Round 3 Finished

South African Grand Prix 1979

March 1, 1979 – March 3, 1979 · Kyalami — South Africa · 78 laps

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Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time Gap Pts

1 –

Gilles Villeneuve FL 1:14.412

ferrari Ferrari · Ferrari · Michelin

78 1:41:49.960 — 9

2 –

Jody Scheckter

ferrari Ferrari · Ferrari · Michelin

78 +3.420s +3.420s 6

3 –

Jean-Pierre Jarier

tyrrell Tyrrell · Ford · Goodyear

78 +22.110s +18.690s 4

4 –

Mario Andretti

team lotus Lotus · Ford · Goodyear

78 +27.880s +5.770s 3

5 –

Carlos Reutemann

team lotus Lotus · Ford · Goodyear

78 +1:06.970s +39.090s 2

6 –

Niki Lauda

brabham Brabham · Alfa romeo · Goodyear

77 +1 Lap — 1

7 –

Nelson Piquet

brabham Brabham · Alfa romeo · Goodyear

77 +1 Lap — –

8 –

James Hunt

walter wolf racing Wolf · Ford · Goodyear

77 +1 Lap — –

9 –

Clay Regazzoni

williams Williams · Ford · Goodyear

76 +2 Laps — –

10 –

Patrick Tambay

mclaren Mclaren · Ford · Goodyear

75 +3 Laps — –

11 –

Riccardo Patrese

arrows Arrows · Ford · Goodyear

75 +3 Laps — –

12 –

Jochen Mass

arrows Arrows · Ford · Goodyear

74 +4 Laps — –

13 –

Emerson Fittipaldi

fittipaldi automotive Fittipaldi · Ford · Goodyear

74 +4 Laps — –

14 –

Hector Rebaque

team rebaque Lotus · Ford · Goodyear

71 DNF — –

15 –

René Arnoux

renault Renault · Renault · Michelin

67 DNF — –

16 –

Alan Jones

williams Williams · Ford · Goodyear

63 DNF — –

17 –

John Watson

mclaren Mclaren · Ford · Goodyear

61 DNF — –

18 –

Hans-Joachim Stuck

ats Ats wheels · Ford · Goodyear

57 DNF — –

19 –

Jean-Pierre Jabouille

renault Renault · Renault · Michelin

47 DNF — –

20 –

Jacques Laffite

ligier Ligier · Ford · Goodyear

45 DNF — –

21 –

Didier Pironi

tyrrell Tyrrell · Ford · Goodyear

25 DNF — –

22 –

Elio de Angelis

shadow racing cars Shadow · Ford · Goodyear

16 DNF — –

23 –

Patrick Depailler

ligier Ligier · Ford · Goodyear

4 DNF — –

24 –

Jan Lammers

shadow racing cars Shadow · Ford · Goodyear

2 DNF — –

25 –

Derek Daly

ensign Ensign · Ford · Goodyear

– DNF — –

26 –

Arturo Merzario

merzario Merzario · Ford · Goodyear

– DNF — –

FL = Fastest Lap

Grid → Finish

▲ +13

Biggest Gainer

Clay Regazzoni P22 → P9

▼ -26

Biggest Loser

Arturo Merzario P0 → P26

Pos. Driver Team Grid Finish Change

1

Gilles Villeneuve

ferrari 3 1 +2

2

Jody Scheckter

ferrari 2 2 0

3

Jean-Pierre Jarier

tyrrell 9 3 +6

4

Mario Andretti

team lotus 8 4 +4

5

Carlos Reutemann

team lotus 11 5 +6

6

Niki Lauda

brabham 4 6 -2

7

Nelson Piquet

brabham 12 7 +5

8

James Hunt

walter wolf racing 13 8 +5

9

Clay Regazzoni

williams 22 9 +13

10

Patrick Tambay

mclaren 17 10 +7

11

Riccardo Patrese

arrows 16 11 +5

12

Jochen Mass

arrows 20 12 +8

13

Emerson Fittipaldi

fittipaldi automotive 18 13 +5

14

Hector Rebaque

team rebaque 23 14 +9

15

René Arnoux

renault 10 15 -5

16

Alan Jones

williams 19 16 +3

17

John Watson

mclaren 14 17 -3

18

Hans-Joachim Stuck

ats 24 18 +6

19

Jean-Pierre Jabouille

renault 1 19 -18

20

Jacques Laffite

ligier 6 20 -14

21

Didier Pironi

tyrrell 7 21 -14

22

Elio de Angelis

shadow racing cars 15 22 -7

23

Patrick Depailler

ligier 5 23 -18

24

Jan Lammers

shadow racing cars 21 24 -3

25

Derek Daly

ensign 0 25 -25

26

Arturo Merzario

merzario 0 26 -26

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