Gridpedia1979 South African Grand Prix
- Date
- 3 Mar 1979
- Circuit
- Kyalami, Midrand, South Africa
- Round
- 3 of 15
- Winner
- Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | VILGilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | 78 | 1:41:49.96 | 9 | |
| 2 | 11 | SCHJody Scheckter | Ferrari | 2 | 78 | +3.42 | 6 | |
| 3 | 4 | JARJean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 9 | 78 | +22.11 | 4 | |
| 4 | 1 | ANDMario Andretti | Team Lotus | 8 | 78 | +27.88 | 3 | |
| 5 | 2 | REUCarlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 11 | 78 | +1:06.97 | 2 | |
| 6 | 5 | LAUNiki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 4 | 77 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 6 | PIQNelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 12 | 77 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 20 | HUNJames Hunt | Wolf | 13 | 77 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 28 | REGClay Regazzoni | Williams | 22 | 76 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 8 | TAMPatrick Tambay | McLaren | 17 | 75 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 29 | PATRiccardo Patrese | Arrows | 16 | 75 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 30 | MASJochen Mass | Arrows | 20 | 74 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 14 | FITEmerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 18 | 74 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 31 | REBHector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 23 | 71 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 16 | ARNRené Arnoux | Renault | 10 | 67 | Tyre | 0 | |
| R | 27 | JONAlan Jones | Williams | 19 | 63 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 7 | WATJohn Watson | McLaren | 14 | 61 | Ignition | 0 | |
| R | 9 | STUHans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 24 | 57 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 15 | JABJean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | 47 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 26 | LAFJacques Laffite | Ligier | 6 | 45 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 3 | PIRDidier Pironi | Tyrrell | 7 | 25 | Throttle | 0 | |
| R | 18 | DEAElio de Angelis | Shadow | 15 | 16 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 25 | DEPPatrick Depailler | Ligier | 5 | 4 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 17 | LAMJan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | 2 | Accident | 0 | |
| F | 22 | DALDerek Daly | Ensign | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 24 | MERArturo Merzario | Merzario | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 2 | 18 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1 | 11 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 0 | 1 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ligier | 2 | 27 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 1 | 18 |
| 3 | Team Lotus | 0 | 17 |
| 4 | Tyrrell | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | McLaren | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Fittipaldi | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Arrows | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Shadow | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Wolf | 0 | 0 |