1979 - South African Grand Prix

Date : 03 March 1979

Hour : Z

Round : 3

Circuit : Kyalami

Locality : Midrand

Winner : Gilles Villeneuve(Ferrari)

Polesitter : Jean-Pierre Jabouille(Renault)

Fastest lap : Jean-Pierre Jabouille(Renault)

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Qualifying
P.	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Q3
No record found.

Grid
P.	Driver	Constructor
1	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault
2	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari
3	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari
4	Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo
5	Patrick Depailler	Ligier
6	Jacques Laffite	Ligier
7	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell
8	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus
9	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell
10	René Arnoux	Renault
11	Carlos Reutemann	Team Lotus
12	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Alfa Romeo
13	James Hunt	Wolf
14	John Watson	McLaren
15	Elio de Angelis	Shadow
16	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows
17	Patrick Tambay	McLaren
18	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi
19	Alan Jones	Williams
20	Jochen Mass	Arrows
21	Jan Lammers	Shadow
22	Clay Regazzoni	Williams
23	Hector Rebaque	Team Lotus
24	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS
Pitlane	Derek Daly	Ensign
Pitlane	Arturo Merzario	Merzario

Results
P.	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time	Status	Points
1	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	3	78	1:41:49.96	Finished	9
2	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	2	78	+3.42	Finished	6
3	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	9	78	+22.11	Finished	4
4	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	8	78	+27.88	Finished	3
5	Carlos Reutemann	Team Lotus	11	78	+1:06.97	Finished	2
6	Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	4	77		+1 Lap	1
7	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	12	77		+1 Lap	0
8	James Hunt	Wolf	13	77		+1 Lap	0
9	Clay Regazzoni	Williams	22	76		+2 Laps	0
10	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	17	75		+3 Laps	0
11	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	16	75		+3 Laps	0
12	Jochen Mass	Arrows	20	74		+4 Laps	0
13	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	18	74		+4 Laps	0
	Hector Rebaque	Team Lotus	23	71		Engine	0
	René Arnoux	Renault	10	67		Tyre	0
	Alan Jones	Williams	19	63		Suspension	0
	John Watson	McLaren	14	61		Ignition	0
	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS	24	57		Accident	0
	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	1	47		Engine	0
	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	6	45		Accident	0
	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	7	25		Throttle	0
	Elio de Angelis	Shadow	15	16		Accident	0
	Patrick Depailler	Ligier	5	4		Accident	0
	Jan Lammers	Shadow	21	2		Accident	0
	Derek Daly	Ensign	Pitlane	0		Did not qualify	0
	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	Pitlane	0		Did not qualify	0