1979 South African Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
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| Race 3 of 15 in the 1979 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | 2 March 1979 | ||
| Location |
Kyalami Gauteng, South Africa |
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| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.104 km (2.550 mi) | ||
| Distance | 78 laps, 320.112 km (198.908 mi) | ||
| Weather | Wet | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Renault | ||
| Time | 1:11.80 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Gilles Villeneuve
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Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:14.412 on lap 23 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Tyrrell-Ford | ||
The 1979 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 3 March 1979 at Kyalami.
Last race James Hunt would finish.
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