1979 South African Grand Prix

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The 1979 South African Grand Prix (formally the XXV Simba Grand Prix of South Africa) was a Formula One motor race held on 3 March 1979 at Kyalami. The race, contested over 78 laps, was the third race of the 1979 Formula One season and was won by Gilles Villeneuve, driving a Ferrari. Teammate and local driver Jody Scheckter finished second, while Jean-Pierre Jarier finished third in a Tyrrell-Ford.

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Time Grid
1 15 Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 1:11,80 1
2 11 Template:Flagicon Jody Scheckter Ferrari 1:12.04 2
3 12 Template:Flagicon Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:12.07 3
4 5 Template:Flagicon Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1:12.12 4
5 25 Template:Flagicon Patrick Depailler Ligier-Ford 1:12.15 5
6 26 Template:Flagicon Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford 1:12.26 6
7 3 Template:Flagicon Didier Pironi Tyrrell-Ford 1:12,33 7
8 1 Template:Flagicon Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 1:12,36 8
9 4 Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell-Ford 1:12,55 9
10 16 Template:Flagicon René Arnoux Renault 1:12,69 10
11 2 Template:Flagicon Carlos Reutemann Lotus-Ford 1:12,75 11
12 6 Template:Flagicon Nelson Piquet Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1:13,07 12
13 20 Template:Flagicon James Hunt Wolf-Ford 1:14,21 13
14 7 Template:Flagicon John Watson McLaren-Ford 1:14,44 14
15 17 Template:Flagicon Elio de Angelis Shadow-Ford 1:14,44 15
16 29 Template:Flagicon Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford 1:14,54 16
17 8 Template:Flagicon Patrick Tambay McLaren-Ford 1:14,58 17
18 14 Template:Flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 1:14,61 18
19 27 Template:Flagicon Alan Jones Williams-Ford 1:14,64 19
20 30 Template:Flagicon Jochen Mass Arrows-Ford 1:15,00 20
21 18 Template:Flagicon Jan Lammers Shadow-Ford 1:15,35 21
22 28 Template:Flagicon Clay Regazzoni Williams-Ford 1:15,68 22
23 31 Template:Flagicon Héctor Rebaque Lotus-Ford 1:16,15 23
24 9 Template:Flagicon Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS-Ford 1:16.31 24
DNQ 22 Template:Flagicon Derek Daly Ensign-Ford 1:16.64
DNQ 24 Template:Flagicon Arturo Merzario Merzario-Ford 1:18.14

Race

Classification

Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 12 Template:Flagicon Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari Template:Michelin 78 1:41:49.96 3 9
2 11 Template:Flagicon Jody Scheckter Ferrari Template:Michelin 78 + 3.42 2 6
3 4 Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell-Ford Template:Goodyear 78 + 22.11 9 4
4 1 Template:Flagicon Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford Template:Goodyear 78 + 27.88 8 3
5 2 Template:Flagicon Carlos Reutemann Lotus-Ford Template:Goodyear 78 + 1:06.97 11 2
6 5 Template:Flagicon Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo Template:Goodyear 77 + 1 Lap 4 1
7 6 Template:Flagicon Nelson Piquet Brabham-Alfa Romeo Template:Goodyear 77 + 1 Lap 12
8 20 Template:Flagicon James Hunt Wolf-Ford Template:Goodyear 77 + 1 Lap 13
9 28 Template:Flagicon Clay Regazzoni Williams-Ford Template:Goodyear 76 + 2 Laps 22
10 8 Template:Flagicon Patrick Tambay McLaren-Ford Template:Goodyear 75 + 3 Laps 17
11 29 Template:Flagicon Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford Template:Goodyear 75 + 3 Laps 16
12 30 Template:Flagicon Jochen Mass Arrows-Ford Template:Goodyear 74 + 4 Laps 20
13 14 Template:Flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford Template:Goodyear 74 + 4 Laps 18
Ret 31 Template:Flagicon Héctor Rebaque Lotus-Ford Template:Goodyear 71 Engine 23
Ret 16 Template:Flagicon René Arnoux Renault Template:Michelin 67 Tyre 10
Ret 27 Template:Flagicon Alan Jones Williams-Ford Template:Goodyear 63 Suspension 19
Ret 7 Template:Flagicon John Watson McLaren-Ford Template:Goodyear 61 Ignition 14
Ret 9 Template:Flagicon Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS-Ford Template:Goodyear 57 Accident 24
Ret 15 Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault Template:Michelin 47 Engine 1
Ret 26 Template:Flagicon Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford Template:Goodyear 45 Accident 6
Ret 3 Template:Flagicon Didier Pironi Tyrrell-Ford Template:Goodyear 25 Throttle 7
Ret 18 Template:Flagicon Elio de Angelis Shadow-Ford Template:Goodyear 16 Accident 15
Ret 25 Template:Flagicon Patrick Depailler Ligier-Ford Template:Goodyear 4 Accident 5
Ret 17 Template:Flagicon Jan Lammers Shadow-Ford Template:Goodyear 2 Accident 21
DNQ 22 Template:Flagicon Derek Daly Ensign-Ford Template:Goodyear
DNQ 24 Template:Flagicon Arturo Merzario Merzario-Ford Template:Goodyear
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Notes

  • This was the first pole position set by Renault and a Renault-powered car.

Championship standings after the race

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Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Template:Flagicon Jacques Laffite 18
2 Template:Flagicon Carlos Reutemann 12
3 Template:Flagicon Gilles Villeneuve 11
4 Template:Flagicon Patrick Depailler 9
5 Template:Flagicon Jody Scheckter 7
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Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
1 Template:Flagicon Ligier-Ford 27
2 Template:Flagicon Ferrari 18
3 Template:Flagicon Lotus-Ford 17
4 Template:Flagicon Tyrrell-Ford 7
5 Template:Flagicon McLaren-Ford 4
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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

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