South African Grand Prix 1979
Kyalami
3 March
Pos. No Driver Nat. Entrant Chassis Engine Laps Result Points Grid
1 12 Gilles Villeneuve CAN Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 312T4 Ferrari 78 1h41m49.96s 9 3
2 11 Jody Scheckter ZA Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 312T4 Ferrari 78 1h41m53.38s 6 2
3 04 Jean Pierre Jarier FRA Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 009 Ford 78 1h42m12.07s 4 9
4 01 Mario Andretti USA Martini Racing Team Lotus Lotus 79 Ford 78 1h42m17.84s 3 8
5 02 Carlos Reutemann ARG Martini Racing Team Lotus Lotus 79 Ford 78 1h42m56.93s 2 11
6 05 Niki Lauda AUT Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT48 Alfa Roméo 77 - 1 4
7 06 Nelson Piquet BRA Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT48 Alfa Roméo 77 - - 12
8 20 James Hunt GBR Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing Wolf WR7 Ford 77 - - 13
9 28 Clay Regazzoni CH Albilad-Saudia Racing Team Williams FW06 Ford 76 - - 22
10 08 Patrick Tambay FRA Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M28 Ford 75 - - 17
11 29 Riccardo Patrese ITA Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team Arrows A1B Ford 75 - - 16
12 30 Jochen Mass GER Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team Arrows A1B Ford 74 - - 20
13 14 Emerson Fittipaldi BRA Fittipaldi Automotive Fittipaldi F6 Ford 74 - - 18
14 31 Hector Rebaque MEX Team Rebaque Lotus 79 Ford 71 Engine - 23
R 16 René Arnoux FRA Equipe Renault Elf Renault RS01 Renault 67 Puncture - 10
R 27 Alan Jones AUS Albilad-Saudia Racing Team Williams FW06 Ford 63 Suspension - 19
R 07 John Watson GBR Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M28 Ford 61 Ignition - 14
R 09 Hans Joachim Stuck GER ATS Wheels ATS D2 Ford 57 Accident - 24
R 15 Jean Pierre Jabouille FRA Equipe Renault Elf Renault RS01 Renault 47 Valve Spring - 1
R 26 Jacques Laffite FRA Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS11 Ford 45 Accident - 6
R 03 Didier Pironi FRA Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 009 Ford 25 Throttle Linkage - 7
R 18 Elio De Angelis ITA Interscope Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN9 Ford 16 Accident - 15
R 25 Patrick Depailler FRA Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS11 Ford 4 Accident - 5
R 17 Jan Lammers NED Samson Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN9 Ford 2 Accident - 21
DNQ 22 Derek Daly IRL Team Ensign Ensign N179 Ford - - - -
DNQ 24 Arturo Merzario ITA Team Merzario Merzario A1B Ford - - - -

Lap Leaders Total
Jean Pierre Jabouille11
Gilles Villeneuve2-14, 53-7839
Jody Scheckter15-5238

NC=Not Classified NT=No time set in qualifying R=Retired
EX=Excluded from meeting W=Withdrawn DQ=Disqualified
DNS=Did not start DNQ=Did not qualify DNPQ=Did not pre-qualify
Pole Position (1m11.80s) Pole Position and Fastest Lap Fastest Lap (1m14.412s)
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Current Championship Standings
Position Driver Nat. Points
1 Jacques Laffite FRA 18
2 Carlos Reutemann ARG 12
3 Gilles Villeneuve CAN 11
4 Patrick Depailler FRA 9
5 Jody Scheckter ZA 7
6 Mario Andretti USA 5