Sunday 13th May 1979

At the Belgium Grand Prix in Zolder, Ferrari driver, Jody Schecter came from seventh on the grid to win in a time of 1:39:59 over polesitter, Jacques Laffite in the Ligier. Didier Pironi in a Tyrrell finished in third. Even though he finished out of the points in 7th, Gilles Villeneuve clicked off the fastest lap of the race. Sixth place finisher, John Watson and fifth place man, Riccardo Patrese had a good drives through the streets of Monaco, starting 19 and 16th respectively. Carlos Reutemann finished fourth in a Lotus.