1979 South African Grand Prix

1979 South African Grand Prix
Race 3 of 15 in the 1979 Formula One season
Race details
Date 3 March 1979
Official name XXV Simba Grand Prix of South Africa
Location Kyalami
Transvaal Province, South Africa
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.104 km (2.550 miles)
Distance 78 laps, 320.112 km (198.908 miles)
Weather Wet
Pole position
Driver
Renault
Time 1:11.80
Fastest lap
Driver Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari
Time 1:14.412 on lap 23
Podium
First
Ferrari
Second
Ferrari
Third
Tyrrell-Ford
Lap leaders

The 1979 South African Grand Prix (formally the XXV Simba Grand Prix of South Africa) was a Formula One motor race held on 3 March 1979 at Kyalami. The race, contested over 78 laps, was the third race of the 1979 Formula One season and was won by Gilles Villeneuve, driving a Ferrari. Teammate and local driver Jody Scheckter finished second, while Jean-Pierre Jarier finished third in a Tyrrell-Ford.

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Time Grid
1 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 1:11,80 1
2 11 South Africa Jody Scheckter Ferrari 1:12.04 2
3 12 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:12.07 3
4 5 Austria Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1:12.12 4
5 25 France Patrick Depailler Ligier-Ford 1:12.15 5
6 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford 1:12.26 6
7 3 France Didier Pironi Tyrrell-Ford 1:12,33 7
8 1 United States Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 1:12,36 8
9 4 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell-Ford 1:12,55 9
10 16 France René Arnoux Renault 1:12,69 10
11 2 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Lotus-Ford 1:12,75 11
12 6 Brazil Nelson Piquet Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1:13,07 12
13 20 United Kingdom James Hunt Wolf-Ford 1:14,21 13
14 7 United Kingdom John Watson McLaren-Ford 1:14,44 14
15 17 Italy Elio de Angelis Shadow-Ford 1:14,44 15
16 29 Italy Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford 1:14,54 16
17 8 France Patrick Tambay McLaren-Ford 1:14,58 17
18 14 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 1:14,61 18
19 27 Australia Alan Jones Williams-Ford 1:14,64 19
20 30 West Germany Jochen Mass Arrows-Ford 1:15,00 20
21 18 Netherlands Jan Lammers Shadow-Ford 1:15,35 21
22 28 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Williams-Ford 1:15,68 22
23 31 Mexico Héctor Rebaque Lotus-Ford 1:16,15 23
24 9 West Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS-Ford 1:16.31 24
DNQ 22 Republic of Ireland Derek Daly Ensign-Ford 1:16.64 —
DNQ 24 Italy Arturo Merzario Merzario-Ford 1:18.14 —

Race

Classification

Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 12 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari M 78 1:41:49.96 3 9
2 11 South Africa Jody Scheckter Ferrari M 78 + 3.42 2 6
3 4 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell-Ford G 78 + 22.11 9 4
4 1 United States Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford G 78 + 27.88 8 3
5 2 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Lotus-Ford G 78 + 1:06.97 11 2
6 5 Austria Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo G 77 + 1 Lap 4 1
7 6 Brazil Nelson Piquet Brabham-Alfa Romeo G 77 + 1 Lap 12
8 20 United Kingdom James Hunt Wolf-Ford G 77 + 1 Lap 13
9 28 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Williams-Ford G 76 + 2 Laps 22
10 8 France Patrick Tambay McLaren-Ford G 75 + 3 Laps 17
11 29 Italy Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford G 75 + 3 Laps 16
12 30 West Germany Jochen Mass Arrows-Ford G 74 + 4 Laps 20
13 14 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford G 74 + 4 Laps 18
Ret 31 Mexico Héctor Rebaque Lotus-Ford G 71 Engine 23
Ret 16 France René Arnoux Renault M 67 Tyre 10
Ret 27 Australia Alan Jones Williams-Ford G 63 Suspension 19
Ret 7 United Kingdom John Watson McLaren-Ford G 61 Ignition 14
Ret 9 West Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS-Ford G 57 Accident 24
Ret 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault M 47 Engine 1
Ret 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford G 45 Accident 6
Ret 3 France Didier Pironi Tyrrell-Ford G 25 Throttle 7
Ret 18 Italy Elio de Angelis Shadow-Ford G 16 Accident 15
Ret 25 France Patrick Depailler Ligier-Ford G 4 Accident 5
Ret 17 Netherlands Jan Lammers Shadow-Ford G 2 Accident 21
DNQ 22 Republic of Ireland Derek Daly Ensign-Ford G
DNQ 24 Italy Arturo Merzario Merzario-Ford G
Source:[1][2]

Notes

  • This was the first pole position set by Renault and a Renault-powered car.

Championship standings after the race

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

  1. ^ "1979 South African Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  2. ^ "1979 South African Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive". GPArchive.com. 3 March 1979. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b "South Africa 1979 - Championship • STATS F1". statsf1.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.


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