| «1979-03» | South Africa Grand Prix - XIII Grand Prix of South Africa |
| 1979-03-03 | Kyalami - 78 laps × 4.104 km : 320.112 km |
| Pos | Constructor | Points | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 12 | 15 | - | 27 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Ferrari • Ferrari | - | 3 | 15 | 18 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 8 | 4 | 5 | 17 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | - | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 4 | - | - | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Copersucar • Ford Cosworth | 1 | - | - | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | - | - | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| - | Wolf • Ford Cosworth | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| - | Williams • Ford Cosworth | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| - | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| - | Renault • Renault | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| - | ATS • Ford Cosworth | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| - | Merzario • Ford Cosworth | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| - | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| - | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | - | - | - | - |
Points System
9-6-4-3-2-1 points for the top 6 places.
Best 8 results (4 from first 7 and 4 from last 8) count toward Drivers' championship.
All results counted towards Constructors' championship.
Half points are awarded for races stopped before three-quarter-distance was completed.