← 1979 Season
South African Grand Prix 1979
| Circuit | Kyalami |
|---|
| Date | 1979-03-03 |
|---|
| Round | 3 |
|---|
Race Result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time/Status | Fastest Lap | Pts |
|---|
| 1 |
Gilles Villeneuve |
Ferrari |
3 |
78 |
1:41:49.960 |
— |
9 |
| 2 |
Jody Scheckter |
Ferrari |
2 |
78 |
+3.420 |
— |
6 |
| 3 |
Jean-Pierre Jarier |
Tyrrell |
9 |
78 |
+22.110 |
— |
4 |
| 4 |
Mario Andretti |
Team Lotus |
8 |
78 |
+27.880 |
— |
3 |
| 5 |
Carlos Reutemann |
Team Lotus |
11 |
78 |
+1:06.970 |
— |
2 |
| 6 |
Niki Lauda |
Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
4 |
77 |
+1 Lap |
— |
1 |
| 7 |
Nelson Piquet |
Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
12 |
77 |
+1 Lap |
— |
0 |
| 8 |
James Hunt |
Wolf |
13 |
77 |
+1 Lap |
— |
0 |
| 9 |
Clay Regazzoni |
Williams |
22 |
76 |
+2 Laps |
— |
0 |
| 10 |
Patrick Tambay |
McLaren |
17 |
75 |
+3 Laps |
— |
0 |
| 11 |
Riccardo Patrese |
Arrows |
16 |
75 |
+3 Laps |
— |
0 |
| 12 |
Jochen Mass |
Arrows |
20 |
74 |
+4 Laps |
— |
0 |
| 13 |
Emerson Fittipaldi |
Fittipaldi |
18 |
74 |
+4 Laps |
— |
0 |
| 14 |
Hector Rebaque |
Team Lotus |
23 |
71 |
Engine |
— |
0 |
| 15 |
René Arnoux |
Renault |
10 |
67 |
Tyre |
— |
0 |
| 16 |
Alan Jones |
Williams |
19 |
63 |
Suspension |
— |
0 |
| 17 |
John Watson |
McLaren |
14 |
61 |
Ignition |
— |
0 |
| 18 |
Hans-Joachim Stuck |
ATS |
24 |
57 |
Accident |
— |
0 |
| 19 |
Jean-Pierre Jabouille |
Renault |
1 |
47 |
Engine |
— |
0 |
| 20 |
Jacques Laffite |
Ligier |
6 |
45 |
Accident |
— |
0 |
| 21 |
Didier Pironi |
Tyrrell |
7 |
25 |
Throttle |
— |
0 |
| 22 |
Elio de Angelis |
Shadow |
15 |
16 |
Accident |
— |
0 |
| 23 |
Patrick Depailler |
Ligier |
5 |
4 |
Accident |
— |
0 |
| 24 |
Jan Lammers |
Shadow |
21 |
2 |
Accident |
— |
0 |
Tyre Strategy
Lap Times
Race Trace (Position by Lap)