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1979 South African Grand Prix
Round
3/15
Date
Mar 3, 1979 at 00:00 CET
Location
Midrand, South Africa
Circuit
Circuit length
4.104 m
Race distance
320.112 km (78 laps)
Villeneuve
Winner
1:41:49.960
Winning time
Jabouille
Pole position
Villeneuve
Fastest lap
1:14.412
Fastest lap time
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:41:49.960 | 3rd | 78 | 9 |
| 2 | #11 Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | +3.420 | 2nd | 78 | 6 |
| 3 | #4 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | +22.110 | 9th | 78 | 4 |
| 4 | #1 Mario Andretti | Lotus | +27.880 | 8th | 78 | 3 |
| 5 | #2 Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | +1:06.970 | 11th | 78 | 2 |
| 6 | #5 Niki Lauda | Brabham | +1 lap | 4th | 77 | 1 |
| 7 | #6 Nelson Piquet | Brabham | +1 lap | 12th | 77 | |
| 8 | #20 James Hunt | Wolf | +1 lap | 13th | 77 | |
| 9 | #28 Clay Regazzoni | Williams | +2 laps | 22nd | 76 | |
| 10 | #8 Patrick Tambay | McLaren | +3 laps | 17th | 75 | |
| 11 | #29 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | +3 laps | 16th | 75 | |
| 12 | #30 Jochen Mass | Arrows | +4 laps | 20th | 74 | |
| 13 | #14 Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | +4 laps | 18th | 74 | |
| 14 | #31 Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | Engine | 23rd | 71 | |
| DNF | #16 René Arnoux | Renault | Tyre | 10th | 67 | |
| DNF | #27 Alan Jones | Williams | Suspension | 19th | 63 | |
| DNF | #7 John Watson | McLaren | Ignition | 14th | 61 | |
| DNF | #9 Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | Accident | 24th | 57 | |
| DNF | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | Engine | 1st | 47 | |
| DNF | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Accident | 6th | 45 | |
| DNF | #3 Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | Throttle | 7th | 25 | |
| DNF | #18 Elio de Angelis | Shadow | Accident | 15th | 16 | |
| DNF | #25 Patrick Depailler | Ligier | Accident | 5th | 4 | |
| DNF | #17 Jan Lammers | Shadow | Accident | 21st | 2 | |
| DNQ | #22 Derek Daly | Ensign | ||||
| DNQ | #24 Arturo Merzario | Merzario |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1:11.800 | |
| 2 | #11 Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 1:12.040 | +0.240 |
| 3 | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:12.070 | +0.270 |
| 4 | #5 Niki Lauda | Brabham | 1:12.120 | +0.320 |
| 5 | #25 Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 1:12.150 | +0.350 |
| 6 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:12.260 | +0.460 |
| 7 | #3 Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 1:12.330 | +0.530 |
| 8 | #1 Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1:12.360 | +0.560 |
| 9 | #4 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 1:12.550 | +0.750 |
| 10 | #16 René Arnoux | Renault | 1:12.690 | +0.890 |
| 11 | #2 Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | 1:12.750 | +0.950 |
| 12 | #6 Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:13.070 | +1.270 |
| 13 | #20 James Hunt | Wolf | 1:14.210 | +2.410 |
| 14 | #7 John Watson | McLaren | 1:14.440 | +2.640 |
| 15 | #18 Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 1:14.440 | +2.640 |
| 16 | #29 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 1:14.540 | +2.740 |
| 17 | #8 Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 1:14.580 | +2.780 |
| 18 | #14 Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1:14.610 | +2.810 |
| 19 | #27 Alan Jones | Williams | 1:14.640 | +2.840 |
| 20 | #30 Jochen Mass | Arrows | 1:15.000 | +3.200 |
| 21 | #17 Jan Lammers | Shadow | 1:15.350 | +3.550 |
| 22 | #28 Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 1:15.680 | +3.880 |
| 23 | #31 Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 1:16.150 | +4.350 |
| 24 | #9 Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 1:16.310 | +4.510 |
| 25 | #22 Derek Daly | Ensign | 1:16.640 | +4.840 |
