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Event: Grand Prix of Belgium			Date: 13.5.1979
Track: Zolder (Belgium), 4.262 kms		Organiser: VZW. F1 Zolder
GP Belgium
Formula 1 World Championship (round 6)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason
1^st	11	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari 312 T4	Ferrari Sefac	70
2^nd	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier JS11 Ford	Ligier Gitanes	70
3^rd	3	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell 009 Ford	Tyrrell Team - Candy	70
4^th	2	Carlos Reutemann	Lotus 79 Ford	Team Martini Lotus	70
5^th	29	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows A1 Ford	Warsteiner Arrows Racing	70
6^th	7	John Watson	McLaren M28B Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren	70
7^th	12	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari 312 T4	Ferrari Sefac	69	Out of fuel
8^th	9	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS D2 Ford	ATS/ATS Wheels	69
9^th	14	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi F5A Ford	Fittipaldi Automotive	68
10^th	17	Jan Lammers	Shadow DN9B Ford	Samson Shadow Racing	68
11^th	4	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell 009 Ford	Tyrrell Team - Candy	67

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason
25	Patrick Depailler	Ligier JS11 Ford	Ligier Gitanes	46	Spun
20	James Hunt	Wolf WR8 Ford	Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing	40	Spun
27	Alan Jones	Williams FW07 Ford	Saudia Williams	39	Electrics
1	Mario Andretti	Lotus 79 Ford	Team Martini Lotus	27	Brakes
6	Piquet	Brabham BT48 Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing	23	Engine
5	Lauda	Brabham BT48 Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing	23	Engine
16	René Arnoux	Renault RS01 Turbo	Renault Elf	22	Turbocharger
35	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo T177	Autodelta S.p.A.	21	Collision with de Angelis
18	Elio de Angelis	Shadow DN9B Ford	Interscope Shadow Racing	21	Collision with Giacomelli
30	Jochen Mass	Arrows A1 Ford	Warsteiner Arrows Racing	17	Spun
31	Hector Rebaque	Lotus 79 Ford	Rebaque F1 Team	13	Drive shaft
15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault RS10 Turbo	Renault Elf	13	Turbocharger
28	Clay Regazzoni	Williams FW07 Ford	Saudia Williams	1	Accident

Did not qualify:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
8	Patrick Tambay	McLaren M26 Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren
24	Arturo Merzario	Merzario A2 Ford	Team Merzario
22	Derek Daly	Ensign N177 Ford	Team Ensign
36	Gianfranco Brancatelli	Kauhsen WK1 Ford	Willi Kauhsen Racing Team

Practiced:

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason
	1T	Mario Andretti	Lotus 80 Ford	Team Martini Lotus		Spare car
	3T	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell 009 Ford	Tyrrell Team - Candy		Spare car
	11T	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari 312 T4	Ferrari Sefac		Spare car
	20T	James Hunt	Wolf WR7 Ford	Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing		Spare car
	22T	Derek Daly	Ensign N177 Ford	Team Ensign		Spare car
	25T	Patrick Depailler	Ligier JS11 Ford	Ligier Gitanes		Spare car

Did not practice:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
2T		Lotus 79 Ford	Team Martini Lotus	Spare car
9T		ATS D2 Ford	ATS/ATS Wheels	Spare car
15T		Renault RS01 Turbo	Renault Elf	Spare car
17T		Shadow DN9B Ford	Samson Shadow Racing	Spare car
24T		Merzario A1B Ford	Team Merzario	Spare car
29T	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows A1 Ford	Warsteiner Arrows Racing	Spare car
31T		Lotus 78 Ford	Rebaque F1 Team	Spare car

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