| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 6 of 15 in the 1979 Formula One season | |||
|  | |||
| Date | May 13, 1979 | ||
| Location | Zolder, Belgium | ||
| Course length | 4.011 km (2.492 mi) | ||
| Distance | 70 laps, 280.77 km (174.44 mi) | ||
| Weather | Dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ligier-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:21.13 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:23.09 on lap 63 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Ligier-Ford | ||
| Third | Tyrrell-Ford | ||
The 1979 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 13 May 1979 at Zolder.