South African Grand Prix

Round 3 · Kyalami, Midrand, South Africa

1979-03-03

Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	3	▲2	1:41:49.960	Finished	9
2	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	2	—	+3.420	Finished	6
3	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	9	▲6	+22.110	Finished	4
4	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	8	▲4	+27.880	Finished	3
5	Carlos Reutemann	Team Lotus	11	▲6	+1:06.970	Finished	2
6	Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	4	▼2	—	+1 Lap	1
7	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	12	▲5	—	+1 Lap	0
8	James Hunt	Wolf	13	▲5	—	+1 Lap	0
9	Clay Regazzoni	Williams	22	▲13	—	+2 Laps	0
10	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	17	▲7	—	+3 Laps	0
11	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	16	▲5	—	+3 Laps	0
12	Jochen Mass	Arrows	20	▲8	—	+4 Laps	0
13	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	18	▲5	—	+4 Laps	0
R	Hector Rebaque	Team Lotus	23	—	—	Engine	0
R	René Arnoux	Renault	10	—	—	Tyre	0
R	Alan Jones	Williams	19	—	—	Suspension	0
R	John Watson	McLaren	14	—	—	Ignition	0
R	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS	24	—	—	Accident	0
R	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	1	—	—	Engine	0
R	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	6	—	—	Accident	0
R	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	7	—	—	Throttle	0
R	Elio de Angelis	Shadow	15	—	—	Accident	0
R	Patrick Depailler	Ligier	5	—	—	Accident	0
R	Jan Lammers	Shadow	21	—	—	Accident	0