1979 SOUTH AFRICAN GRAND PRIX - RACE RESULT
03 Mar 1979
Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit, South Africa
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Retired | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Gilles VilleneuveVIL | Ferrari | 78 | 1:41:49.960 | 9 |
| 2 | 11 | Jody ScheckterSCH | Ferrari | 78 | +3.420s | 6 |
| 3 | 4 | Jean-Pierre JarierJAR | Tyrrell Ford | 78 | +22.110s | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | Mario AndrettiAND | Lotus Ford | 78 | +27.880s | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | Carlos ReutemannREU | Lotus Ford | 78 | +66.970s | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | Niki LaudaLAU | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 77 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | 6 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 77 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 8 | 20 | James HuntHUN | Wolf Ford | 77 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 9 | 28 | Clay RegazzoniREG | Williams Ford | 76 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 10 | 8 | Patrick TambayTAM | McLaren Ford | 75 | +3 laps | 0 |
| 11 | 29 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Arrows Ford | 75 | +3 laps | 0 |
| 12 | 30 | Jochen MassMAS | Arrows Ford | 74 | +4 laps | 0 |
| 13 | 14 | Emerson FittipaldiFIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 74 | +4 laps | 0 |
| 14 | 31 | Hector RebaqueREB | Lotus Ford | 71 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 16 | Rene ArnouxARN | Renault | 67 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 27 | Alan JonesJON | Williams Ford | 63 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 7 | John WatsonWAT | McLaren Ford | 61 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 9 | Hans-Joachim StuckSTU | ATS Ford | 57 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 15 | Jean-Pierre JabouilleJAB | Renault | 47 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 26 | Jacques LaffiteLAF | Ligier Ford | 45 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 3 | Didier PironiPIR | Tyrrell Ford | 25 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 18 | Elio de AngelisDEA | Shadow Ford | 16 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 25 | Patrick DepaillerDEP | Ligier Ford | 4 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 17 | Jan LammersLAM | Shadow Ford | 2 | DNF | 0 |