- Winner
- Gilles Villeneuve
- Team
- Ferrari
- Top listed
- Gilles Villeneuve, Jody Scheckter, and Jean-Pierre Jarier
- Race date
- March 3, 1979
- Pole
- Jean-Pierre Jabouille
- Fastest lap
- Gilles Villeneuve
- Classified drivers
- 26
- Circuit
- Kyalami Racing Circuit
The decisive result
Gilles Villeneuve finished first for Ferrari. Jody Scheckter is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Jean-Pierre Jarier 3 for Tyrrell.
Grid to finish
Clay Regazzoni from P22 to P9 (+13), Héctor Rebaque from P23 to P14 (+9), and Jochen Mass from P20 to P12 (+8) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Jean-Pierre Jabouille started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 5 Accident, 5 Finished, 3 +1 lap, 2 +3 laps, and 2 +4 laps. Gilles Villeneuve holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:14.412 on lap 23. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.