1979 season/ Round 3
South African Grand Prix
Kyalami, Midrand, South Africa. Sat, 3 Mar 1979. 78 laps.
South Africa- Winner
VILFerrari- Pole
- REJABRenault
- Fastest lap
- VIL1:14.412
Weekend
Race
- Jody ScheckterFerrari+3.4202
- Gilles VilleneuveFerrari1:41:49.9601
- Jean-Pierre JarierTYTyrrell+22.1103
Overtakes
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No overtake data
Biggest mover
REG
+13 places, P22 to P9
Beat our forecast
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No forecast for this race
Fastest Pit Stop
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No pit stop data
Fastest lap
VIL
1:14.412, lap 23
DNFs
11
REB, ARN, JON, WAT, STU, JAB, LAF, PIR, DE , DEP, LAM
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIL | Ferrari | 3+2 | 1:41:49.960 | 9 |
| 2 | SCH | Ferrari | 2 | +3.420 | 6 |
| 3 | TYJAR | TYTyrrell | 9+6 | +22.110 | 4 |
| 4 | LOAND | LOTeam Lotus | 8+4 | +27.880 | 3 |
| 5 | LOREU | LOTeam Lotus | 11+6 | +1:06.970 | 2 |
| 6 | BRLAU | BRBrabham-Alfa Romeo | 4-2 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | BRPIQ | BRBrabham-Alfa Romeo | 12+5 | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | WOHUN | WOWolf | 13+5 | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | REG | Williams | 22+13 | +2 Laps | |
| 10 |  TAM | McLaren | 17+7 | +3 Laps | |
| 11 | ARPAT | ARArrows | 16+5 | +3 Laps | |
| 12 | ARMAS | ARArrows | 20+8 | +4 Laps | |
| 13 | FIFIT | FIFittipaldi | 18+5 | +4 Laps | |
| DNF | LOREB | LOTeam Lotus | 23 | Engine | |
| DNF | REARN | RERenault | 10 | Tyre | |
| DNF | JON | Williams | 19 | Suspension | |
| DNF | WAT | McLaren | 14 | Ignition | |
| DNF | ATSTU | ATATS | 24 | Accident | |
| DNF | REJAB | RERenault | 1 | Engine | |
| DNF | LILAF | LILigier | 6 | Accident | |
| DNF | TYPIR | TYTyrrell | 7 | Throttle | |
| DNF | SHDE | SHShadow | 15 | Accident | |
| DNF | LIDEP | LILigier | 5 | Accident | |
| DNF | SHLAM | SHShadow | 21 | Accident |
Fastest laps
| Rank | Driver | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | 1:14.412 |