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.
| 1979 South African Grand Prix | |||
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| Race 3 of 15 in the 1979 Formula One season | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 3 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 mi) | ||
| Distance | 78 laps, 320.112 km (198.908 mi) | ||
| Weather | Wet | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Renault | ||
| Time | 1:11.80 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:14.412 on lap 23 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Tyrrell-Ford | ||
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Lap leaders
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Qualifying
Qualifying classification
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | No |
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| 1 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1:11,80 | 1 |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 1:12,04 | 2 |
| 3 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:12,07 | 3 |
| 4 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 1:12,12 | 4 |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier-Ford | 1:12,15 | 5 |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford | 1:12,26 | 6 |
| 7 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:12,33 | 7 |
| 8 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | 1:12,36 | 8 |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:12,55 | 9 |
| 10 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1:12,69 | 10 |
| 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus-Ford | 1:12,75 | 11 |
| 12 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 1:13,07 | 12 |
| 13 | James Hunt | Wolf-Ford | 1:14,21 | 13 |
| 14 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford | 1:14,44 | 14 |
| 15 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow-Ford | 1:14,44 | 15 |
| 16 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford | 1:14,54 | 16 |
| 17 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren-Ford | 1:14,58 | 17 |
| 18 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford | 1:14,61 | 18 |
| 19 | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | 1:14,64 | 19 |
| 20 | Jochen Mass | Arrows-Ford | 1:15,00 | 20 |
| 21 | Jan Lammers | Shadow-Ford | 1:15,35 | 21 |
| 22 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams-Ford | 1:15,68 | 22 |
| 23 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus-Ford | 1:16,15 | 23 |
| 24 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS-Ford | 1:16,31 | 24 |
| DNQ | Derek Daly | Ensign-Ford | 1:16,64 | — |
| DNQ | Arturo Merzario | Merzario-Ford | 1:18,14 | — |
Race
Classification
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Lap leaders
Jean-Pierre Jabouille 1 lap (1); Gilles Villeneuve 39 laps (2–14, 53–78); Jody Scheckter 38 laps (15–52).
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- "1979 South African Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- "South Africa 1979 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
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FIA Formula One World Championship 1979 season |
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