Round 3 · South Africa All-time GP history
South Africa Grand Prix 1979
KyalamiSaturday, 3 March 1979 Finished
Full classification
- 1GVGilles VilleneuveFerrariFinished9
- 2
Jody ScheckterFerrariFinished6 - 3
Jean-Pierre JarierTyrrellFinished4 - 4
Mario AndrettiTeam LotusFinished3 - 5
Carlos ReutemannTeam LotusFinished2 - 6
Niki LaudaBrabham-Alfa Romeo+1 Lap1 - 7
Nelson PiquetBrabham-Alfa Romeo+1 Lap - 8
James HuntWolf+1 Lap - 9
Clay RegazzoniWilliams+2 Laps - 10
Patrick TambayMcLaren+3 Laps - 11
Riccardo PatreseArrows+3 Laps - 12
Jochen MassArrows+4 Laps - 13
Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi+4 Laps - 14
Hector RebaqueTeam LotusEngine - 15
René ArnouxRenaultTyre - 16
Alan JonesWilliamsSuspension - 17
John WatsonMcLarenIgnition - 18
Hans-Joachim StuckATSAccident - 19
Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenaultEngine - 20
Jacques LaffiteLigierAccident - 21
Didier PironiTyrrellThrottle - 22
Elio de AngelisShadowAccident - 23
Patrick DepaillerLigierAccident - 24
Jan LammersShadowAccident
Circuit
Circuit
Kyalami
Location
Midrand, South Africa
Round
3 / 24
Status
Completed
First GP
1962
Winner: Gilles Villeneuve