May 13, 1979 Circuit Zolder | Lap distance 4.262 km
Report | Articles (1) | Photos (8) | 1979 season
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 9 | 11 | Jody Scheckter (RSA) | Ferrari 312T4 | Ferrari 312B | Michelin | 70 | 1:39'59.53 | 7 | 1'22.09 | 2 | 1'23.39 | (12) | |
| 2 | 6 | 26 | Jacques Laffite (FRA) | Ligier JS11 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 70 | 1:40'14.89 | +15.36 | 1 | 1'21.13 | 4 | 1'23.78 | (20) |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | Didier Pironi (FRA) | Tyrrell 009 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 70 | 1:40'34.70 | +35.17 | 12 | 1'22.85 | 9 | 1'24.32 | (60) |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann (ARG) | Team Lotus 79 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 70 | 1:40'46.02 | +46.49 | 10 | 1'22.56 | 5 | 1'23.89 | (54) |
| 5 | 2 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese (ITA) | Arrows A1B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 70 | 1:41'03.84 | +1'04.31 | 16 | 1'23.92 | 15 | 1'25.16 | (38) |
| 6 | 1 | 7 | John Watson (GBR) | McLaren M28B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 70 | 1:41'05.38 | +1'05.85 | 19 | 1'24.37 | 8 | 1'24.15 | (69) |
| 7 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve (CAN) | Ferrari 312T4 | Ferrari 312B | Michelin | 69 | 1:39'00.96 | +1 lap | 6 | 1'22.08 | 1 | 1'23.09 | (63) | |
| 8 | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck (GER) | ATS D2 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 69 | 1:40'32.57 | +1 lap | 20 | 1'24.62 | 14 | 1'24.84 | (38) | |
| 9 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi (BRA) | Fittipaldi F5A | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 68 | 1:40'07.15 | +2 laps | 23 | 1'25.18 | 17 | 1'25.34 | (20) | |
| 10 | 17 | Jan Lammers (NED) | Shadow DN9 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 68 | 1:41'03.56 | +2 laps | 21 | 1'24.76 | 22 | 1'26.64 | (38) | |
| 11 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier (FRA) | Tyrrell 009 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 67 | 1:40'11.59 | +3 laps | 11 | 1'22.68 | 12 | 1'24.69 | (37) | |
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| accident | 25 | Patrick Depailler (FRA) | Ligier JS11 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 46 | 1:05'35.22 | 2 | 1'21.20 | 7 | 1'24.12 | (36) | ||
| accident | 20 | James Hunt (GBR) | Wolf WR7 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 40 | 57'23.08 | 9 | 1'22.55 | 6 | 1'24.07 | (39) | ||
| electrical | 27 | Alan Jones (AUS) | Williams FW07 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 39 | 55'28.54 | 4 | 1'21.59 | 3 | 1'23.44 | (33) | ||
| brakes | 1 | Mario Andretti (USA) | Team Lotus 79 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 27 | 39'22.54 | 5 | 1'21.83 | 10 | 1'24.57 | (12) | ||
| engine | 6 | Nelson Piquet (BRA) | Brabham BT48 | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Goodyear | 23 | 33'48.16 | 3 | 1'21.35 | 11 | 1'24.61 | (20) | ||
| engine | 5 | Niki Lauda (AUT) | Brabham BT48 | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Goodyear | 23 | 34'02.54 | 13 | 1'22.87 | 13 | 1'24.83 | (15) | ||
| turbo | 16 | René Arnoux (FRA) | Renault RS01 | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 22 | 32'41.24 | 18 | 1'24.33 | 21 | 1'26.43 | (20) | ||
| accident | 35 | Bruno Giacomelli (ITA) | Alfa Romeo 177 | Alfa Romeo 115-12 | Goodyear | 21 | 30'49.26 | 14 | 1'23.15 | 18 | 1'25.53 | (20) | ||
| accident | 18 | Elio de Angelis (ITA) | Shadow DN9 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 21 | 30'49.68 | 24 | 1'25.48 | 16 | 1'25.19 | (20) | ||
| spun off | 30 | Jochen Mass (GER) | Arrows A1B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 17 | 25'00.73 | 22 | 1'25.08 | 20 | 1'26.31 | (17) | ||
| transmission | 31 | Hector Rebaque (MEX) | Team Lotus 79 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 13 | 19'25.65 | 15 | 1'23.63 | 19 | 1'25.85 | (8) | ||
| turbo | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille (FRA) | Renault RS10 | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 13 | 23'13.52 | 17 | 1'24.02 | 23 | 1'27.36 | (6) | ||
| accident | 28 | Clay Regazzoni (SUI) | Williams FW07 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 1 | 1'42.72 | 8 | 1'22.40 | 24 | 1'42.72 | (1) | ||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 8 | Patrick Tambay (FRA) | McLaren M26 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 1'25.69 | ||||||||
| -- | 24 | Arturo Merzario (ITA) | Merzario A2 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 1'25.92 | ||||||||
| -- | 22 | Derek Daly (IRL) | Ensign N177 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 1'27.83 | ||||||||
| -- | 36 | Gianfranco Brancatelli (ITA) | Kauhsen WK | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 1'34.48 | ||||||||
