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  1. 1ANT365 pts
  2. 2RUS242 pts
  3. 3HAM241 pts
  4. 4VER236 pts
  5. 5LEC233 pts
  6. 6NOR211 pts
  7. 7PIA144 pts
  8. 8HAD105 pts
  9. 9LAW77 pts
  10. 10GAS42 pts
  11. 11LIN38 pts
  12. 12COL27 pts
  13. 13BEA23 pts
  14. 14HUL13 pts
  15. 15BOR10 pts
  16. 16OCO7 pts
  17. 17ALO7 pts
  18. 18SAI7 pts
  19. 19ALB5 pts
  20. 20TSU1 pts
  21. 21STR0 pts
  22. 22BOT0 pts
  23. 23PER0 pts
Standings
03/03/1979 · Round 3 of 15 · 78 laps

South Africa

Pole Jabouille 1:11.800Fastest lap Villeneuve 1:14.412 (R23)Winning time 1:41:49.960

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2Scheckter+3.420
1Villeneuve
3Jarier+22.110
R1 ArgentinaR2 BrazilR3 South AfricaR4 United States WestR5 SpainR6 BelgiumR7 MonacoR8 FranceR9 Great BritainR10 GermanyR11 AustriaR12 NetherlandsR13 ItalyR14 CanadaR15 United States

At a glance

Results

PosDriverTeamGridLapsGapStopsEngineTyres
1Gilles VilleneuveFastest lapFerrari3781:41:49.960FerrariMichelin
2Jody ScheckterFerrari278+3.420FerrariMichelin
3Jean-Pierre JarierTyrrell978+22.110FordGoodyear
4Mario AndrettiLotus878+27.880FordGoodyear
5Carlos ReutemannLotus1178+1:06.970FordGoodyear
6Niki LaudaBrabham477+1 lapAlfa RomeoGoodyear
7Nelson PiquetBrabham1277+1 lapAlfa RomeoGoodyear
8James HuntWolf1377+1 lapFordGoodyear
9Clay RegazzoniWilliams2276+2 lapsFordGoodyear
10Patrick TambayMcLaren1775+3 lapsFordGoodyear
11Riccardo PatreseArrows1675+3 lapsFordGoodyear
12Jochen MassArrows2074+4 lapsFordGoodyear
13Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi1874+4 lapsFordGoodyear
14Héctor RebaqueLotus2371EngineFordGoodyear
DNFRené ArnouxRenault1067TyreRenaultMichelin
DNFAlan JonesWilliams1963SuspensionFordGoodyear
DNFJohn WatsonMcLaren1461IgnitionFordGoodyear
DNFHans-Joachim StuckATS2457AccidentFordGoodyear
DNFJean-Pierre JabouilleRenault147EngineRenaultMichelin
DNFJacques LaffiteLigier645AccidentFordGoodyear
DNFDidier PironiTyrrell725ThrottleFordGoodyear
DNFElio de AngelisShadow1516AccidentFordGoodyear
DNFPatrick DepaillerLigier54AccidentFordGoodyear
DNFJan LammersShadow212AccidentFordGoodyear
DNQDerek DalyEnsign-FordGoodyear
DNQArturo MerzarioMerzario-FordGoodyear

Race

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Places gained

  1. Regazzoni22→9+13
  2. Rebaque23→14+9
  3. Mass20→12+8
  4. Tambay17→10+7
  5. Jarier9→3+6
  6. Reutemann11→5+6
  7. Piquet12→7+5
  8. Hunt13→8+5
  9. Patrese16→11+5
  10. Fittipaldi18→13+5
  11. Andretti8→4+4
  12. Villeneuve3→1+2
  13. Scheckter2→20
  14. Lauda4→6-2

PL: started from the pit lane. Retired drivers are listed below.

Teammate battles

  1. FerrariVilleneuve 1:Scheckter 2
  2. TyrrellJarier 3:Pironi DNF
  3. LotusAndretti 4:Reutemann 5
  4. BrabhamLauda 6:Piquet 7
  5. WilliamsRegazzoni 9:Jones DNF
  6. McLarenTambay 10:Watson DNF
  7. ArrowsPatrese 11:Mass 12
  8. RenaultArnoux DNF:Jabouille DNF
  9. LigierLaffite DNF:Depailler DNF

Retirements

  1. RebaqueEngine, classified P14Lotus
  2. ArnouxTyreRenault
  3. JonesSuspensionWilliams
  4. WatsonIgnitionMcLaren
  5. StuckAccidentATS
  6. JabouilleEngineRenault
  7. LaffiteAccidentLigier
  8. PironiThrottleTyrrell
  9. De AngelisAccidentShadow
  10. DepaillerAccidentLigier
  11. LammersAccidentShadow

This race in history

12 races here since 1967Won from pole: 1 of 12

Win from furthest back (P16): Jackie Stewart 1973

Most wins here

  1. 2 Jackie Stewart
  2. 2 Niki Lauda

Previous winners here

  1. 1978 Ronnie Peterson Lotus
  2. 1977 Niki Lauda Ferrari
  3. 1976 Niki Lauda Ferrari
  4. 1975 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell
  5. 1974 Carlos Reutemann Brabham
  6. 1973 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell
  7. 1972 Denny Hulme McLaren
  8. 1971 Mario Andretti Ferrari
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Statistics: F1DB by Marcel Overdijk and contributors, licence CC BY 4.0, prepared by Hotlap Delta.