Belgian Grand Prix 1979
| Racing data | ||
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| 6th of 15 races of the 1979 Automobile World Championship | ||
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| Surname: | XXXVII Grote Prijs van Belgie | |
| Date: | May 13, 1979 | |
| Place: | Zolder-Terlaemen | |
| Course: | Circuit Zolder | |
| Length: | 298.34 km in 70 laps of 4.262 km
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| Weather: | cloudy and warm | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver: |
 Jacques Laffite
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Ligier
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| Time: | 1: 21.13 min | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver: |
 Gilles Villeneuve
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 Ferrari
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| Time: | 1: 23.09 min | |
| Podium | ||
| First: |
.svg){kind=small} Jody Scheckter
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Ferrari
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| Second: |
Jacques Laffite
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Ligier
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| Third: |
Didier Pironi
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 Tyrrell
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The 1979 Belgian Grand Prix took place on May 13th at the Circuit Zolder in Zolder-Terlaemen and was the sixth race of the 1979 World Automobile Championship .
Reports
background
For the first time since the 1951 Spanish Grand Prix , Alfa Romeo participated not only as an engine supplier, but again as an independent works team with its own vehicle in Formula 1. Bruno Giacomelli was hired to build the Alfa Romeo 177 from the Autodelta team , which carried out the works for the Italian manufacturer carried out to pilot.
Due to some problems with the new car, Mario Andretti decided to use the mature Lotus 79 again. His team-mate Carlos Reutemann rejected the new Lotus 80 in general.
Since one of the two copies of the new McLaren M28 was badly damaged in an accident during test drives leading up to the John Watson Grand Prix , Patrick Tambay had to contest the race weekend with the M26 .
training
The Ligier drivers Jacques Laffite and Patrick Depailler dominated the training again. The two up-and-coming drivers Nelson Piquet and Alan Jones qualified for the second row ahead of Mario Andretti and Gilles Villeneuve . The teammates of the latter two, Jody Scheckter and Carlos Reutemann, followed in row four.
One of the four drivers who could not qualify for one of the 24 starting positions was Patrick Tambay, a driver from a former world championship team.
run
While Laffite dropped to fourth place, Depailler initially took the lead from Piquet and Jones.
In the second lap, Jody Scheckter collided with Clay Regazzoni . Gilles Villeneuve was also involved in the accident. While the race was over for Regazzoni, both Ferrari drivers were able to continue. However, Villeneuve had to go to the box to have the damaged front of his car replaced.
In the fourth lap, Laffite took third place from Piquet. Meanwhile, Scheckter overtook fifth-placed Andretti and a little later also Piquet. By the 19th lap, Laffite worked his way up to the front. He was ousted from this position four rounds later by Jones. Lying in this promising position, however, the Australian dropped out on the 40th lap due to an electrical fault.
Depailler, who had taken the lead again after Jones' retirement, was eliminated on lap 46 after a driving error. Until the 54th lap, his team-mate Laffite took the top position again. From this, however, he was finally ousted in lap 54 by Scheckter.
Villeneuve was in third place until the penultimate lap, but then dropped out due to lack of fuel and was classified in seventh place due to the distance covered. Third place ultimately went to Didier Pironi . Carlos Reutemann, Riccardo Patrese and John Watson followed in fourth to sixth place.
Registration list
Classifications
Starting grid
| Item | driver | constructor | time | Ø speed | begin |
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| 1 |
Jacques Laffite
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Ligier-Ford
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1: 21.13 | 189.119 km / h | 1 |
| 2 |
Patrick Depailler
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Ligier-Ford
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1: 21.20 | 188.956 km / h | 2 |
| 3 |
.svg){kind=small} Nelson Piquet
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo
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1: 21.35 | 188.607 km / h | 3 |
| 4th |
 Alan Jones
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Williams-Ford
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1: 21.59 | 188.052 km / h | 4th |
| 5 |
 Mario Andretti
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Lotus Ford
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1: 21.83 | 187.501 km / h | 5 |
| 6th |
Gilles Villeneuve
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Ferrari
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1: 22.08 | 186.930 km / h | 6th |
| 7th |
Jody Scheckter
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Ferrari
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1: 22.09 | 186.907 km / h | 7th |
| 8th |
 Clay Regazzoni
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Williams-Ford
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1: 22.40 | 186.204 km / h | 8th |
| 9 |
James Hunt
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Wolf-Ford
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1: 22.55 | 185.866 km / h | 9 |
| 10 |
 Carlos Reutemann
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Lotus Ford
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1: 22.56 | 185.843 km / h | 10 |
| 11 |
Jean-Pierre Jarier
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Tyrrell-Ford
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1: 22.68 | 185.573 km / h | 11 |
| 12 |
Didier Pironi
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Tyrrell-Ford
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1: 22.85 | 185.193 km / h | 12 |
| 13 |
 Niki Lauda
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo
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1: 22.87 | 185.148 km / h | 13 |
| 14th |
Bruno Giacomelli
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Alfa Romeo
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1: 23.15 | 184.524 km / h | 14th |
| 15th |
 Hector Rebaque
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Lotus Ford
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1: 23.63 | 183.465 km / h | 15th |
| 16 |
Riccardo Patrese
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Arrows Ford
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1: 23.92 | 182.831 km / h | 16 |
| 17th |
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
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Renault
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1: 24.02 | 182.614 km / h | 17th |
