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Belgian Grand Prix

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Date & Time
Sun 13th May 1979 12:00am Local
Sun 13th May 1979 12:00am UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1979

Round
Round 6

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Location
Circuit Zolder

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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.
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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01			Jody Scheckter	Scuderia Ferrari HP	1:39:59.53
02			Jacques Laffite	Ligier	+0:15.36
03			Didier Pironi	Tyrrell Racing	+0:35.17
04			Carlos Reutemann	Lotus F1	+0:46.49
05			Riccardo Patrese	Arrows Grand Prix International	+1:04.31
06			John Watson	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+1:05.85
07			Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+1 Lap
08			Hans Stuck	ATS	+1 Lap
09			Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi Automotive	+2 Laps
10			Jan Lammers	Shadow	+2 Laps
11			Jean-Christophe Boullion	Tyrrell Racing	+3 Laps
12			Patrick Depailler	Ligier	DNF
14			Alan Jones	Williams Racing	DNF
15			Mario Andretti	Lotus F1	DNF
16			Nelson Piquet	Brabham	DNF
17			Niki Lauda	Brabham	DNF
18			René Arnoux	Renault F1 Team	DNF
19			Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo S.p.A.	DNF
20			Elio de Angelis	Shadow	DNF
21			Jochen Mass	Arrows Grand Prix International	DNF
22			Hector Rebaque	Lotus F1	DNF
23			Jean-Christophe Boullion	Renault F1 Team	DNF
24			Clay Regazzoni	Williams Racing	DNF
25			Patrick Tambay	McLaren Formula 1 Team	Did not qualify
26			Arturo Merzario	Merzario	Did not qualify
27			Derek Daly	Ensign Racing	Did not qualify

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