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| Official Name | 1979 Simba Grand Prix of South Africa |
|---|---|
| Circuit | Kyalami |
| Date | March 3 |
| Pole | Jean-Pierre Jabouille 01:11.800 |
| Fastest Lap | Gilles Villeneuve 01:14.410 |
| Podium | 1st Gilles Villeneuve (39) , 2nd Jody Scheckter (38) , 3rd Jean-Pierre Jarier |
| GP Number | 316 |
| Round | 3 |
| Weather | Rain then cloudy |
| Prev race | Grande Prêmio do Brasil February 4 |
| Next race | United States Grand Prix West April 8 |
| P | N | Driver | Team | Car | Engine | Tyre | Time | Laps | FL | Led | Gr | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 |  Gilles Villeneuve |
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC |  Ferrari 312T4 [037] |
Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 | Michelin | 01:41:49.960 | 78 |
01:14.410 |
39 |
3 |
9 |
|
| 2 | 11 |  Jody Scheckter |
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari 312T4 [038] |
Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 | Michelin | 01:41:53.380 | 78 |
01:14.730 |
38 |
2 |
6 |
|
| 3 | 4 |  Jean-Pierre Jarier |
Team Tyrrell |  Tyrrell 009 [3] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:42:12.070 | 78 |
01:14.900 |
0 |
9 |
4 |
|
| 4 | 1 |  Mario Andretti |
Martini Racing Team Lotus | Lotus 79 [5] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:42:17.840 | 78 |
01:14.670 |
0 |
8 |
3 |
|
| 5 | 2 |  Carlos Reutemann |
Martini Racing Team Lotus | Lotus 79 [2] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:42:56.930 | 78 |
01:15.450 |
0 |
11 |
2 |
|
| 6 | 5 |  Niki Lauda |
Parmalat Racing | Brabham BT48 [2] |
Alfa Romeo 1260 V12 3.0 | Goodyear | +1 lap | 77 |
01:15.950 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
|
| 7 | 6 |  Nelson Piquet |
Parmalat Racing | Brabham BT48 [3] |
Alfa Romeo 1260 V12 3.0 | Goodyear | +1 lap | 77 |
01:16.010 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
|
| 8 | 20 | James Hunt |
Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing | Wolf WR [7] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | +1 lap | 77 |
01:16.180 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
|
| 9 | 28 |  Clay Regazzoni |
Albilad-Saudia Racing Team | Williams FW06 [003] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | +2 laps | 76 |
01:17.350 |
0 |
22 |
0 |
|
| 10 | 8 | Patrick Tambay |
Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren M28 [1] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | +3 laps | 75 |
01:16.540 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
|
| 11 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese |
Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team | Arrows A1 [6] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | +3 laps | 75 |
01:17.320 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
|
| 12 | 30 |  Jochen Mass |
Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team | Arrows A1 [5] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | +4 laps | 74 |
01:17.930 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
|
| 13 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi |
Fittipaldi Automotive | Fittipaldi F6 [1] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | +4 laps | 74 |
01:16.980 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
|
| DNF | 31 |  Hector Rebaque |
Rebaque F1 Team | Lotus 79 [1] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Engine | 71 |
01:18.260 |
0 |
23 |
0 |
|
| DNF | 16 | René Arnoux |
Renault Elf | Renault RS01 [03] |
Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 | Michelin | Tyres | 67 |
01:15.310 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
|
| DNF | 27 |  Alan Jones |
Albilad-Saudia Racing Team | Williams FW06 [005] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Suspension | 63 |
01:16.840 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
|
| DNF | 7 | John Watson |
Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren M28 [2] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Ignition | 61 |
01:16.920 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
|
| DNF | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck |
ATS/ATS Wheels | ATS D2 [03] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Accident | 57 |
01:17.500 |
0 |
24 |
0 |
|
| DNF | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille |
Renault Elf | Renault RS01 [02] |
Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 | Michelin | Engine | 47 |
01:15.150 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
| DNF | 26 | Jacques Laffite |
Ligier Gitanes | Ligier JS11 [02] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Accident | 45 |
01:14.470 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
|
| DNF | 3 | Didier Pironi |
Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell 009 [1] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Throttle | 25 |
01:16.230 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
|
| DNF | 18 | Elio de Angelis |
Interscope Shadow Racing | Shadow DN9B [3B] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Accident | 16 |
