +1:31.610 | 1:24.840 | 38 | 175.490 | 20 | |
| 9 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | 68 | +2 laps | 1:40:07.150 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:25.340 | 20 | 173.680 | 23 | |
| 10 | 17 | Jan Lammers | Netherlands | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 68 | +2 laps | 1:41:03.560 | 2 laps | +56.410 | 1:26.640 | 38 | 172.070 | 21 | |
| 11 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 67 | +3 laps | 1:40:11.590 | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:24.690 | 37 | 171.000 | 11 | |
| DNF | 25 | Patrick Depailler | France | Ligier Ford | Goodyear | 46 | Accident | 1:05:35.220 | 1:24.120 | 36 | 179.350 | 2 | |||
| DNF | 20 | James Hunt | Great Britain | Wolf Ford | Goodyear | 40 | Accident | 57:23.080 | 1:24.070 | 39 | 178.250 | 9 | |||
| DNF | 27 | Alan Jones | Australia | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 39 | Electrical | 55:28.540 | 1:23.440 | 33 | 179.770 | 4 | |||
| DNF | 1 | Mario Andretti | United States | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 27 | Brakes | 39:22.540 | 1:24.570 | 12 | 175.350 | 5 | |||
| DNF | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 23 | Engine | 33:48.160 | 1:24.610 | 20 | 174.000 | 3 | |||
| DNF | 5 | Niki Lauda | Austria | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 23 | Engine | 34:02.540 | 1:24.830 | 15 | 172.770 | 13 | |||
| DNF | 16 | René Arnoux | France | Renault | Michelin | 22 | Turbo | 32:41.240 | 1:26.430 | 20 | 172.110 | 18 | |||
| DNF | 35 | Bruno Giacomelli | Italy | Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 21 | Accident | 30:49.260 | 1:25.530 | 20 | 174.240 | 14 | |||
| DNF | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Italy | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 21 | Accident | 30:49.680 | 1:25.190 | 20 | 174.200 | 24 | |||
| DNF | 30 | Jochen Mass | Germany | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 17 | Spun Off | 25:00.730 | 1:26.310 | 17 | 173.810 | 22 | |||
| DNF | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Mexico | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 13 | Transmission | 19:25.650 | 1:25.850 | 8 | 171.120 | 15 | |||
| DNF | 15 | Jean Pierre Jabouille | France | Renault | Michelin | 13 | Turbo | 23:13.520 | 1:27.360 | 6 | 143.140 | 17 | |||
| DNF | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 1 | Accident | 1:42.720 | 1:42.720 | 1 | 149.370 | 8 | |||
| DNQ | 8 | Patrick Tambay | France | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Italy | Merzario Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 22 | Derek Daly | Ireland | Ensign Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 36 | Gianfranco Brancatelli | Italy | Kauhsen Ford | Goodyear |