1979 South African Grand Prix

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1979 South African Grand Prix
Race 3 of 15 in the 1979 Formula One season
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Race details
Date3 March 1979
Official name XXV Simba Grand Prix of South Africa
Location Kyalami
Transvaal Province, South Africa
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.104 km (2.550 miles)
Distance 78 laps, 320.112 km (198.908 miles)
Weather Wet
Pole position
Driver Renault
Time 1:11.80
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari
Time 1:14.412 on lap 23
Podium
First Ferrari
Second Ferrari
Third Tyrrell-Ford
Lap leaders
  • 1979 South African Grand Prix

The 1979 South African Grand Prix (formally the XXV Simba Grand Prix of South Africa) was a Formula One motor race held on 3 March 1979 at Kyalami. The race, contested over 78 laps, was the third race of the 1979 Formula One season and was won by Gilles Villeneuve, driving a Ferrari. Teammate and local driver Jody Scheckter finished second, while Jean-Pierre Jarier finished third in a Tyrrell-Ford.

Contents

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos.No.DriverConstructorTimeGrid
115 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 1:11,801
211 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Jody Scheckter Ferrari 1:12.042
312 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:12.073
45 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1:12.124
525 Flag of France.svg Patrick Depailler Ligier-Ford 1:12.155
626 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford 1:12.266
73 Flag of France.svg Didier Pironi Tyrrell-Ford 1:12,337
81 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 1:12,368
94 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell-Ford 1:12,559
1016 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Renault 1:12,6910
112 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Lotus-Ford 1:12,7511
126 Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Piquet Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1:13,0712
1320 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Hunt Wolf-Ford 1:14,2113
147 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson McLaren-Ford 1:14,4414
1517 Flag of Italy.svg Elio de Angelis Shadow-Ford 1:14,4415
1629 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford 1:14,5416
178 Flag of France.svg Patrick Tambay McLaren-Ford 1:14,5817
1814 Flag of Brazil.svg Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 1:14,6118
1927 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Williams-Ford 1:14,6419
2030 Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Mass Arrows-Ford 1:15,0020
2118 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Lammers Shadow-Ford 1:15,3521
2228 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Clay Regazzoni Williams-Ford 1:15,6822
2331 Flag of Mexico.svg Héctor Rebaque Lotus-Ford 1:16,1523
249 Flag of Germany.svg Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS-Ford 1:16.3124
DNQ22 Flag of Ireland.svg Derek Daly Ensign-Ford 1:16.64
DNQ24 Flag of Italy.svg Arturo Merzario Merzario-Ford 1:18.14

Race

Classification

PosNoDriverConstructorTyreLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
112 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari M 781:41:49.9639
211 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Jody Scheckter Ferrari M 78+ 3.4226
34 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell-Ford G 78+ 22.1194
41 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford G 78+ 27.8883
52 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Lotus-Ford G 78+ 1:06.97112
65 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo G 77+ 1 Lap41
76 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Brabham-Alfa Romeo G 77+ 1 Lap12
820 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Hunt Wolf-Ford G 77+ 1 Lap13
928 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Clay Regazzoni Williams-Ford G 76+ 2 Laps22
108 Flag of France.svg Patrick Tambay McLaren-Ford G 75+ 3 Laps17
1129 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford G 75+ 3 Laps16
1230 Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Mass Arrows-Ford G 74+ 4 Laps20
1314 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford G 74+ 4 Laps18
Ret31 Flag of Mexico.svg Héctor Rebaque Lotus-Ford G 71Engine23
Ret16 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Renault M 67Tyre10
Ret27 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Williams-Ford G 63Suspension19
Ret7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson McLaren-Ford G 61Ignition14
Ret9 Flag of Germany.svg Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS-Ford G 57Accident24
Ret15 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault M 47Engine1
Ret26 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford G 45Accident6
Ret3 Flag of France.svg Didier Pironi Tyrrell-Ford G 25Throttle7
Ret18 Flag of Italy.svg Elio de Angelis Shadow-Ford G 16Accident15
Ret25 Flag of France.svg Patrick Depailler Ligier-Ford G 4Accident5
Ret17 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Lammers Shadow-Ford G 2Accident21
DNQ22 Flag of Ireland.svg Derek Daly Ensign-Ford G
DNQ24 Flag of Italy.svg Arturo Merzario Merzario-Ford G
Source: [1] [2]

Notes

Championship standings after the race

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References

  1. "1979 South African Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  2. "1979 South African Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive". GPArchive.com. 3 March 1979. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  3. 1 2 "South Africa 1979 - Championship • STATS F1". statsf1.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
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