1979 Belgian Grand Prix
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 70 | 1:39:59.530 | 9 | 7 | |
| 2 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 70 | 1:40:14.890 | 6 | 1 | Pole |
| 3 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 70 | 1:40:34.700 | 4 | 12 | |
| 4 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | 70 | 1:40:46.020 | 3 | 10 | |
| 5 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 70 | 1:41:03.840 | 2 | 16 | |
| 6 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 70 | 1:41:05.380 | 1 | 19 | |
| 7 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 69 | +1 lap | — | 6 | FL |
| 8 | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 69 | +1 lap | — | 20 | |
| 9 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 68 | +2 laps | — | 23 | |
| 10 | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 68 | +2 laps | — | 21 | |
| 11 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 67 | +3 laps | — | 11 | |
| DNF | 25 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 46 | Accident | — | 2 | |
| DNF | 20 | James Hunt | Wolf | 40 | Accident | — | 9 | |
| DNF | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 39 | Electrical | — | 4 | |
| DNF | 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 27 | Brakes | — | 5 | |
| DNF | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 23 | Engine | — | 3 | |
| DNF | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 23 | Engine | — | 13 | |
| DNF | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 22 | Turbo | — | 18 | |
| DNF | 35 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 21 | Collision | — | 14 | |
| DNF | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 21 | Collision | — | 24 | |
| DNF | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 17 | Spun off | — | 22 | |
| DNF | 31 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 13 | Transmission | — | 15 | |
| DNF | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 13 | Turbo | — | 17 | |
| DNF | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 1 | Collision | — | 8 | |
| DNQ | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 36 | Gianfranco Brancatelli | Kauhsen | — | — | — | — |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1 | — |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 2 | — |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 3 | — |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Williams | 4 | — |
| 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 5 | — |
| 6 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 6 | — |
| 7 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 7 | — |
| 8 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 8 | — |
| 9 | James Hunt | Wolf | 9 | — |
| 10 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | 10 | — |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 11 | — |
| 12 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 12 | — |
| 13 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 13 | — |
| 14 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 14 | — |
| 15 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 15 | — |
| 16 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 16 | — |
| 17 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 17 | — |
| 18 | René Arnoux | Renault | 18 | — |
| 19 | John Watson | McLaren | 19 | — |
| 20 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 20 | — |
| 21 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | — |
| 22 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 22 | — |
| 23 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 23 | — |
| 24 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 24 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 63 | 1:23.090 | — |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | 24 |
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | 24 |
| 3 | Gilles Villeneuve | 20 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | 20 |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | 19 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | 12 |
| 7 | Didier Pironi | 8 |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 7 |
| 9 | John Watson | 5 |
| 10 | Alan Jones | 4 |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | 2 |
| 12 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 1 |
| 12 | Niki Lauda | 1 |