| «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 | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 78 | 1:41:49.960 | 188.611 km/h | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 78 | +03.420 | +03.420 | 6 |
| 3 | 9 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 78 | +22.110 | +18.690 | 4 |
| 4 | 8 | 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 78 | +27.880 | +05.770 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 78 | +01:06.970 | +39.090 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 77 | +1 lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 12 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 77 | +1 lap | ||
| 8 | 13 | 20 | James Hunt | Wolf • Ford Cosworth | 77 | +1 lap | ||
| 9 | 22 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 76 | +2 laps | ||
| 10 | 17 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 75 | +3 laps | ||
| 11 | 16 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 75 | +3 laps | ||
| 12 | 20 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 74 | +4 laps | ||
| 13 | 18 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar • Ford Cosworth | 74 | +4 laps | ||
| 14 | 23 | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 71 | engine | ||
| 10 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 67 | puncture | |||
| 19 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 63 | spin | |||
| 14 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 61 | ignition | |||
| 24 | 9 | Hans Joachim Stuck | ATS • Ford Cosworth | 57 | accident | |||
| 1 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 47 | valve | |||
| 6 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 45 | accident | |||
| 7 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 25 | throttle | |||
| 15 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 16 | collision | |||
| 5 | 25 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 4 | accident | |||
| 21 | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 2 | collision | |||
| DNQ | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNQ | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario • Ford Cosworth |
Fastest lap - 01:14.412 - 198.549 km/h - Gilles Villeneuve (lap 23)
Comments
Race red-flagged on lap 2 due to heavy rain.
Final classification determined by aggregate timing.