Round 3 · South Africa
KyalamiSaturday, 3 March 1979 Finished Podium
- GVGilles Villeneuve
- JSJody Scheckter
- JJJean-Pierre Jarier
Full classification
- 1Gilles VilleneuveFerrari
Finished
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2Jody ScheckterFerrariFinished63Jean-Pierre JarierTyrrellFinished44Mario AndrettiTeam LotusFinished35Carlos ReutemannTeam LotusFinished26Niki LaudaBrabham-Alfa Romeo+1 Lap17Nelson PiquetBrabham-Alfa Romeo+1 Lap8James HuntWolf+1 Lap9Clay RegazzoniWilliams+2 Laps10Patrick TambayMcLaren+3 Laps11Riccardo PatreseArrows+3 Laps12Jochen MassArrows+4 Laps13Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi+4 Laps14Hector RebaqueTeam LotusEngine15René ArnouxRenaultTyre16Alan JonesWilliamsSuspension17John WatsonMcLarenIgnition18Hans-Joachim StuckATSAccident19Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenaultEngine20Jacques LaffiteLigierAccident21Didier PironiTyrrellThrottle22Elio de AngelisShadowAccident23Patrick DepaillerLigierAccident24Jan LammersShadowAccidentCircuit
Winner:
Gilles Villeneuve