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South African Grand Prix · 1979 · 3 Mar 1979 00:00
Points system: 1975 - 1979 Race Points
Session results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | 78 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 2 | 78 | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 9 | 78 | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 8 | 78 | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 11 | 78 | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 4 | 77 | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 12 | 77 | 0 | +1 Lap |
| 8 | James Hunt | Wolf | 13 | 77 | 0 | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 22 | 76 | 0 | +2 Laps |
| 10 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 17 | 75 | 0 | +3 Laps |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 16 | 75 | 0 | +3 Laps |
| 12 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 20 | 74 | 0 | +4 Laps |
| 13 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 18 | 74 | 0 | +4 Laps |
| 14 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 23 | 71 | 0 | Engine |
| 15 | René Arnoux | Renault | 10 | 67 | 0 | Tyre |
| 16 | Alan Jones | Williams | 19 | 63 | 0 | Suspension |
| 17 | John Watson | McLaren | 14 | 61 | 0 | Ignition |
| 18 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 24 | 57 | 0 | Accident |
| 19 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | 47 | 0 | Engine |
| 20 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 6 | 45 | 0 | Accident |
| 21 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 7 | 25 | 0 | Throttle |
| 22 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 15 | 16 | 0 | Accident |
| 23 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 5 | 4 | 0 | Accident |
| 24 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | 2 | 0 | Accident |