South African Grand Prix 1979 Results

Round 3 · Midrand

South African Grand Prix

Kyalami · South Africa

Race results

South African Grand Prix Race results
Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Pos +/-	Laps	Leader gap	Stops	Pts
01	Gilles VilleneuveG. Villeneuve	Ferrari	3	2	78	Leader	—	9
02	Jody ScheckterJ. Scheckter	Ferrari	2	—	78	+3.420	—	6
03	Jean-Pierre JarierJ. Jarier	Tyrrell	9	6	78	+22.110	—	4
04	Mario AndrettiM. Andretti	Team Lotus	8	4	78	+27.880	—	3
05	Carlos ReutemannC. Reutemann	Team Lotus	11	6	78	+1:06.970	—	2
06	Niki LaudaN. Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	4	2	77	+1 lap	—	1
07	Nelson PiquetN. Piquet	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	12	5	77	+1 lap	—	0
08	James HuntJ. Hunt	Wolf	13	5	77	+1 lap	—	0
09	Clay RegazzoniC. Regazzoni	Williams	22	13	76	+2 laps	—	0
10	Patrick TambayP. Tambay	McLaren	17	7	75	+3 laps	—	0
11	Riccardo PatreseR. Patrese	Arrows	16	5	75	+3 laps	—	0
12	Jochen MassJ. Mass	Arrows	20	8	74	+4 laps	—	0
13	Emerson FittipaldiE. Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	18	5	74	+4 laps	—	0
14	Hector RebaqueH. Rebaque	Team Lotus	23	9	71	Engine	—	0
DNF	René ArnouxR. Arnoux	Renault	10	5	67	Tyre	—	0
DNF	Alan JonesA. Jones	Williams	19	3	63	Suspension	—	0
DNF	John WatsonJ. Watson	McLaren	14	3	61	Ignition	—	0
DNF	Hans-Joachim StuckH. Stuck	ATS	24	6	57	Accident	—	0
DNF	Jean-Pierre JabouilleJ. Jabouille	Renault	1	18	47	Engine	—	0
DNF	Jacques LaffiteJ. Laffite	Ligier	6	14	45	Accident	—	0
DNF	Didier PironiD. Pironi	Tyrrell	7	14	25	Throttle	—	0
DNF	Elio de AngelisE. D. Angelis	Shadow	15	7	16	Accident	—	0
DNF	Patrick DepaillerP. Depailler	Ligier	5	18	4	Accident	—	0
DNF	Jan LammersJ. Lammers	Shadow	21	3	2	Accident	—	0
DNS	Derek DalyD. Daly	Ensign	Pit	—	—	Did not qualify	—	0
DNS	Arturo MerzarioA. Merzario	Merzario	Pit	—	—	Did not qualify	—	0

Round 3 · Midrand

Kyalami · South Africa

Race results

South African Grand Prix Race results
Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Pos +/-	Laps	Leader gap	Stops	Pts
01	Gilles VilleneuveG. Villeneuve	Ferrari	3	2	78	Leader	—	9
02	Jody ScheckterJ. Scheckter	Ferrari	2	—	78	+3.420	—	6
03	Jean-Pierre JarierJ. Jarier	Tyrrell	9	6	78	+22.110	—	4
04	Mario AndrettiM. Andretti	Team Lotus	8	4	78	+27.880	—	3
05	Carlos ReutemannC. Reutemann	Team Lotus	11	6	78	+1:06.970	—	2
06	Niki LaudaN. Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	4	2	77	+1 lap	—	1
07	Nelson PiquetN. Piquet	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	12	5	77	+1 lap	—	0
08	James HuntJ. Hunt	Wolf	13	5	77	+1 lap	—	0
09	Clay RegazzoniC. Regazzoni	Williams	22	13	76	+2 laps	—	0
10	Patrick TambayP. Tambay	McLaren	17	7	75	+3 laps	—	0
11	Riccardo PatreseR. Patrese	Arrows	16	5	75	+3 laps	—	0
12	Jochen MassJ. Mass	Arrows	20	8	74	+4 laps	—	0
13	Emerson FittipaldiE. Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	18	5	74	+4 laps	—	0
14	Hector RebaqueH. Rebaque	Team Lotus	23	9	71	Engine	—	0
DNF	René ArnouxR. Arnoux	Renault	10	5	67	Tyre	—	0
DNF	Alan JonesA. Jones	Williams	19	3	63	Suspension	—	0
DNF	John WatsonJ. Watson	McLaren	14	3	61	Ignition	—	0
DNF	Hans-Joachim StuckH. Stuck	ATS	24	6	57	Accident	—	0
DNF	Jean-Pierre JabouilleJ. Jabouille	Renault	1	18	47	Engine	—	0
DNF	Jacques LaffiteJ. Laffite	Ligier	6	14	45	Accident	—	0
DNF	Didier PironiD. Pironi	Tyrrell	7	14	25	Throttle	—	0
DNF	Elio de AngelisE. D. Angelis	Shadow	15	7	16	Accident	—	0
DNF	Patrick DepaillerP. Depailler	Ligier	5	18	4	Accident	—	0
DNF	Jan LammersJ. Lammers	Shadow	21	3	2	Accident	—	0
DNS	Derek DalyD. Daly	Ensign	Pit	—	—	Did not qualify	—	0
DNS	Arturo MerzarioA. Merzario	Merzario	Pit	—	—	Did not qualify	—	0

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Championship impact

Gilles Villeneuve1:14.412

Recorded on lap 23.

P3Gilles Villeneuve3+911 pts after race

P5Jody Scheckter3+67 pts after race

P7Jean-Pierre Jarier+44 pts after race

P6Mario Andretti+35 pts after race

P2Carlos Reutemann+212 pts after race

P2Ferrari3+1518 pts after race

P3Team Lotus1+517 pts after race

P4Tyrrell+47 pts after race

P6Brabham-Alfa Romeo+11 pts after race