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1979 South African Grand Prix
Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari) won the 1979 South African Grand Prix at Kyalami, Midrand on 3 March 1979, starting from P3. Jody Scheckter and Jean-Pierre Jarier completed the podium.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | 1:41:49.960 | 9 |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 2 | +3.420 | 6 |
| 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 9 | +22.110 | 4 |
| 4 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 8 | +27.880 | 3 |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 11 | +1:06.970 | 2 |
| 6 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 4 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 12 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | James Hunt | Wolf | 13 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 22 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 17 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 16 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 20 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 18 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| R | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 23 | Engine | 0 |
| R | René Arnoux | Renault | 10 | Tyre | 0 |
| R | Alan Jones | Williams | 19 | Suspension | 0 |
| R | John Watson | McLaren | 14 | Ignition | 0 |
| R | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 24 | Accident | 0 |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 6 | Accident | 0 |
| R | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 7 | Throttle | 0 |
| R | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 15 | Accident | 0 |
| R | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 5 | Accident | 0 |
| R | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | Accident | 0 |
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