1979 South African Grand Prix — Race Results

Quali Race

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POS	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Grid	Time (Interval)	Time (To Leader)	Points
1 +2	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	78	3	1:41:49.960	-	9
Time (Interval) 1:41:49.960 Time (To Leader) - Grid 3 Laps 78 Constructor Ferrari
2 -	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	78	2	+3.420s	+3.420s	6
Time (Interval) +3.420s Time (To Leader) +3.420s Grid 2 Laps 78 Constructor Ferrari
3 +6	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	78	9	+18.690s	+22.110s	4
Time (Interval) +18.690s Time (To Leader) +22.110s Grid 9 Laps 78 Constructor Tyrrell
4 +4	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	78	8	+5.770s	+27.880s	3
Time (Interval) +5.770s Time (To Leader) +27.880s Grid 8 Laps 78 Constructor Team Lotus
5 +6	Carlos Reutemann	Team Lotus	78	11	+39.090s	+66.970s	2
Time (Interval) +39.090s Time (To Leader) +66.970s Grid 11 Laps 78 Constructor Team Lotus
6 2	Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	77	4	+1 Lap	+1 Lap	1
Time (Interval) +1 Lap Time (To Leader) +1 Lap Grid 4 Laps 77 Constructor Brabham-Alfa Romeo
7 +5	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	77	12	+1 Lap	+1 Lap	0
Time (Interval) +1 Lap Time (To Leader) +1 Lap Grid 12 Laps 77 Constructor Brabham-Alfa Romeo
8 +5	James Hunt	Wolf	77	13	+1 Lap	+1 Lap	0
Time (Interval) +1 Lap Time (To Leader) +1 Lap Grid 13 Laps 77 Constructor Wolf
9 +13	Clay Regazzoni	Williams	76	22	+1 Lap	+2 Laps	0
Time (Interval) +1 Lap Time (To Leader) +2 Laps Grid 22 Laps 76 Constructor Williams
10 +7	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	75	17	+1 Lap	+3 Laps	0
Time (Interval) +1 Lap Time (To Leader) +3 Laps Grid 17 Laps 75 Constructor McLaren
11 +5	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	75	16	+3 Laps	+3 Laps	0
Time (Interval) +3 Laps Time (To Leader) +3 Laps Grid 16 Laps 75 Constructor Arrows
12 +8	Jochen Mass	Arrows	74	20	+1 Lap	+4 Laps	0
Time (Interval) +1 Lap Time (To Leader) +4 Laps Grid 20 Laps 74 Constructor Arrows
13 +5	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	74	18	+4 Laps	+4 Laps	0
Time (Interval) +4 Laps Time (To Leader) +4 Laps Grid 18 Laps 74 Constructor Fittipaldi
14	Hector Rebaque	Team Lotus	71	23	Engine	Engine	0
Time (Interval) Engine Time (To Leader) Engine Grid 23 Laps 71 Constructor Team Lotus
15	René Arnoux	Renault	67	10	Tyre	Tyre	0
Time (Interval) Tyre Time (To Leader) Tyre Grid 10 Laps 67 Constructor Renault
16	Alan Jones	Williams	63	19	Suspension	Suspension	0
Time (Interval) Suspension Time (To Leader) Suspension Grid 19 Laps 63 Constructor Williams
17	John Watson	McLaren	61	14	Ignition	Ignition	0
Time (Interval) Ignition Time (To Leader) Ignition Grid 14 Laps 61 Constructor McLaren
18	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS	57	24	Accident	Accident	0
Time (Interval) Accident Time (To Leader) Accident Grid 24 Laps 57 Constructor ATS
19	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	47	1	Engine	Engine	0
Time (Interval) Engine Time (To Leader) Engine Grid 1 Laps 47 Constructor Renault
20	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	45	6	Accident	Accident	0
Time (Interval) Accident Time (To Leader) Accident Grid 6 Laps 45 Constructor Ligier
21	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	25	7	Throttle	Throttle	0
Time (Interval) Throttle Time (To Leader) Throttle Grid 7 Laps 25 Constructor Tyrrell
22	Elio de Angelis	Shadow	16	15	Accident	Accident	0
Time (Interval) Accident Time (To Leader) Accident Grid 15 Laps 16 Constructor Shadow
23	Patrick Depailler	Ligier	4	5	Accident	Accident	0
Time (Interval) Accident Time (To Leader) Accident Grid 5 Laps 4 Constructor Ligier
24	Jan Lammers	Shadow	2	21	Accident	Accident	0
Time (Interval) Accident Time (To Leader) Accident Grid 21 Laps 2 Constructor Shadow