Season
1979
Race
3. South African Grand Prix
1979 South African Grand Prix
- Coordinates
- -25.9894, 28.0767
- Altitude
- 1460 m
- Race number
- 316
Race winner
Winning driver
9.0 pts
- Race
- 9.0 pts
Top team
Leader Team
Driver standings before the race
| Position | Driver | Team | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 18 | 2 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 9 | 0 |
| 4 | John Watson | McLaren | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 1 | 0 |
| — | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 0 | 0 |
| — | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 0 | 0 |
| — | Alan Jones | Williams | 0 | 0 |
| — | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 0 | 0 |
| — | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 0 | 0 |
| — | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 0 | 0 |
| — | Derek Daly | — | 0 | 0 |
| — | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 0 | 0 |
| — | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 0 | 0 |
| — | James Hunt | Wolf | 0 | 0 |
| — | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 |
| — | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 0 | 0 |
| — | René Arnoux | Renault | 0 | 0 |
| — | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 0 | 0 |
| — | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 0 | 0 |
| — | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 0 | 0 |
| — | Arturo Merzario | — | 0 | 0 |
Constructor standings before the race
| Position | Team | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ligier | 27 | 2 |
| 2 | Team Lotus | 12 | 0 |
| 3 | McLaren | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Tyrrell | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Ferrari | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Fittipaldi | 1 | 0 |
| — | Arrows | 0 | 0 |
| — | Shadow | 0 | 0 |
| — | Williams | 0 | 0 |
| — | Renault | 0 | 0 |
| — | Ensign | 0 | 0 |
| — | Wolf | 0 | 0 |
| — | ATS | 0 | 0 |
| — | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 0 | 0 |
| — | Merzario | 0 | 0 |