1979 South African Grand Prix
1979 South African Grand Prix | |||
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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 mi) | ||
Distance | 78 laps, 320.112 km (198.908 mi) | ||
Weather | Wet | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Renault | ||
Time | 1:11.80 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | |
Time | 1:14.412 on lap 23 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Ferrari | ||
Second | Ferrari | ||
Third | Tyrrell-Ford | ||
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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. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Grid |
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1 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1:11,80 | 1 |
2 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 1:12.04 | 2 |
3 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:12.07 | 3 |
4 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 1:12.12 | 4 |
5 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier-Ford | 1:12.15 | 5 |
6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford | 1:12.26 | 6 |
7 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:12,33 | 7 |
8 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | 1:12,36 | 8 |
9 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:12,55 | 9 |
10 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1:12,69 | 10 |
11 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus-Ford | 1:12,75 | 11 |
12 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 1:13,07 | 12 |
13 | James Hunt | Wolf-Ford | 1:14,21 | 13 |
14 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford | 1:14,44 | 14 |
15 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow-Ford | 1:14,44 | 15 |
16 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford | 1:14,54 | 16 |
17 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren-Ford | 1:14,58 | 17 |
18 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford | 1:14,61 | 18 |
19 | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | 1:14,64 | 19 |
20 | Jochen Mass | Arrows-Ford | 1:15,00 | 20 |
21 | Jan Lammers | Shadow-Ford | 1:15,35 | 21 |
22 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams-Ford | 1:15,68 | 22 |
23 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus-Ford | 1:16,15 | 23 |
24 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS-Ford | 1:16.31 | 24 |
DNQ | Derek Daly | Ensign-Ford | 1:16.64 | — |
DNQ | Arturo Merzario | Merzario-Ford | 1:18.14 | — |
Race[]
Classification[]
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 78 | 1:41:49.96 | 3 | 9 |
2 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 78 | + 3.42 | 2 | 6 |
3 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell-Ford | 78 | + 22.11 | 9 | 4 |
4 | 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | 78 | + 27.88 | 8 | 3 |
5 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus-Ford | 78 | + 1:06.97 | 11 | 2 |
6 | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 77 | + 1 Lap | 4 | 1 |
7 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 77 | + 1 Lap | 12 | |
8 | 20 | James Hunt | Wolf-Ford | 77 | + 1 Lap | 13 | |
9 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams-Ford | 76 | + 2 Laps | 22 | |
10 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren-Ford | 75 | + 3 Laps | 17 | |
11 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford | 75 | + 3 Laps | 16 | |
12 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows-Ford | 74 | + 4 Laps | 20 | |
13 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford | 74 | + 4 Laps | 18 | |
Ret | 31 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus-Ford | 71 | Engine | 23 | |
Ret | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 67 | Tyre | 10 | |
Ret | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | 63 | Suspension | 19 | |
Ret | 7 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford | 61 | Ignition | 14 | |
Ret | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS-Ford | 57 | Accident | 24 | |
Ret | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 47 | Engine | 1 | |
Ret | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford | 45 | Accident | 6 | |
Ret | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell-Ford | 25 | Throttle | 7 | |
Ret | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow-Ford | 16 | Accident | 15 | |
Ret | 25 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier-Ford | 4 | Accident | 5 | |
Ret | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow-Ford | 2 | Accident | 21 | |
DNQ | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign-Ford | ||||
DNQ | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario-Ford | ||||
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Championship standings after the race[]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References[]
- ^ "1979 South African Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "South Africa 1979 - Championship • STATS F1". statsf1.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
Categories:
- South African Grand Prix
- 1979 in South African motorsport
- 1979 Formula One races
- March 1979 sports events in Africa