South African Grand Prix (1979)
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| # | Driver | Constructor | Pts. | Time | Result | Fastest L. | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 9 | 1:41:49.96 | Finished | 3 | |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 6 | +3.42 | Finished | 2 | |
| 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 4 | +22.11 | Finished | 9 | |
| 4 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 3 | +27.88 | Finished | 8 | |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 2 | +1:06.97 | Finished | 11 | |
| 6 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 1 | +1 Lap | 4 | ||
| 7 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 0 | +1 Lap | 12 | ||
| 8 | James Hunt | Wolf | 0 | +1 Lap | 13 | ||
| 9 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 0 | +2 Laps | 22 | ||
| 10 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 0 | +3 Laps | 17 | ||
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 0 | +3 Laps | 16 | ||
| 12 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 0 | +4 Laps | 20 | ||
| 13 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 0 | +4 Laps | 18 | ||
| Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 0 | Engine | 23 | |||
| René Arnoux | Renault | 0 | Tyre | 10 | |||
| Alan Jones | Williams | 0 | Suspension | 19 | |||
| John Watson | McLaren | 0 | Ignition | 14 | |||
| Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 0 | Accident | 24 | |||
| Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 0 | Engine | 1 | |||
| Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 0 | Accident | 6 | |||
| Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 0 | Throttle | 7 | |||
| Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 0 | Accident | 15 | |||
| Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 0 | Accident | 5 | |||
| Jan Lammers | Shadow | 0 | Accident | 21 | |||
| Derek Daly | Ensign | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |||
| Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |