1979 · ROUND 3
Simba Grand Prix of South Africa 1979
1979-03-03
| # | Driver | Team | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 78 | 9 |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 78 | 6 |
| 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 78 | 4 |
| 4 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 78 | 3 |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | 78 | 2 |
| 6 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 77 | 1 |
| 7 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 77 | — |
| 8 | James Hunt | Wolf | 77 | — |
| 9 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 76 | — |
| 10 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 75 | — |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 75 | — |
| 12 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 74 | — |
| 13 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 74 | — |
| 14 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 71 | — |
| DNF | René Arnoux | Renault | 67 | — |
| DNF | Alan Jones | Williams | 63 | — |
| DNF | John Watson | McLaren | 61 | — |
| DNF | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 57 | — |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 47 | — |
| DNF | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 45 | — |
| DNF | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 25 | — |
| DNF | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 16 | — |
| DNF | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 4 | — |
| DNF | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 2 | — |
| DNQ | Derek Daly | Ensign | — | — |
| DNQ | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | — | — |