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Results 1979
South African Grand Prix 1979
South Africa - 3 March 1979
South African Grand Prix - 3 March 1979
| 1 |  Gilles Villeneuve (CAN) | Ferrari | 1:41'49.96 |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter (RSA) | Ferrari | + 3.42 |
| 3 |  Jean Pierre Jarier (FRA) | Tyrrell-Ford | + 22.11 |
| 4 |  Mario Andretti (USA) | Lotus-Ford | + 27.88 |
| 5 |  Carlos Reutemann (ARG) | Lotus-Ford | + 1'06.97 |
| 6 |  Niki Lauda (AUT) | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | + 1 Lap |
| 7 |  Nelson Piquet (BRA) | Brabham-Ford | + 1 Lap |
| 8 |  James Hunt (GBR) | Wolf-Ford | + 1 Lap |
| 9 |  Clay Regazzoni (SWI) | Williams-Ford | + 2 Laps |
| 10 | Patrick Tambay (FRA) | Mclaren-Ford | + 3 Laps |
| 11 |  Riccardo Patrese (ITA) | Arrows-Ford | + 3 Laps |
| 12 |  Jochen Mass (GER) | Arrows-Ford | + 4 Laps |
| 13 | Emerson Fittipaldi (BRA) | Fittipaldi-Ford | + 4 Laps |
| 14 |  Hector Rebaque (MEX) | Rebaque-Ford | Out |
| 15 | Rene Arnoux (FRA) | Renault | Out |
| 16 |  Alan Jones (AUS) | Williams-Ford | Out |
| 17 |  John Marshall Watson (IRN) | Mclaren-Ford | Out |
| 18 | Hans Joachim Stuck (GER) | Ats-Ford | Out |
| 19 | Jean Pierre Jabouille (FRA) | Renault | Out |
| 20 | Jacques Laffite (FRA) | Ligier-Ford | Out |
| 21 | Didier Pironi (FRA) | Tyrrell-Ford | Out |
| 22 | Elio De Angelis (ITA) | Shadow-Ford | Out |
| 23 | Patrick Depailler (FRA) | Ligier-Ford | Out |
| 24 |  Jan Lammers (NED) | Shadow-Ford | Out |
