1979 Kyalami Formula 1 Grand Prix
03 March 1979
Kyalami Grand Prix
| Pos | Driver | FL | Team | Time | Grid | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ▲ 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | FL | Ferrari | 1:41:49.960 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | -00:03.420 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 3 | ▲ 6 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | -00:22.110 | 9 | 4 | |
| 4 | ▲ 4 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | -00:27.880 | 8 | 3 | |
| 5 | ▲ 6 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | -01:06.970 | 11 | 2 | |
| 6 | ▼ 2 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | -1 lap | 4 | 1 | |
| 7 | ▲ 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | -1 lap | 12 | ||
| 8 | ▲ 5 | James Hunt | Wolf | -1 lap | 13 | ||
| 9 | ▲ 13 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | -2 laps | 22 | ||
| 10 | ▲ 7 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | -3 laps | 17 | ||
| 11 | ▲ 5 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | -3 laps | 16 | ||
| 12 | ▲ 8 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | -4 laps | 20 | ||
| 13 | ▲ 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | -4 laps | 18 | ||
| 14 | ▲ 9 | Hector Rebaque | Lotus | -7 laps | 23 | ||
| 15 | ▼ 5 | Rene Arnoux | Renault | 67 laps | 10 | ||
| 16 | ▲ 3 | Alan Jones | Williams | 63 laps | 19 | ||
| 17 | ▼ 3 | John Watson | McLaren | 61 laps | 14 | ||
| 18 | ▲ 6 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 57 laps | 24 | ||
| 19 | ▼ 18 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 47 laps | 1 | ||
| 20 | ▼ 14 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 45 laps | 6 | ||
| 21 | ▼ 14 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 25 laps | 7 | ||
| 22 | ▼ 7 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 16 laps | 15 | ||
| 23 | ▼ 18 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 4 laps | 5 | ||
| 24 | ▼ 3 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 2 laps | 21 | ||
| 25 | ▼ 25 | Derek Daly | Ensign | DNQ | 0 | ||
| 26 | ▼ 26 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | DNQ | 0 |
Fastest lap Gilles Villeneuve : 1:14.420
First
| Type | Driver | #Future |
|---|---|---|
| pole | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 5 |