Formula 1 1979 3 1979-03-03 1979-03-03 https://r2.thesportsdb.com/images/media/event/thumb/nd5jp11750363183.jpg https://r2.thesportsdb.com/images/media/event/poster/6errzy1750362930.jpg The 1979 South African Grand Prix (formally the XXV Simba Grand Prix of South Africa) was a Formula One motor race held on 3 March 1979 at Kyalami. The race, contested over 78 laps, was the third race of the 1979 Formula One season and was won by Gilles Villeneuve, driving a Ferrari. Teammate and local driver Jody Scheckter finished second, while Jean-Pierre Jarier finished third in a Tyrrell-Ford. This was the first pole position set by Renault and a Renault-powered car. 523585