1979 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix

  1979 Belgian Grand Prix

Race details
Race 8 of 13 races in the 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	1 July 1979
Official name	G.P. Moto[1][2][3]
Location	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Course	Permanent racing facility 6.947 km (4.317 mi)
500cc
Pole position Rider Johnny Cecotto Time 2:50.900 Fastest lap Rider Kenny Blake Time 2:49.250 Podium First Dennis Ireland Second Kenny Blake Third Gary Lingham
350cc
Pole position Rider No 350cc race was held Fastest lap Rider No 350cc race was held Podium First No 350cc race was held Second No 350cc race was held Third No 350cc race was held
250cc
Pole position Rider Chas Mortimer Time 2:58.300 Fastest lap Rider Edi Stöllinger Time 2:50.080 Podium First Edi Stöllinger Second Chas Mortimer Third Murray Sayle
125cc
Pole position Rider Ángel Nieto Time 3:02.300 Fastest lap Rider Jean-François Lecureux Time 3:01.280 Podium First Barry Smith Second Marcelino Garcia Third Martin van Soest
50cc
Pole position Rider Eugenio Lazzarini Time 3:14.900 Fastest lap Rider Stefan Dörflinger Podium First Henk van Kessel Second Theo Timmer Third Rudolf Kunz

The 1979 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighth round of the 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 29–1 July 1979 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.