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1979 South African Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountrySouth Africa
Flag_suffix1928
Grand PrixSouth African
ImageKyalami 1961 - 1988 Layout.png
Official nameXXV Simba Grand Prix of South Africa
Date3 March
Year1979
Race_No3
Season_No15
LocationKyalami
Transvaal Province, South Africa
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi2.550
Course_km4.104
Distance_laps78
Distance_mi198.908
Distance_km320.112
WeatherWet
Pole_DriverJean-Pierre Jabouille
Pole_CountryFrance
Pole_TeamRenault
Pole_Time1:11.80
Fast_DriverGilles Villeneuve
Fast_CountryCanada
Fast_TeamFerrari
Fast_Time1:14.412
Fast_Lap23
First_DriverGilles Villeneuve
First_CountryCanada
First_TeamFerrari
Second_DriverJody Scheckter
Second_CountrySouth Africa
Second_flag_suffix1928
Second_TeamFerrari
Third_DriverJean-Pierre Jarier
Third_CountryFrance
Third_TeamTyrrell-Ford
Lapchart

Transvaal Province, South Africa

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.DriverConstructorTimeGrid123456789101112131415161718192021222324DNQDNQ
15FRA Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault**1:11,80**1
11RSA Jody ScheckterFerrari1:12.042
12CAN Gilles VilleneuveFerrari1:12.073
5AUT Niki LaudaBrabham-Alfa Romeo1:12.124
25FRA Patrick DepaillerLigier-Ford1:12.155
26FRA Jacques LaffiteLigier-Ford1:12.266
3FRA Didier PironiTyrrell-Ford1:12,337
1USA Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford1:12,368
4FRA Jean-Pierre JarierTyrrell-Ford1:12,559
16FRA René ArnouxRenault1:12,6910
2ARG Carlos ReutemannLotus-Ford1:12,7511
6BRA Nelson PiquetBrabham-Alfa Romeo1:13,0712
20GBR James HuntWolf-Ford1:14,2113
7GBR John WatsonMcLaren-Ford1:14,4414
17ITA Elio de AngelisShadow-Ford1:14,4415
29ITA Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford1:14,5416
8FRA Patrick TambayMcLaren-Ford1:14,5817
14BRA Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford1:14,6118
27AUS Alan JonesWilliams-Ford1:14,6419
30FRG Jochen MassArrows-Ford1:15,0020
18NED Jan LammersShadow-Ford1:15,3521
28SUI Clay RegazzoniWilliams-Ford1:15,6822
31MEX Héctor RebaqueLotus-Ford1:16,1523
9FRG Hans-Joachim StuckATS-Ford1:16.3124
22IRE Derek DalyEnsign-Ford1:16.64—
24ITA Arturo MerzarioMerzario-Ford1:18.14—

Race

Classification

PosNoDriverConstructorTyreLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678910111213RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNQDNQ
12Canada **Gilles Villeneuve****Ferrari**781:41:49.963**9**
11South Africa **Jody Scheckter****Ferrari**78+ 3.422**6**
4France **Jean-Pierre Jarier****Tyrrell-Ford**78+ 22.119**4**
1US **Mario Andretti****Lotus-Ford**78+ 27.888**3**
2Argentina **Carlos Reutemann****Lotus-Ford**78+ 1:06.9711**2**
5Austria **Niki Lauda****Brabham-Alfa Romeo**77+ 1 Lap4**1**
6Brazil Nelson PiquetBrabham-Alfa Romeo77+ 1 Lap12
20UK James HuntWolf-Ford77+ 1 Lap13
28Switzerland Clay RegazzoniWilliams-Ford76+ 2 Laps22
8France Patrick TambayMcLaren-Ford75+ 3 Laps17
29Italy Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford75+ 3 Laps16
30FRG Jochen MassArrows-Ford74+ 4 Laps20
14Brazil Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford74+ 4 Laps18
31Mexico Héctor RebaqueLotus-Ford71Engine23
16France René ArnouxRenault67Tyre10
27Australia Alan JonesWilliams-Ford63Suspension19
7UK John WatsonMcLaren-Ford61Ignition14
9FRG Hans-Joachim StuckATS-Ford57Accident24
15France Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault47Engine1
26France Jacques LaffiteLigier-Ford45Accident6
3France Didier PironiTyrrell-Ford25Throttle7
18Italy Elio de AngelisShadow-Ford16Accident15
25France Patrick DepaillerLigier-Ford4Accident5
17Netherlands Jan LammersShadow-Ford2Accident21
22Ireland Derek DalyEnsign-Ford
24Italy Arturo MerzarioMerzario-Ford

Notes

  • This was the first pole position set by Renault and a Renault-powered car.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]1FRA Jacques Laffite18
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]2ARG Carlos Reutemann12
[[File:1uparrow_green.svg10px]] 43CAN Gilles Villeneuve11
[[File:1downarrow_red.svg10px]] 14FRA Patrick Depailler9
[[File:1uparrow_green.svg10px]] 35South Africa Jody Scheckter7

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]1FRA Ligier-Ford27
[[File:1uparrow_green.svg10px]] 32ITA Ferrari18
[[File:1downarrow_red.svg10px]] 13UK Lotus-Ford17
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]4UK Tyrrell-Ford7
[[File:1downarrow_red.svg10px]] 25UK McLaren-Ford4
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

| Previous_year's_race = 1978 South African Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1980 South African Grand Prix}}

References

  1. "1979 South African Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  2. (3 March 1979). "1979 South African Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive".
  3. "South Africa 1979 - Championship • STATS F1".
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