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Event: Die Suid-Afrikaanse Simba Grand Prix of South Africa			Date: 3.3.1979
Track: Kyalami (South Africa), unknown length		Organiser: unknown
GP South Africa
Formula 1 World Championship (round 3)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps
1^st	12	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari 312 T4	Ferrari Sefac	78
2^nd	11	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari 312 T4	Ferrari Sefac	78
3^rd	4	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell 009 Ford	Team Tyrrell	78
4^th	1	Mario Andretti	Lotus 79 Ford	Team Lotus	78
5^th	2	Carlos Reutemann	Lotus 79 Ford	Team Lotus	78
6^th	5	Niki Lauda	Brabham BT48 Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing	77
7^th	6	Nelson Piquet	Brabham BT48 Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing	77
8^th	20	James Hunt	Wolf WR7 Ford	Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing	77
9^th	28	Clay Regazzoni	Williams FW06 Ford	Saudia Williams	76
10^th	8	Patrick Tambay	McLaren M28 Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren	75
11^th	29	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows A1 Ford	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	75
12^th	30	Jochen Mass	Arrows A1 Ford	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	74
13^th	14	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi F6 Ford	Fittipaldi Automotive	74

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason
31	Hector Rebaque	Lotus 79 Ford	Rebaque F1 Team	71	Engine
16	René Arnoux	Renault RS01 Turbo	Renault Elf	67	Puncture
27	Alan Jones	Williams FW06 Ford	Saudia Williams	63	Rear suspension, accident
7	John Watson	McLaren M28 Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren	61	Ignition
9	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS D2 Ford	ATS/ATS Wheels	57	Accident
15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault RS01 Turbo	Renault Elf	47	Engine
26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier JS11 Ford	Ligier Gitanes	45	Accident
3	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell 009 Ford	Team Tyrrell	25	Throttle linkage
18	Elio de Angelis	Shadow DN9B Ford	Interscope Shadow Racing	16	Accident
25	Patrick Depailler	Ligier JS11 Ford	Ligier Gitanes	4	Accident
17	Jan Lammers	Shadow DN9B Ford	Samson Shadow Racing	2	Accident

Did not qualify:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
22	Derek Daly	Ensign N179 Ford	Team Ensign
24	Arturo Merzario	Merzario A1B Ford	Team Merzario

Practiced:

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason
	2T	Carlos Reutemann	Lotus 79 Ford	Team Lotus		Spare car
	4T	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell 009 Ford	Team Tyrrell		Spare car
	5T	Niki Lauda	Brabham BT48 Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing		Spare car
	8T	Patrick Tambay	McLaren M28 Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren		Spare car
	14T	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi F5A Ford	Fittipaldi Automotive		Spare car
	25T	Patrick Depailler	Ligier JS11 Ford	Ligier Gitanes		Spare car
	27T	Alan Jones	Williams FW06 Ford	Saudia Williams		Spare car

Did not practice:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
11T		Ferrari 312 T3	Ferrari Sefac	Spare car
15T		Renault RS01 Turbo	Renault Elf	Spare car
17T		Shadow DN9B Ford	Samson Shadow Racing	Spare car
24T		Merzario A1B Ford	Team Merzario	Spare car
29T	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows A1 Ford	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	Spare car

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