01:17.460 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
|
| DNF | 25 | Patrick Depailler |
Ligier Gitanes | Ligier JS11 [03] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Accident | 4 |
01:22.500 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
| DNF | 17 |  Jan Lammers |
Samson Shadow Racing | Shadow DN9B [2B] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Accident | 2 |
01:25.280 |
0 |
21 |
0 |
|
| DNQ | 22 |  Derek Daly |
Team Ensign | Ensign N179 [MN09] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
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| DNQ | 24 | Arturo Merzario |
Team Merzario | Merzario A1B [1] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
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| T | 3 | Didier Pironi |
Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell 009 [2] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Practice accident | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
| T | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier |
Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell 009 [1] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Practice | 0 |
0 |
0 |
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| T | 5 | Niki Lauda |
Parmalat Racing | Brabham BT48 [1] |
Alfa Romeo 1260 V12 3.0 | Goodyear | Practice | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
| T | 8 | Patrick Tambay |
Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren M28 [3] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Practice | 0 |
0 |
0 |
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| T | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi |
Fittipaldi Automotive | Fittipaldi F5A [1] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Practice | 0 |
0 |
0 |
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| T | 25 | Patrick Depailler |
Ligier Gitanes | Ligier JS11 [01] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Practice | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
| T | 27 | Alan Jones |
Albilad-Saudia Racing Team | Williams FW06 [004] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Practice | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
| S | 1 |  - |
Martini Racing Team Lotus | Lotus 79 [4] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Spare car | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
| S | 11 | - |
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari 312T3 [033] |
Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 | Michelin | Spare car | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
| S | 15 | - |
Renault Elf | Renault RS01 [04] |
Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 | Michelin | Spare car | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
| S | 18 | - |
Shadow Racing | Shadow DN9B [1B] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Spare car | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
| S | 30 | - |
Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team | Arrows A1 [3] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Spare car | 0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Race interrupted on the second lap because of rain. A new heat of 76 laps was started and times were added together for the final result. | |||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite |
Ligier | 18 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann |
Lotus | 12 |
| 3 | Gilles Villeneuve |
Ferrari | 11 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler |
Ligier | 9 |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter |
Ferrari | 7 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti |
Lotus | 5 |
| 7 | John Watson |
McLaren | 4 |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Jarier |
Tyrrell | 4 |
| 9 | Didier Pironi |
Tyrrell | 3 |
| 10 | Emerson Fittipaldi |
Fittipaldi | 1 |
| 11 | Niki Lauda |
Brabham | 1 |
| 12 | Jochen Mass |
Arrows | 0 |
| 13 | Elio de Angelis |
Shadow | 0 |
| 14 | Nelson Piquet |
Brabham | 0 |
| 15 | James Hunt |
Wolf | 0 |
| 16 | Clay Regazzoni |
Williams | 0 |
| 17 | Riccardo Patrese |
Arrows | 0 |
| 18 | Alan Jones |
Williams | 0 |
| 19 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille |
Renault | 0 |
| 20 | Patrick Tambay |
McLaren | 0 |
| 21 | Derek Daly |
Ensign | 0 |
| 22 | Jan Lammers |
Shadow | 0 |
| 23 | Hector Rebaque |
Lotus | 0 |
| 24 | René Arnoux |
Renault | 0 |
| 25 | Hans-Joachim Stuck |
ATS | 0 |
| 26 | Arturo Merzario |
Merzario | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Engine | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ligier |
Ford Cosworth | 27 |
| 2 | Ferrari |
Ferrari | 18 |
| 3 | Lotus |
Ford Cosworth | 17 |
| 4 | Tyrrell |
Ford Cosworth | 7 |
| 5 | McLaren |
Ford Cosworth | 4 |
| 6 | Fittipaldi |
Ford Cosworth | 1 |
| 7 | Brabham |
Alfa Romeo | 1 |
| 8 | Arrows |
Ford Cosworth | 0 |
| 9 | Shadow |
Ford Cosworth | 0 |
| 10 | Wolf |
Ford Cosworth | 0 |
| 11 | Williams |
Ford Cosworth | 0 |
| 12 | Renault |
Renault | 0 |
| 13 | Ensign |
Ford Cosworth | 0 |
| 14 | ATS |
Ford Cosworth | 0 |
| 15 | Merzario |
Ford Cosworth | 0 |