1979 South African Grand Prix
- Round
- 3 of 1979
- Circuit
- Kyalami
- Location
- Midrand, South Africa
- Dates
- —
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Winner
- Gilles Villeneuve
- Constructor
- Ferrari
- Entrant
- Ferrari
- Pole position
- Jean-Pierre Jabouille
- Fastest lap
- Gilles Villeneuve
- Confidence
- reference
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | 78 | 9 | — · fastest lap |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 2 | 78 | 6 | — |
| 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 9 | 78 | 4 | — |
| 4 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 8 | 78 | 3 | — |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 11 | 78 | 2 | — |
| 6 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 4 | 77 | 1 | — |
| 7 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 12 | 77 | — | — |
| 8 | James Hunt | Walter Wolf Racing | 13 | 77 | — | — |
| 9 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 22 | 76 | — | — |
| 10 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 17 | 75 | — | — |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 16 | 75 | — | — |
| 12 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 20 | 74 | — | — |
| 13 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 18 | 74 | — | — |
| 14 | Héctor Rebaque | Team Lotus | 23 | 71 | — | Engine |
| DNQ | Derek Daly | Ensign | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNQ | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | 47 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 5 | 4 | — | Accident |
| DNF | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 6 | 45 | — | Accident |
| DNF | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 7 | 25 | — | Throttle |
| DNF | Rene Arnoux | Renault | 10 | 67 | — | Tyre |
| DNF | John Watson | McLaren | 14 | 61 | — | Ignition |
| DNF | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 15 | 16 | — | Accident |
| DNF | Alan Jones | Williams | 19 | 63 | — | Suspension |
| DNF | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | 2 | — | Accident |
| DNF | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 24 | 57 | — | Accident |