Simba Grand Prix of South Africa 1979
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 78 | 1:41:49.960 | 9 | 3 | FL |
| 2 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 78 | 1:41:53.380 | 6 | 2 | |
| 3 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 78 | 1:42:12.070 | 4 | 9 | |
| 4 | 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 78 | 1:42:17.840 | 3 | 8 | |
| 5 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | 78 | 1:42:56.930 | 2 | 11 | |
| 6 | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 77 | +1 lap | 1 | 4 | |
| 7 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 77 | +1 lap | — | 12 | |
| 8 | 20 | James Hunt | Wolf | 77 | +1 lap | — | 13 | |
| 9 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 76 | +2 laps | — | 22 | |
| 10 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 75 | +3 laps | — | 17 | |
| 11 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 75 | +3 laps | — | 16 | |
| 12 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 74 | +4 laps | — | 20 | |
| 13 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 74 | +4 laps | — | 18 | |
| 14 | 31 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 71 | Engine | — | 23 | |
| DNF | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 67 | Tyre | — | 10 | |
| DNF | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 63 | Suspension | — | 19 | |
| DNF | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 61 | Ignition | — | 14 | |
| DNF | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 57 | Accident | — | 24 | |
| DNF | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 47 | Engine | — | 1 | Pole |
| DNF | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 45 | Accident | — | 6 | |
| DNF | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 25 | Throttle | — | 7 | |
| DNF | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 16 | Accident | — | 15 | |
| DNF | 25 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 4 | Accident | — | 5 | |
| DNF | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 2 | Accident | — | 21 | |
| DNQ | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | — | — | — | — |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | — | — | — | 1:11.800 |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:12.040 |
| 3 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:12.070 |
| 4 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:12.120 |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:12.150 |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:12.260 |
| 7 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:12.330 |
| 8 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:12.360 |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:12.550 |
| 10 | René Arnoux | Renault | — | — | — | 1:12.690 |
| 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:12.750 |
| 12 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:13.070 |
| 13 | James Hunt | Wolf | — | — | — | 1:14.210 |
| 14 | John Watson | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:14.440 |
| 15 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | — | — | — | 1:14.440 |
| 16 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:14.540 |
| 17 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:14.580 |
| 18 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | 1:14.610 |
| 19 | Alan Jones | Williams | — | — | — | 1:14.640 |
| 20 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:15.000 |
| 21 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | — | — | — | 1:15.350 |
| 22 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | — | — | — | 1:15.680 |
| 23 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:16.150 |
| 24 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | — | — | — | 1:16.310 |
| 25 | Derek Daly | Ensign | — | — | — | 1:16.640 |
| 26 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | — | — | — | 1:18.140 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | — |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 2 | — |
| 3 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | — |
| 4 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 4 | — |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 5 | — |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 6 | — |
| 7 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 7 | — |
| 8 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 8 | — |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 9 | — |
| 10 | René Arnoux | Renault | 10 | — |
| 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | 11 | — |
| 12 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 12 | — |
| 13 | James Hunt | Wolf | 13 | — |
| 14 | John Watson | McLaren | 14 | — |
| 15 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 15 | — |
| 16 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 16 | — |
| 17 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 17 | — |
| 18 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 18 | — |
| 19 | Alan Jones | Williams | 19 | — |
| 20 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 20 | — |
| 21 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | — |
| 22 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 22 | — |
| 23 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 23 | — |
| 24 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 24 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 23 | 1:14.412 | — |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | 18 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | 12 |
| 3 | Gilles Villeneuve | 11 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | 9 |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter | 7 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | 5 |
| 7 | John Watson | 4 |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 4 |
| 9 | Didier Pironi | 3 |
| 10 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 1 |
| 10 | Niki Lauda | 1 |
