South African Grand Prix 1979
3 March 1979
Kyalami, South Africa
- Location
- Midrand, South Africa
- Laps
- 78
- Previous winners
- 1993Alain ProstWilliams
- 1992Nigel MansellWilliams
- 1985Nigel MansellWilliams
- 1984Niki LaudaMcLaren
- 1983Riccardo PatreseBrabham
Starting Grid
- 1
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
No time set
- 2
Jody Scheckter
Ferrari
No time set
- 3
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
No time set
- 4
Niki Lauda
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
No time set
- 5
Patrick Depailler
Ligier
No time set
- 6
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
No time set
- 7
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
No time set
- 8
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
No time set
- 9
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Tyrrell
No time set
- 10
René Arnoux
Renault
No time set
- 11
Carlos Reutemann
Team Lotus
No time set
- 12
Nelson Piquet
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
No time set
- 13
James Hunt
Wolf
No time set
- 14
John Watson
McLaren
No time set
- 15
Elio de Angelis
Shadow
No time set
- 16
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
No time set
- 17
Patrick Tambay
McLaren
No time set
- 18
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
No time set
- 19
Alan Jones
Williams
No time set
- 20
Jochen Mass
Arrows
No time set
- 21
Jan Lammers
Shadow
No time set
- 22
Clay Regazzoni
Williams
No time set
- 23
Hector Rebaque
Team Lotus
No time set
- 24
Hans-Joachim Stuck
ATS
No time set
- PIT
Derek Daly
Ensign
No time set
- PIT
Arturo Merzario
Merzario
No time set
Laps Lead
Results
| 1 | +2 | Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari | 78 laps | 1:41:49.96 | 9pts |
| 2 | 0 | Jody Scheckter Ferrari | 78 laps | +3.42 | 6pts |
| 3 | +6 | Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell | 78 laps | +22.11 | 4pts |
| 4 | +4 | Mario Andretti Team Lotus | 78 laps | +27.88 | 3pts |
| 5 | +6 | Carlos Reutemann Team Lotus | 78 laps | +1:06.97 | 2pts |
| 6 | -2 | Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 77 laps | 1pts | |
| 7 | +5 | Nelson Piquet Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 77 laps | ||
| 8 | +5 | James Hunt Wolf | 77 laps | ||
| 9 | +13 | Clay Regazzoni Williams | 76 laps | ||
| 10 | +7 | Patrick Tambay McLaren | 75 laps | ||
| 11 | +5 | Riccardo Patrese Arrows | 75 laps | ||
| 12 | +8 | Jochen Mass Arrows | 74 laps | ||
| 13 | +5 | Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi | 74 laps | ||
| R | - | Hector Rebaque Team Lotus | 71 laps | ||
| R | - | René Arnoux Renault | 67 laps | ||
| R | - | Alan Jones Williams | 63 laps | ||
| R | - | John Watson McLaren | 61 laps | ||
| R | - | Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS | 57 laps | ||
| R | - | Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault | 47 laps | ||
| R | - | Jacques Laffite Ligier | 45 laps | ||
| R | - | Didier Pironi Tyrrell | 25 laps | ||
| R | - | Elio de Angelis Shadow | 16 laps | ||
| R | - | Patrick Depailler Ligier | 4 laps | ||
| R | - | Jan Lammers Shadow | 2 laps | ||
| F | - | Derek Daly Ensign | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Arturo Merzario Merzario | 0 laps |