1979 Grand Prix of South Africa
3 March - Kyalami: 320.112km (4.104km x 78 laps)
Pole Position: Jean-Pierre Jabouille, Renault RS01, 1:11.80
Result
1. Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 312T4 1:41:49.96 (188.611 km/h)
2. Jody Scheckter Ferrari 312T4 - 3.42
3. Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell-Ford 009 - 22.11
4. Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 79 - 27.88
5. Carlos Reutemann Lotus-Ford 79 - 1:06.97
6. Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT48 - 1 lap
7. Nelson Piquet Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT48 - 1 lap
8. James Hunt Wolf-Ford WR7 - 1 lap
9. Clay Regazzoni Williams-Ford FW06 - 2 laps
10. Patrick Tambay McLaren-Ford M28 - 3 laps
11. Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford A1B - 3 laps
12. Jochen Mass Arrows-Ford A1B - 4 laps
13. Emerson Fittipaldi Copersucar-Ford F6 - 4 laps
Fastest lap: Gilles Villeneuve, 1:14.412 (198.549 km/h on lap 23)
Retirements
Hector Rebaque Lotus-Ford 79 - 7 laps (Engine)
Rene Arnoux Renault RS01 - 11 laps (Puncture)
Alan Jones Williams-Ford FW06 - 15 laps (Suspension)
John Watson McLaren-Ford M28 - 17 laps (Ignition)
Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS-Ford D2 - 21 laps (Accident)
Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault RS01 - 31 laps (Engine)
Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford JS11 - 33 laps (Accident)
Didier Pironi Tyrrell-Ford 009 - 53 laps (Throttle)
Elio de Angelis Shadow-Ford DN9 - 62 laps (Accident)
Patrick Depailler Ligier-Ford JS11 - 74 laps (Accident)
Jan Lammers Shadow-Ford DN9 - 76 laps (Accident)
Did Not Qualify
Derek Daly Ensign-Ford N179
Arturo Merzario Merzario-Ford A1B
Race leaders:
Jean-Pierre Jabouille 1 (1 lap = 4.104 km)
Gilles Villeneuve 2-14 (13 laps = 53.352 km)
Jody Scheckter 15-52 (38 laps = 155.952 km)
Gilles Villeneuve 53-78 (26 laps = 106.704 km)
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Starting Grid
1. Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault RS01 1:11.80 (205.772 km/h)
2. Jody Scheckter Ferrari 312T4 - 0.24
3. Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 312T4 - 0.27
4. Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT48 - 0.32
5. Patrick Depailler Ligier-Ford JS11 - 0.35
6. Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford JS11 - 0.46
7. Didier Pironi Tyrrell-Ford 009 - 0.53
8. Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 79 - 0.56
9. Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell-Ford 009 - 0.75
10. Rene Arnoux Renault RS01 - 0.89
11. Carlos Reutemann Lotus-Ford 79 - 0.95
12. Nelson Piquet Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT48 - 1.27
13. James Hunt Wolf-Ford WR7 - 2.41
14. John Watson McLaren-Ford M28 - 2.64
15. Elio de Angelis Shadow-Ford DN9 - 2.64
16. Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford A1B - 2.74
17. Patrick Tambay McLaren-Ford M28 - 2.78
18. Emerson Fittipaldi Copersucar-Ford F6 - 2.81
19. Alan Jones Williams-Ford FW06 - 2.84
20. Jochen Mass Arrows-Ford A1B - 3.20
21. Jan Lammers Shadow-Ford DN9 - 3.55
22. Clay Regazzoni Williams-Ford FW06 - 3.88
23. Hector Rebaque Lotus-Ford 79 - 4.35
24. Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS-Ford D2 - 4.51
Did Not Qualify
25. Derek Daly Ensign-Ford N179 - 4.84
26. Arturo Merzario Merzario-Ford A1B - 6.34