The 1979 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 3 March 1979 at Kyalami.
Classification[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 |  Gilles Villeneuve
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Ferrari | 78 | 1:41:49.96 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 11 |  Jody Scheckter
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Ferrari | 78 | +3.42 secs | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 4 |  Jean-Pierre Jarier
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Tyrrell-Ford | 78 | +22.11 secs | 9 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 |  Mario Andretti
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Lotus-Ford | 78 | +27.88 secs | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 |  Carlos Reutemann
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Lotus-Ford | 78 | +1:06.97 | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | 5 |  Niki Lauda
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 77 | +1 Lap | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | 6 |  Nelson Piquet
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 77 | +1 Lap | 12 | |
| 8 | 20 |  James Hunt
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Wolf-Ford | 77 | +1 Lap | 13 | |
| 9 | 28 |  Clay Regazzoni
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Williams-Ford | 76 | +2 Laps | 22 | |
| 10 | 8 | Patrick Tambay
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McLaren-Ford | 75 | +3 Laps | 17 | |
| 11 | 29 |  Riccardo Patrese
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Arrows-Ford | 75 | +3 Laps | 16 | |
| 12 | 30 |  Jochen Mass
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Arrows-Ford | 74 | +4 Laps | 20 | |
| 13 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi
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Fittipaldi-Ford | 74 | +4 Laps | 18 | |
| Ret | 31 |  Hector Rebaque
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Lotus-Ford | 71 | Engine | 23 | |
| Ret | 16 | René Arnoux
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Renault | 67 | Tyre | 10 | |
| Ret | 27 |  Alan Jones
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Williams-Ford | 63 | Suspension | 19 | |
| Ret | 7 | John Watson
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McLaren-Ford | 61 | Ignition | 14 | |
| Ret | 9 | Hans Joachim Stuck
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ATS-Ford | 57 | Accident | 24 | |
| Ret | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille
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Renault | 47 | Engine | 1 | |
| Ret | 26 | Jacques Laffite
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Ligier-Ford | 45 | Accident | 6 | |
| Ret | 3 | Didier Pironi
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Tyrrell-Ford | 25 | Throttle | 7 | |
| Ret | 18 | Elio de Angelis
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Shadow-Ford | 16 | Accident | 15 | |
| Ret | 25 | Patrick Depailler
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Ligier-Ford | 4 | Accident | 5 | |
| Ret | 17 |  Jan Lammers
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Shadow-Ford | 2 | Accident | 21 | |
| DNQ | 22 |  Derek Daly
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Ensign-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 24 | Arturo Merzario
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Merzario-Ford |
Notes[]
- Lap Leaders: Jean-Pierre Jabouille 1 lap (1); Gilles Villeneuve 39 laps (2-14, 53-78); Jody Scheckter 38 laps (15-52).
Standings after the race[]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
| Previous race: 1979 Brazilian Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship 1979 season |
Next race: 1979 United States Grand Prix West |
| Previous race: 1978 South African Grand Prix |
South African Grand Prix | Next race: 1980 South African Grand Prix |
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