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Kyalami South Africa 3 March 1979

Previous Winners
POS NO Driver Team Model Engine Type Laps Time/Reason Grid Row
1 12 Gilles VILLENEUVE Ferrari 312T4 Ferrari F12 78 1h 41m 49.959s 3 2
2 11 Jody SCHECKTER Ferrari 312T4 Ferrari F12 78 1h 41m 53.379s 2 1
3 4 Jean-Pierre JARIER TYRRELL 009 Ford Cosworth V8 78 1h 42m 12.069s 9 5
4 1 Mario ANDRETTI LOTUS 79 Ford Cosworth V8 78 1h 42m 17.839s 8 4
5 2 Carlos REUTEMANN LOTUS 79 Ford Cosworth V8 78 1h 42m 56.930s 11 6
6 5 Niki >LAUDA BRABHAM BT48 Alfa Romeo V12 77 - 4 2
7 6 Nelson PIQUET BRABHAM BT48 Alfa Romeo V12 77 - 12 6
8 20 James HUNT WOLF WR7 Ford Cosworth V8 77 - 13 7
9 28 Clay REGAZZONI WILLIAMS FW06 Ford Cosworth V8 76 - 22 11
10 8 Patrick TAMBAY McLaren M28 Ford Cosworth V8 75 - 17 9
11 29 Riccardo PATRESE ARROWS A1B Ford Cosworth V8 75 - 16 8
12 30 Jochen MASS ARROWS A1B Ford Cosworth V8 74 - 20 10
13 14 Emerson FITTIPALDI FITTIPALDI F6 Ford Cosworth V8 74 - 18 9
nq 22 Derek DALY ENSIGN N179 Ford Cosworth V8 - - - -
nq 24 Arturo MERZARIO MERZARIO A1B Ford Cosworth V8 - - - -
r 31 Hector REBAQUE LOTUS 79 Ford Cosworth V8 71 engine 23 12
r 16 René ARNOUX RENAULT RS01 Renault V6t 67 puncture 10 5
r 27 Alan JONES WILLIAMS FW06 Ford Cosworth V8 63 rear suspension 19 10
r 7 John WATSON McLaren M28 Ford Cosworth V8 61 ignition 14 7
r 9 Hans-Joachim STUCK ATS D2 Ford Cosworth V8 57 accident 24 12
r 15 Jean-Pierre JABOUILLE RENAULT RS01 Renault V6t 47 valve spring 1 1
r 26 Jacques LAFFITE TALBOT LAGO JS11 Ford Cosworth V8 45 accident 6 3
r 3 Didier PIRONI TYRRELL 009 Ford Cosworth V8 25 throttle linkage 7 4
r 18 Elio de ANGELIS SHADOW DN9 Ford Cosworth V8 16 accident 15 8
r 25 Patrick DEPAILLER TALBOT LAGO JS11 Ford Cosworth V8 4 accident 5 3
r 17 Jan LAMMERS SHADOW DN9 Ford Cosworth V8 2 accident 21 11