1979 South African Grand Prix

February 2021 May 2012 F1 South Africa 1928 South African Kyalami 1961 - 1988 Layout.png XXV Simba Grand Prix of South Africa 3 March 1979 3 15 KyalamiTransvaal Province, South Africa Permanent racing facility 2.550 4.104 78 198.908 320.112 Wet Jean-Pierre Jabouille France Renault 1:11.80 Gilles Villeneuve Canada Ferrari 1:14.412 23 Gilles Villeneuve Canada Ferrari Jody Scheckter South Africa 1928 Ferrari Jean-Pierre Jarier France Tyrrell-Ford RSA 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. Qualifying Qualifying classification Pos.No.DriverConstructorTimeGrid115FRA Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault1:11,801211RSA 1928 Jody ScheckterFerrari1:12.042312CAN Gilles VilleneuveFerrari1:12.07345AUT Niki LaudaBrabham-Alfa Romeo1:12.124525FRA Patrick DepaillerLigier-Ford1:12.155626FRA Jacques LaffiteLigier-Ford1:12.26673FRA Didier PironiTyrrell-Ford1:12,33781USA Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford1:12,36894FRA Jean-Pierre JarierTyrrell-Ford1:12,5591016FRA René ArnouxRenault1:12,6910112ARG Carlos ReutemannLotus-Ford1:12,7511126BRA Nelson PiquetBrabham-Alfa Romeo1:13,07121320GBR James HuntWolf-Ford1:14,2113147GBR John WatsonMcLaren-Ford1:14,44141517ITA Elio de AngelisShadow-Ford1:14,44151629ITA Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford1:14,5416178FRA Patrick TambayMcLaren-Ford1:14,58171814BRA Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford1:14,61181927AUS Alan JonesWilliams-Ford1:14,64192030FRG Jochen MassArrows-Ford1:15,00202118NED Jan LammersShadow-Ford1:15,35212228SUI Clay RegazzoniWilliams-Ford1:15,68222331MEX Héctor RebaqueLotus-Ford1:16,1523249FRG Hans-Joachim StuckATS-Ford1:16.3124DNQ Did not qualify22IRE Derek Daly Ensign-Ford1:16.64—DNQ Did not qualify24ITA Arturo MerzarioMerzario-Ford1:18.14— Race Classification Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 12 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari Michelin 78 1:41:49.96 3 9 2 11 South Africa 1928 Jody Scheckter Ferrari Michelin 78 + 3.42 2 6 3 4 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell-Ford Goodyear 78 + 22.11 9 4 4 1 US Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford Goodyear 78 + 27.88 8 3 5 2 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Lotus-Ford Goodyear 78 + 1:06.97 11 2 6 5 Austria Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo Goodyear 77 + 1 Lap 4 1 7 6 Brazil 1968 Nelson Piquet Brabham-Alfa Romeo Goodyear 77 + 1 Lap 12 8 20 UK James Hunt Wolf-Ford Goodyear 77 + 1 Lap 13 9 28 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Williams-Ford Goodyear 76 + 2 Laps 22 10 8 France Patrick Tambay McLaren-Ford Goodyear 75 + 3 Laps 17 11 29 Italy Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford Goodyear 75 + 3 Laps 16 12 30 FRG Jochen Mass Arrows-Ford Goodyear 74 + 4 Laps 20 13 14 Brazil 1968 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford Goodyear 74 + 4 Laps 18 Ret Retired 31 Mexico Héctor Rebaque Lotus-Ford Goodyear 71 Engine 23 Ret Retired 16 France René Arnoux Renault Michelin 67 Tyre 10 Ret Retired 27 Australia Alan Jones Williams-Ford Goodyear 63 Suspension 19 Ret Retired 7 UK John Watson McLaren-Ford Goodyear 61 Ignition 14 Ret Retired 9 FRG Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS-Ford Goodyear 57 Accident 24 Ret Retired 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault Michelin 47 Engine 1 Ret Retired 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford Goodyear 45 Accident 6 Ret Retired 3 France Didier Pironi Tyrrell-Ford Goodyear 25 Throttle 7 Ret Retired 18 Italy Elio de Angelis Shadow-Ford Goodyear 16 Accident 15 Ret Retired 25 France Patrick Depailler Ligier-Ford Goodyear 4 Accident 5 Ret Retired 17 Netherlands Jan Lammers Shadow-Ford Goodyear 2 Accident 21 DNQ Did not qualify 22 Ireland Derek Daly Ensign-Ford Goodyear DNQ Did not qualify 24 Italy Arturo Merzario Merzario-Ford Goodyear Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1979/396/ 1979 South African Grand Prix formula1.com 23 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20140209083746/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1979/396/ 9 February 2014https://gparchive.com/formula-1/1979-south-african-grand-prix/ 1979 South African Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive GPArchive.com 3 March 1979 6 November 2021 Notes This was the first pole position set by Renault and a Renault-powered car. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 FRA Jacques Laffite 18 10px 2 ARG Carlos Reutemann 12 10px 4 3 CAN Gilles Villeneuve 11 10px 1 4 FRA Patrick Depailler 9 10px 3 5 South Africa 1928 Jody Scheckter 7Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1979/afrique-du-sud/championnat.aspx South Africa 1979 - Championship • STATS F1 statsf1.com 20 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 FRA Ligier-Ford 27 10px 3 2 ITA Ferrari 18 10px 1 3 UK Lotus-Ford 17 10px 4 UK Tyrrell-Ford 7 10px 2 5 UK McLaren-Ford 4Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References 30em South African Grand Prix 1979 1979 Brazilian Grand Prix 1979 United States Grand Prix West 1978 South African Grand Prix 1980 South African Grand Prix Category:South African Grand Prix Grand Prix South African Grand Prix Category:March 1979 sports events in Africa