1979 Simba Grand Prix of South Africa
Kyalami · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Villeneuve | 3 | 24 | 3.420 | 78 | 320.1 | Gilles Villeneuve |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Ferrari | 78 | ★ | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | Ferrari | 78 | +3.420s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 9 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | Ford | 78 | +22.110s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 8 | 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | Ford | 78 | +27.880s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 11 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | Ford | 78 | +66.970s | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 4 | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 77 | +1 lap | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 12 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 77 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 8 | 13 | 20 | James Hunt | Wolf | Ford | 77 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 9 | 22 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | Ford | 76 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 10 | 17 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | Ford | 75 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| 11 | 16 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Ford | 75 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| 12 | 20 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | Ford | 74 | +4 laps | Finished | ||
| 13 | 18 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | Ford | 74 | +4 laps | Finished | ||
| 14 | 23 | 31 | Héctor Rebaque | Team Lotus | Ford | 71 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 10 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | Renault | 67 | — | Tyre | ||
| — | 19 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | Ford | 63 | — | Suspension | ||
| — | 14 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | Ford | 61 | — | Ignition | ||
| — | 24 | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS (Auto Technisches Zubehör) | Ford | 57 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 1 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | Renault | 47 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 6 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Ford | 45 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 7 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | Ford | 25 | — | Throttle | ||
| — | 15 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | Ford | 16 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 5 | 25 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | Ford | 4 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 21 | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | Ford | 2 | — | Accident | ||
| — | — | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | Ford | — | Not classified |