| «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 | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 01:11.800 | 205.772 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 01:12.040 | +00.240 (+0.334%) | +00.240 |
| 3 | 3 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 01:12.070 | +00.270 (+0.376%) | +00.030 |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 01:12.120 | +00.320 (+0.446%) | +00.050 |
| 5 | 5 | 25 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 01:12.150 | +00.350 (+0.487%) | +00.030 |
| 6 | 6 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 01:12.260 | +00.460 (+0.641%) | +00.110 |
| 7 | 7 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:12.330 | +00.530 (+0.738%) | +00.070 |
| 8 | 8 | 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:12.360 | +00.560 (+0.780%) | +00.030 |
| 9 | 9 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:12.550 | +00.750 (+1.045%) | +00.190 |
| 10 | 10 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 01:12.690 | +00.890 (+1.240%) | +00.140 |
| 11 | 11 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:12.750 | +00.950 (+1.323%) | +00.060 |
| 12 | 12 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 01:13.070 | +01.270 (+1.769%) | +00.320 |
| 13 | 13 | 20 | James Hunt | Wolf • Ford Cosworth | 01:14.210 | +02.410 (+3.357%) | +01.140 |
| 14 | 14 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:14.440 | +02.640 (+3.677%) | +00.230 |
| 15 | 15 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:14.440 | +02.640 (+3.677%) | +00.000 |
| 16 | 16 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:14.540 | +02.740 (+3.816%) | +00.100 |
| 17 | 17 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:14.580 | +02.780 (+3.872%) | +00.040 |
| 18 | 18 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar • Ford Cosworth | 01:14.610 | +02.810 (+3.914%) | +00.030 |
| 19 | 19 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:14.640 | +02.840 (+3.955%) | +00.030 |
| 20 | 20 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:15.000 | +03.200 (+4.457%) | +00.360 |
| 21 | 21 | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:15.350 | +03.550 (+4.944%) | +00.350 |
| 22 | 22 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:15.680 | +03.880 (+5.404%) | +00.330 |
| 23 | 23 | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:16.150 | +04.350 (+6.058%) | +00.470 |
| 24 | 24 | 9 | Hans Joachim Stuck | ATS • Ford Cosworth | 01:16.310 | +04.510 (+6.281%) | +00.160 |
| 25 | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 01:16.640 | +04.840 (+6.741%) | +00.330 | |
| 26 | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario • Ford Cosworth | 01:18.140 | +06.340 (+8.830%) | +01.500 |