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1979 Grand Prix of Belgium

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Formula One race number 6 of 15
Sunday, May 13, 1979 at Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder, Belgium
70 laps on a 4.262 kilometer road course (298.340 kilometers)

Time of race: 1:39:59.53
Average speed: 179.032 kph
Pole time: 81.13 seconds

Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 15.36 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 6

Glossary 1979 Formula One results / 1979 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Team	Chass./Eng.	Laps	Status	Led	Pts
1	7	11	Jody Scheckter	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T4 / Ferrari 015	70	1:39:59.53	17	9
2	1	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS11 / Ford Cosworth DFV	70	+15.36	12	6
3	12	3	Didier Pironi	Candy Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 009 / Ford Cosworth DFV	70	+35.17	0	4
4	10	2	Carlos Reutemann	Martini Racing Team Lotus	Lotus 79 / Ford Cosworth DFV	70	+46.49	0	3
5	16	29	Riccardo Patrese	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A1B / Ford Cosworth DFV	70	+64.31	0	2
6	19	7	John Watson	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M28B / Ford Cosworth DFV	70	+65.85	0	1
7	6	12	Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T4 / Ferrari 015	69	+1 lap	0	0
8	20	9	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS Wheels	ATS D2 / Ford Cosworth DFV	69	+1 lap	0	0
9	23	14	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi Automotive	Fittipaldi F5A / Ford Cosworth DFV	68	+2 laps	0	0
10	21	17	Jan Lammers	Samson Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN9 / Ford Cosworth DFV	68	+2 laps	0	0
11	11	4	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Candy Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 009 / Ford Cosworth DFV	67	+3 laps	0	0
ret	2	25	Patrick Depailler	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS11 / Ford Cosworth DFV	46	crash	25	0
ret	9	20	James Hunt	Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing	Wolf WR7 / Ford Cosworth DFV	40	crash	0	0
ret	4	27	Alan Jones	Albilad-Saudia Racing Team	Williams FW07 / Ford Cosworth DFV	39	electrical	16	0
ret	5	1	Mario Andretti	Martini Racing Team Lotus	Lotus 79 / Ford Cosworth DFV	27	brakes	0	0
ret	3	6	Nelson Piquet	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT48 / Alfa Romeo 1260	23	engine	0	0
ret	13	5	Niki Lauda	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT48 / Alfa Romeo 1260	23	engine	0	0
ret	18	16	Rene Arnoux	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RS01 / Renault-Gordini EF1	22	turbo	0	0
ret	14	35	Bruno Giacomelli	Autodelta	Alfa Romeo 177 / Alfa Romeo 1260	21	crash	0	0
ret	24	18	Elio de Angelis	Interscope Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN9 / Ford Cosworth DFV	21	crash	0	0
ret	22	30	Jochen Mass	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A1B / Ford Cosworth DFV	17	spun off	0	0
ret	15	31	Hector Rebaque	Team Rebaque	Lotus 79 / Ford Cosworth DFV	13	transmission	0	0
ret	17	15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RS10 / Renault-Gordini EF1	13	turbo	0	0
ret	8	28	Clay Regazzoni	Albilad-Saudia Racing Team	Williams FW07 / Ford Cosworth DFV	1	crash	0	0

Fastest Lap: 184.658 kph by Gilles Villeneuve

Pos	Name	Nbr	Owner
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
25	Patrick Tambay	8	Marlboro Team McLaren
26	Arturo Merzario	24	Team Merzario
27	Derek Daly	22	Team Ensign
28	Gianfranco Brancatelli	36	Willi Kauhsen Racing Team

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Patrick DePailler	1	18	18
Jacques Laffite	19	23	5
Alan Jones	24	39	16
Patrick DePailler	40	46	7
Jacques Laffite	47	53	7
Jody Scheckter	54	70	17

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Jody Scheckter	25
2	Jacques Laffite	24	-1
3	Carlos Reutemann	21	-4
4	Gilles Villeneuve	20	-5
4	Patrick Depailler	20	-5
6	Mario Andretti	12	-13
7	Didier Pironi	8	-17
8	Jean-Pierre Jarier	7	-18
9	John Watson	5	-20
10	Alan Jones	4	-21
11	Riccardo Patrese	2	-23
12	Emerson Fittipaldi	1	-24
12	Niki Lauda	1	-24