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GP of South Africa Kyalami 3-3-1979, 78 laps of 4.104 m, Total distance 320.112 m
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| Pos | No | Driver | Team-engine | Diff | Reason |
| 1 | - | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari 312T4 | 1:41:49.96 | - |
| 2 | - | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari 312T4 | -3.42 | - |
| 3 | - | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell-Ford 009 | -22.11 | - |
| 4 | - | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford 79 | -27.88 | - |
| 5 | - | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus-Ford 79 | -1:06.97 | - |
| 6 | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT48 | -1 lap | - |
| 7 | - | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT48 | -1 lap | - |
| 8 | - | James Hunt | Wolf-Ford WR7 | -1 lap | - |
| 9 | - | Clay Regazzoni | Williams-Ford FW06 | -2 laps | - |
| 10 | - | Patrick Tambay | McLaren-Ford M28 | -3 laps | - |
| 11 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford A1B | -3 laps | - |
| 12 | - | Jochen Mass | Arrows-Ford A1B | -4 laps | - |
| 13 | - | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar-Ford F6 | -4 laps | - |
| 14 | - | Hector Rebaque | Lotus-Ford 79 | -7 laps | Engine |
| 15 | - | René Arnoux | Renault RS01 | -11 laps | Tyre |
| 16 | - | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford FW06 | -15 laps | Suspension |
| 17 | - | John Watson | McLaren-Ford M28 | -17 laps | Ignition |
| 18 | - | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS-Ford D2 | -21 lap | Collision |
| 19 | - | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault RS01 | -31 lap | Engine |
| 20 | - | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford JS11 | -33 laps | Collision |
| 21 | - | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell-Ford 009 | -53 laps | Gas |
| 22 | - | Elio de Angelis | Shadow-Ford DN9 | -62 laps | Collision |
| 23 | - | Patrick Depailler | Ligier-Ford JS11 | -74 laps | Collision |
| 24 | - | Jan Lammers | Shadow-Ford DN9 | -76 laps | Collision |
| 25 | - | Derek Daly | Ensign-Ford N179 | DNQ | - |
| 26 | - | Arturo Merzario | Merzario-Ford A1B | DNQ | - |