Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time	Pts
P1	GV Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	32	78	1:41:49.960 1:14.412	9
P2	JS Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	2	78	1:41:53.380	6
P3	JJ Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	96	78	1:42:12.070	4
P4	MA Mario Andretti	Lotus	84	78	1:42:17.840	3
P5	CR Carlos Reutemann	Lotus	116	78	1:42:56.930	2
P6	NL Niki Lauda	Brabham	42	77	Finished	1
P7	NP Nelson Piquet	Brabham	125	77	Finished	0
P8	JH James Hunt	Wolf	135	77	Finished	0
P9	CR Clay Regazzoni	Williams	2213	76	Finished	0
P10	PT Patrick Tambay	McLaren	177	75	Finished	0
P11	RP Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	165	75	Finished	0
P12	JM Jochen Mass	Arrows	208	74	Finished	0
P13	EF Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	185	74	Finished	0
P14	HR Héctor Rebaque	Lotus	239	71	Engine	0
DNF	RA René Arnoux	Renault	10	67	Tyre	0
DNF	AJ Alan Jones	Williams	19	63	Suspension	0
DNF	JW John Watson	McLaren	14	61	Ignition	0
DNF	HS Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS	24	57	Accident	0
DNF	JJ Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	1	47	Engine	0
DNF	JL Jacques Laffite	Ligier	6	45	Accident	0
DNF	DP Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	7	25	Throttle	0
DNF	ED Elio De Angelis	Shadow	15	16	Accident	0
DNF	PD Patrick Depailler	Ligier	5	4	Accident	0
DNF	JL Jan Lammers	Shadow	21	2	Accident	0
DNQ	DD Derek Daly	Ensign			Finished	0
DNQ	AM Arturo Merzario	Merzario			Finished	0

Round 3

South African Grand Prix

Kyalami Racing Circuit

Midrand, South Africa

Saturday, 3 March 1979

1st

2nd

3rd

Fastest Lap

1:14.412Lap 23 · 198.549 km/h

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time	Pts
P1	GV Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	32	78	1:41:49.960 1:14.412	9
P2	JS Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	2	78	1:41:53.380	6
P3	JJ Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	96	78	1:42:12.070	4
P4	MA Mario Andretti	Lotus	84	78	1:42:17.840	3
P5	CR Carlos Reutemann	Lotus	116	78	1:42:56.930	2
P6	NL Niki Lauda	Brabham	42	77	Finished	1
P7	NP Nelson Piquet	Brabham	125	77	Finished	0
P8	JH James Hunt	Wolf	135	77	Finished	0
P9	CR Clay Regazzoni	Williams	2213	76	Finished	0
P10	PT Patrick Tambay	McLaren	177	75	Finished	0
P11	RP Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	165	75	Finished	0
P12	JM Jochen Mass	Arrows	208	74	Finished	0
P13	EF Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	185	74	Finished	0
P14	HR Héctor Rebaque	Lotus	239	71	Engine	0
DNF	RA René Arnoux	Renault	10	67	Tyre	0
DNF	AJ Alan Jones	Williams	19	63	Suspension	0
DNF	JW John Watson	McLaren	14	61	Ignition	0
DNF	HS Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS	24	57	Accident	0
DNF	JJ Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	1	47	Engine	0
DNF	JL Jacques Laffite	Ligier	6	45	Accident	0
DNF	DP Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	7	25	Throttle	0
DNF	ED Elio De Angelis	Shadow	15	16	Accident	0
DNF	PD Patrick Depailler	Ligier	5	4	Accident	0
DNF	JL Jan Lammers	Shadow	21	2	Accident	0
DNQ	DD Derek Daly	Ensign			Finished	0
DNQ	AM Arturo Merzario	Merzario			Finished	0