Simba Grand Prix of South Africa 1979 1979
Kyalami · · Formula 1
Finishing order
| Fin | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Ferrari | 78 | 9.0 |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | Ferrari | 78 | 6.0 |
| 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | Ford | 78 | 4.0 |
| 4 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | Ford | 78 | 3.0 |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | Ford | 78 | 2.0 |
| 6 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 77 | 1.0 |
| 7 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 77 | |
| 8 | James Hunt | Wolf | Ford | 77 | |
| 9 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | Ford | 76 | |
| 10 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | Ford | 75 | |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Ford | 75 | |
| 12 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | Ford | 74 | |
| 13 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | Ford | 74 | |
| 14 | Héctor Rebaque | Team Lotus | Ford | 71 | |
| — | René Arnoux | Renault | Renault | 67 | |
| — | Alan Jones | Williams | Ford | 63 | |
| — | John Watson | McLaren | Ford | 61 | |
| — | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS (Auto Technisches Zubehör) | Ford | 57 | |
| — | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | Renault | 47 | |
| — | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Ford | 45 | |
| — | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | Ford | 25 | |
| — | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | Ford | 16 | |
| — | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | Ford | 4 | |
| — | Jan Lammers | Shadow | Ford | 2 | |
| — | Derek Daly | Ensign | Ford | ||
| — | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | Ford |