South Africa
03 Mar 1979 · Midrand · South Africa
Weekend schedule
Race
f1db · official
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Retired | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve |  Ferrari | 78 | 1:41:49.960 | 9 |
| 02 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 78 | 1:41:53.380 | 6 |
| 03 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier |  Tyrrell | 78 | 1:42:12.070 | 4 |
| 04 | 1 | Mario Andretti |  Lotus | 78 | 1:42:17.840 | 3 |
| 05 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | 78 | 1:42:56.930 | 2 |
| 06 | 5 | Niki Lauda |  Brabham | 77 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 07 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 77 | +1 lap | — |
| 08 | 20 | James Hunt |  Wolf | 77 | +1 lap | — |
| 09 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni |  Williams | 76 | +2 laps | — |
| 10 | 8 | Patrick Tambay |  McLaren | 75 | +3 laps | — |
| 11 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese |  Arrows | 75 | +3 laps | — |
| 12 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 74 | +4 laps | — |
| 13 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 74 | +4 laps | — |
| 14 | 31 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 71 | Engine | — |
| DNF | 16 | René Arnoux |  Renault | 67 | Tyre | — |
| DNF | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 63 | Suspension | — |
| DNF | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 61 | Ignition | — |
| DNF | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 57 | Accident | — |
| DNF | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 47 | Engine | — |
| DNF | 26 | Jacques Laffite |  Ligier | 45 | Accident | — |
| DNF | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 25 | Throttle | — |
| DNF | 18 | Elio de Angelis |  Shadow | 16 | Accident | — |
| DNF | 25 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 4 | Accident | — |
| DNF | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 2 | Accident | — |
| DNQ | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign | — | — | — |
| DNQ | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | — | — | — |
f1db · official
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Lap | Time | Avg. Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 23 | 1:14.412 | 198.549 |
f1db · official
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1:11.800 |
| 02 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 1:12.040 |
| 03 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:12.070 |
| 04 | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 1:12.120 |
| 05 | 25 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 1:12.150 |
| 06 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:12.260 |
| 07 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 1:12.330 |
| 08 | 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1:12.360 |
| 09 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 1:12.550 |
| 10 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1:12.690 |
| 11 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | 1:12.750 |
| 12 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:13.070 |
| 13 | 20 | James Hunt | Wolf | 1:14.210 |
| 14 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 1:14.440 |
| 15 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 1:14.440 |
| 16 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 1:14.540 |
| 17 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 1:14.580 |
| 18 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1:14.610 |
| 19 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1:14.640 |
| 20 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 1:15.000 |
| 21 | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 1:15.350 |
| 22 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 1:15.680 |
| 23 | 31 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 1:16.150 |
| 24 | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 1:16.310 |
f1db · official
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | — | — | — | — |
| 02 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | — | — | — | — |
| 03 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | — | — | — | — |
| 04 | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | — | — | — | — |
| 05 | 25 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | — | — | — | — |
| 06 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | — | — | — | — |
| 07 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | — | — | — | — |
| 08 | 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | — | — | — | — |
| 09 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | 20 | James Hunt | Wolf | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 31 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | — | — | — | — |
Circuit
Kyalami Racing Circuit
Circuit Length
4.104km
- First Grand Prix
- 1967
- Number of Laps
- 78
- Turns
- 9
- Race Distance
- 320.112 km
- Fastest lap
- 1:08.149Keke Rosberg (1985)