- Winner
- Jody Scheckter
- Team
- Ferrari
- Top listed
- Jody Scheckter, Jacques Laffite, and Didier Pironi
- Race date
- May 13, 1979
- Pole
- Jacques Laffite
- Fastest lap
- Gilles Villeneuve
- Classified drivers
- 28
- Circuit
- Circuit Zolder
The decisive result
Jody Scheckter finished first for Ferrari. Jacques Laffite is listed 2 for Ligier, with Didier Pironi 3 for Tyrrell.
Grid to finish
Emerson Fittipaldi from P23 to P9 (+14), John Watson from P19 to P6 (+13), and Hans-Joachim Stuck from P20 to P8 (+12) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Jacques Laffite started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 6 Finished, 4 DNQ, 3 Collision, 2 +1 lap, and 2 +2 laps. Gilles Villeneuve holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:23.090 on lap 63. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.