Zolder · 13 May 1979
Jody Scheckter won the 1979 Belgian Grand Prix for Ferrari from 7th on the grid, 15.36s ahead of Jacques Laffite. Emerson Fittipaldi gained the most places, from 23rd on the grid to 9th.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari Scheckter 9 + Villeneuve 0 | Scheckter 9 + Villeneuve 0 | 9 | |
| 2 | Ligier Laffite 6 + Depailler 0 | Laffite 6 + Depailler 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Tyrrell Pironi 4 + Jarier 0 | Pironi 4 + Jarier 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Team Lotus Reutemann 3 + Andretti 0 + Rebaque 0 | Reutemann 3 + Andretti 0 + Rebaque 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | Arrows Patrese 2 + Mass 0 | Patrese 2 + Mass 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | McLaren Watson 1 | Watson 1 | 1 | |
| 7 | ATS Stuck 0 | Stuck 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 0 | Fittipaldi 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Shadow Lammers 0 + de Angelis 0 | Lammers 0 + de Angelis 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Wolf Hunt 0 | Hunt 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Williams Jones 0 + Regazzoni 0 | Jones 0 + Regazzoni 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Brabham-Alfa Romeo Piquet 0 + Lauda 0 | Piquet 0 + Lauda 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Renault Arnoux 0 + Jabouille 0 | Arnoux 0 + Jabouille 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Alfa Romeo Giacomelli 0 | Giacomelli 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter Ferrari | Ferrari | 1:39:59.530 | 70 | — | 9 | |
| 2 | Jacques Laffite Ligier | Ligier | +15.360s | 70 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Didier Pironi Tyrrell | Tyrrell | +35.170s | 70 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann Team Lotus | Team Lotus | +46.490s | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese Arrows | Arrows | +1:04.310 | 70 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | John Watson McLaren | McLaren | +1:05.850 | 70 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 69 | — | — | |
| 8 | Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS | ATS | +1 Lap | 69 | — | — | |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | +2 Laps | 68 | — | — | |
| 10 | Jan Lammers Shadow | Shadow | +2 Laps | 68 | — | — | |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell | Tyrrell | +3 Laps | 67 | — | — | |
| DNF | Patrick Depailler Ligier | Ligier | DNF Accident | 46 | — | — | |
| DNF | James Hunt Wolf | Wolf | DNF Accident | 40 | — | — | |
| DNF | Alan Jones Williams | Williams | DNF Electrical | 39 | — | — | |
| DNF | Mario Andretti Team Lotus | Team Lotus | DNF Brakes | 27 | — | — | |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet Brabham-Alfa Romeo | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | DNF Engine | 23 | — | — | |
| DNF | Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | DNF Engine | 23 | — | — | |
| DNF | René Arnoux Renault | Renault | DNF Turbo | 22 | — | — | |
| DNF | Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | DNF Accident | 21 | — | — | |
| DNF | Elio de Angelis Shadow | Shadow | DNF Accident | 21 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jochen Mass Arrows | Arrows | DNF Spun off | 17 | — | — | |
| DNF | Hector Rebaque Team Lotus | Team Lotus | DNF Transmission | 13 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault | Renault | DNF Turbo | 13 | — | — | |
| DNF | Clay Regazzoni Williams | Williams | DNF Accident | 1 | — | — |