| 18th |
René Arnoux
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Renault
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1: 24.33 | 181.942 km / h | 18th |
| 19th |
John Watson
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McLaren-Ford
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1: 24.37 | 181.856 km / h | 19th |
| 20th |
 Hans-Joachim Stuck
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ATS Ford
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1: 24.62 | 181.319 km / h | 20th |
| 21st |
 Jan Lammers
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Shadow Ford
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1: 24.76 | 181.019 km / h | 21st |
| 22nd |
Jochen Mass
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Arrows Ford
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1: 25.08 | 180.339 km / h | 22nd |
| 23 |
Emerson Fittipaldi
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Fittipaldi-Ford
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1: 25.18 | 180.127 km / h | 23 |
| 24 |
Elio de Angelis
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Shadow Ford
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1: 25.48 | 179.495 km / h | 24 |
| DNQ |
Patrick Tambay
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McLaren-Ford
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1: 25.69 | 179.055 km / h | - |
| DNQ |
Arturo Merzario
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Merzario-Ford
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1: 25.92 | 178.575 km / h | - |
| DNQ |
 Derek Daly
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Ensign-Ford
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1: 27.83 | 174.692 km / h | - |
| DNQ |
Gianfranco Brancatelli
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Kauhsen-Ford
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1: 34.48 | 162.396 km / h | - |
run
| Item | driver | constructor | Round | Stops | time | begin | Fastest lap | Failure reason |
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| 1 |
Jody Scheckter
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Ferrari
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70 | 0 | 1: 39: 59.53 | 7th | 1: 23.39 | |
| 2 |
Jacques Laffite
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Ligier-Ford
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70 | 0 | + 15.36 | 1 | 1: 23.78 | |
| 3 |
Didier Pironi
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Tyrrell-Ford
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70 | 0 | + 35.17 | 12 | 1: 24.32 | |
| 4th |
Carlos Reutemann
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Lotus Ford
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70 | 1 | + 46.49 | 10 | 1: 23.89 | |
| 5 |
Riccardo Patrese
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Arrows Ford
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70 | 0 | +1: 04.31 | 16 | 1: 25.16 | |
| 6th |
John Watson
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McLaren-Ford
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70 | 0 | +1: 05.85 | 19th | 1: 24.15 | |
| 7th |
Gilles Villeneuve
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Ferrari
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69 | 1 | DNF | 6th | 1: 23.09 | Lack of fuel |
| 8th |
Hans-Joachim Stuck
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ATS Ford
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69 | 1 | + 1 lap | 20th | 1: 24.84 | |
| 9 |
Emerson Fittipaldi
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Fittipaldi-Ford
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68 | 0 | + 2 rounds | 23 | 1: 25.34 | |
| 10 |
Jan Lammers
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Shadow Ford
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68 | 0 | + 2 rounds | 21st | 1: 26.64 | |
| 11 |
Jean-Pierre Jarier
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Tyrrell-Ford
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67 | 1 | + 3 rounds | 11 | 1: 24.69 | |
| - |
Patrick Depailler
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Ligier-Ford
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46 | 0 | DNF | 2 | 1: 24.12 | Driving error |
| - |
James Hunt
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Wolf-Ford
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40 | 0 | DNF | 9 | 1: 24.07 | Driving error |
| - |
Alan Jones
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Williams-Ford
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39 | 0 | DNF | 4th | 1: 23.44 | defective battery |
| - |
Mario Andretti
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Lotus Ford
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27 | 0 | DNF | 5 | 1: 24.57 | Brake defect |
| - |
Nelson Piquet
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo
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23 | 1 | DNF | 3 | 1: 24.61 | Engine failure |
| - |
Niki Lauda
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo
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23 | 0 | DNF | 13 | 1: 24.83 | Engine failure |
| - |
René Arnoux
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Renault
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22nd | 0 | DNF | 18th | 1: 26.43 | Loss of boost pressure |
| - |
Bruno Giacomelli
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Alfa Romeo
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21st | 0 | DNF | 14th | 1: 25.53 | collision |
| - |
Elio de Angelis
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Shadow Ford
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21st | 0 | DNF | 24 | 1: 25.19 | collision |
| - |
Jochen Mass
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Arrows Ford
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17th | 0 | DNF | 22nd | 1: 26.31 | Driving error |
| - |
Hector Rebaque
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Lotus Ford
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13 | 0 | DNF | 15th | 1: 25.85 | broken half-wave |
| - |
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
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Renault
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13 | 0 | DNF | 17th | 1: 27.36 | Loss of boost pressure |
| - |
Clay Regazzoni
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Williams-Ford
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1 | 0 | DNF | 8th | 1: 42.72 | collision |
World Cup stands after the race
The first six of the race got 9, 6, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point (s) respectively.
Driver ranking
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Constructors' championship
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Individual evidence
- ↑ "Training" ( memento of the original from December 26, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on August 24, 2012)
- ^ "Report" (accessed on August 24, 2012)
- ↑ “World Cup stands” ( Memento of the original from December 27, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on August 24, 2012)
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