The 1979 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 13 May 1979 at Zolder. It was the sixth race of the 1979 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1979 International Cup for F1 Constructors.

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1979 Belgian Grand Prix
Race 6 of 15 in the 1979 Formula One season
Race details
Date	13 May 1979
Location	Circuit Zolder Heusden-Zolder, Belgium
Course length	4.262 km (2.648 miles)
Distance	70 laps, 298.340 km (185.380 miles)
Weather	Dry
Pole position
Driver	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Ford
Time	1:21.13
Fastest lap
Driver	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari
Time	1:23.09 on lap 63
Podium
First	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari
Second	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Ford
Third	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell-Ford
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The 70-lap race was won by Jody Scheckter, driving a Ferrari. Jacques Laffite finished second in a Ligier-Ford, having started from pole position, while Didier Pironi achieved his first podium finish with third in a Tyrrell-Ford.

The race also saw the first appearance of Alfa Romeo as a works team since 1951. Driving the Alfa Romeo 177, Bruno Giacomelli qualified 14th, ahead of both Renaults and both McLarens, before retiring following a collision with Elio de Angelis in the Shadow-Ford.

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Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jacques Laffite 24 2 Jody Scheckter 24 (25) 3 Gilles Villeneuve 20 4 Patrick Depailler 20 5 Carlos Reutemann 19 (21) Source: [3]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Ferrari 45 2 Ligier-Ford 44 3 Lotus-Ford 33 4 Tyrrell-Ford 15 5 McLaren-Ford 5 Source: [3]

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• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 4 results from the first 7 races and the best 4 results from the last 8 races counted towards the Drivers' Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.