| 26 | #24 Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 1:18.140 | +6.340 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:14.412 | 23 |
Standings
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 2 | 2 | 18 | |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | 0 | 2 | 12 | -6 |
| 3 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1 | 1 | 11 | -7 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 0 | 1 | 9 | -9 |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 0 | 1 | 7 | -11 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 0 | 0 | 5 | -13 |
| 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 0 | 1 | 4 | -14 |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 0 | 1 | 4 | -14 |
| 9 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 | 3 | -15 |
| 10 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 0 | 0 | 1 | -17 |
| 11 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 0 | 0 | 1 | -17 |
More South African GP
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | #2 Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna | Mark Blundell | 1:19.492 - Alain Prost | Alain Prost |
| 1992 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Riccardo Patrese | Ayrton Senna | 1:17.578 - Nigel Mansell | Nigel Mansell |
| 1985 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Keke Rosberg | Alain Prost | 1:08.149 - Keke Rosberg | Nigel Mansell |
| 1984 | #8 Niki Lauda | Alain Prost | Derek Warwick | 1:08.877 - Patrick Tambay | Nelson Piquet |
| 1983 | #6 Riccardo Patrese | Andrea de Cesaris | Nelson Piquet | 1:09.948 - Nelson Piquet | Patrick Tambay |
| 1982 | #15 Alain Prost | Carlos Reutemann | René Arnoux | 1:08.278 - Alain Prost | René Arnoux |
| 1980 | #16 René Arnoux | Jacques Laffite | Didier Pironi | 1:13.150 - René Arnoux | Jean-Pierre Jabouille |
| 1978 | #6 Ronnie Peterson | Patrick Depailler | John Watson | 1:17.090 - Mario Andretti | Niki Lauda |
| 1977 | #11 Niki Lauda | Jody Scheckter | Patrick Depailler | 1:17.630 - John Watson | James Hunt |
| 1976 | #1 Niki Lauda | James Hunt | Jochen Mass | 1:17.970 - Niki Lauda | James Hunt |
| 1975 | #3 Jody Scheckter | Carlos Reutemann | Patrick Depailler | 1:17.200 - Carlos Pace | Carlos Pace |
| 1974 | #7 Carlos Reutemann | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Mike Hailwood | 1:18.160 - Carlos Reutemann | Niki Lauda |
| 1973 | #3 Jackie Stewart | Peter Revson | Emerson Fittipaldi | 1:17.100 - Emerson Fittipaldi | Denny Hulme |
| 1972 | #12 Denny Hulme | Emerson Fittipaldi | Peter Revson | 1:18.900 - Mike Hailwood | Jackie Stewart |
| 1971 | #6 Mario Andretti | Jackie Stewart | Clay Regazzoni | 1:20.300 - Mario Andretti | Jackie Stewart |
| 1970 | #12 Jack Brabham | Denny Hulme | Jackie Stewart | 1:20.800 - John Surtees | Jackie Stewart |
| 1969 | #7 Jackie Stewart | Graham Hill | Denny Hulme | 1:21.600 - Jackie Stewart | Jack Brabham |
| 1968 | #4 Jim Clark | Graham Hill | Jochen Rindt | 1:23.700 - Jim Clark | Jim Clark |
| 1967 | #4 Pedro Rodríguez | John Love | John Surtees | 1:29.900 - Denny Hulme | Jack Brabham |
| 1965 | #5 Jim Clark | John Surtees | Graham Hill | 1:27.600 - Jim Clark | Jim Clark |
| 1963 | #1 Jim Clark | Dan Gurney | Graham Hill | 1:29.100 - Dan Gurney | Jim Clark |
| 1962 | #3 Graham Hill | Bruce McLaren | Tony Maggs | 1:31.000 - Jim Clark | Jim Clark |
The 1979 South African Grand Prix started Mar 3, 1979 on Kyalami Racing Circuit in Midrand, South Africa. Jean-Pierre Jabouille started from pole position with Jody Scheckter next to him. Gilles Villeneuve started from third place.
In 1 hour, 41 minutes and 49 seconds Gilles Villeneuve finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Jody Scheckter in second and Jean-Pierre Jarier in third place.
After the 1979 South African Grand Prix, Jacques Laffite is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 18 points. Laffite is 6 points ahead of Carlos Reutemann.