1979 South African Grand Prix
1979-03-03 · Midrand, South Africa
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | 78 | 9 |
| 2nd | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 2 | 78 | 6 |
| 3rd | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 9 | 78 | 4 |
| 4th | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 8 | 78 | 3 |
| 5th | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 11 | 78 | 2 |
| 6th | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 4 | 77 | 1 |
| 7th | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 12 | 77 | |
| 8th | James Hunt | Wolf | 13 | 77 | |
| 9th | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 22 | 76 | |
| 10th | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 17 | 75 | |
| 11th | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 16 | 75 | |
| 12th | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 20 | 74 | |
| 13th | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 18 | 74 | |
| 14th | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 23 | 71 | |
| 15th | René Arnoux | Renault | 10 | 67 | |
| 16th | Alan Jones | Williams | 19 | 63 | |
| 17th | John Watson | McLaren | 14 | 61 | |
| 18th | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 24 | 57 | |
| 19th | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | 47 | |
| 20th | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 6 | 45 | |
| 21st | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 7 | 25 | |
| 22nd | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 15 | 16 | |
| 23rd | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 5 | 4 | |
| 24th | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | 2 |