1979 South African Grand Prix

Kyalami · Midrand, South Africa · 03/03/1979

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03/03/1979 00:00 · Africa/Johannesburg · 78 laps

Position	Driver	Team	Grid	Race positions	Laps	Time	Points	Status	Fastest lap rank
1	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	3	+2	78	1:41:49.960	9	Finished	—
2	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	2	=	78	1:41:53.380	6	Finished	—
3	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	9	+6	78	1:42:12.070	4	Finished	—
4	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	8	+4	78	1:42:17.840	3	Finished	—
5	Carlos Reutemann	Team Lotus	11	+6	78	1:42:56.930	2	Finished	—
6	Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	4	-2	77	—	1	+1 Lap	—
7	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	12	+5	77	—	0	+1 Lap	—
8	James Hunt	Wolf	13	+5	77	—	0	+1 Lap	—
9	Clay Regazzoni	Williams	22	+13	76	—	0	+2 Laps	—
10	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	17	+7	75	—	0	+3 Laps	—
11	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	16	+5	75	—	0	+3 Laps	—
12	Jochen Mass	Arrows	20	+8	74	—	0	+4 Laps	—
13	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	18	+5	74	—	0	+4 Laps	—
14	Hector Rebaque	Team Lotus	23	+9	71	—	0	Engine	—
15	René Arnoux	Renault	10	-5	67	—	0	Tyre	—
16	Alan Jones	Williams	19	+3	63	—	0	Suspension	—
17	John Watson	McLaren	14	-3	61	—	0	Ignition	—
18	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS	24	+6	57	—	0	Accident	—
19	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	1	-18	47	—	0	Engine	—
20	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	6	-14	45	—	0	Accident	—
21	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	7	-14	25	—	0	Throttle	—
22	Elio de Angelis	Shadow	15	-7	16	—	0	Accident	—
23	Patrick Depailler	Ligier	5	-18	4	—	0	Accident	—
24	Jan Lammers	Shadow	21	-3	2	—	0	Accident	—