Round 3 · 1979

South Africa

Kyalami Racing Circuit
Country
South Africa
Length
4.261 km
Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1
Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari
FL Ferrari 3 – 9
2
Jody Scheckter Ferrari
 Ferrari 2 +3.420 6
3
Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell
 Tyrrell 9 +22.110 4
4
Mario Andretti Lotus
 Lotus 8 +27.880 3
5
Carlos Reutemann Lotus
 Lotus 11 +1:06.970 2
6
Niki Lauda Brabham
 Brabham 4 +1 lap 1
7
Nelson Piquet Brabham
 Brabham 12 +1 lap –
8
James Hunt Wolf
 Wolf 13 +1 lap –
9
Clay Regazzoni Williams
 Williams 22 +2 laps –
10
Patrick Tambay McLaren
 McLaren 17 +3 laps –
11
Riccardo Patrese Arrows
 Arrows 16 +3 laps –
12
Jochen Mass Arrows
 Arrows 20 +4 laps –
13
Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi
 Fittipaldi 18 +4 laps –
14
Héctor Rebaque Lotus
 Lotus 23 Engine –
DNF
René Arnoux Renault
 Renault 10 Tyre –
DNF
Alan Jones Williams
 Williams 19 Suspension –
DNF
John Watson McLaren
 McLaren 14 Ignition –
DNF
Hans-Joachim Stuck Ats Wheels
 Ats Wheels 24 Accident –
DNF
Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault
 Renault 1 Engine –
DNF
Jacques Laffite Ligier
 Ligier 6 Accident –
DNF
Didier Pironi Tyrrell
 Tyrrell 7 Throttle –
DNF
Elio De Angelis Shadow
 Shadow 15 Accident –
DNF
Patrick Depailler Ligier
 Ligier 5 Accident –
DNF
Jan Lammers Shadow
 Shadow 21 Accident –
DNF
Derek Daly Ensign
 Ensign – – –
DNF
Arturo Merzario Merzario
 Merzario – – –