1979 South African Grand Prix Results

Kyalami, Midrand

March 3, 1979

Round 3

Race Winner

Gilles Villeneuve

Ferrari

Circuit

Kyalami

Midrand, South Africa

Fastest Race Lap

No data

Fastest Qualifying

TBD

Results pending

Final Classification

Complete race results from the South African Grand Prix

Pos	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Status	Pts
1	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	78	1:41:49.960	9
2	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	78	+3.420	6
3	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	78	+22.110	4
4	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	78	+27.880	3
5	Carlos Reutemann	Team Lotus	78	+1:06.970	2
6	Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	77	+1 Lap	1
7	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	77	+1 Lap	0
8	James Hunt	Wolf	77	+1 Lap	0
9	Clay Regazzoni	Williams	76	+2 Laps	0
10	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	75	+3 Laps	0
11	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	75	+3 Laps	0
12	Jochen Mass	Arrows	74	+4 Laps	0
13	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	74	+4 Laps	0
14	Hector Rebaque	Team Lotus	71	Engine	0
15	René Arnoux	Renault	67	Tyre	0
16	Alan Jones	Williams	63	Suspension	0
17	John Watson	McLaren	61	Ignition	0
18	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS	57	Accident	0
19	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	47	Engine	0
20	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	45	Accident	0
21	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	25	Throttle	0
22	Elio de Angelis	Shadow	16	Accident	0
23	Patrick Depailler	Ligier	4	Accident	0
24	Jan Lammers	Shadow	2	Accident	0

Race Statistics

Circuit:Kyalami

Location:Midrand, South Africa

Weather:Clear & Warm

Track Temperature:42°C

Points Awarded

Championship points awarded to top 10 finishers

25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 points system used