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Kyalami Did You Know
The first F1 World Championship race was the 1950 British Grand Prix at Silverstone on 13 May 1950.
Gilles Villeneuve won the South African Grand Prix 1979 at Kyalami on 3 March 1979, starting from P3 on the grid. Jody Scheckter finished second for Ferrari, with Jean-Pierre Jarier completing the podium for Tyrrell.
Key Links
- WinnerGilles Villeneuve
- CircuitKyalami
- Winning teamFerrari
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Pts | FL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |  Ferrari | 3 | 9 | Finished | ||
2 |  Jody Scheckter SCH +3.42 | Ferrari | 2 | 6 | Finished | |
3 |  Jean-Pierre Jarier JAR +22.11 |  Tyrrell | 9 | 4 | Finished | |
4 |  Mario Andretti AND +27.88 |  Team Lotus | 8 | 3 | Finished | |
5 |  Carlos Reutemann REU +1:06.97 | Team Lotus | 11 | 2 | Finished | |
6 |  Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 4 | 1 | +1 Lap | ||
7 | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 12 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
8 |  Wolf | 13 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
9 |  Williams | 22 | 0 | +2 Laps | ||
10 |  McLaren | 17 | 0 | +3 Laps | ||
11 |  Arrows | 16 | 0 | +3 Laps | ||
12 | Arrows | 20 | 0 | +4 Laps | ||
13 |  Fittipaldi | 18 | 0 | +4 Laps | ||
R | Team Lotus | 23 | 0 | Engine | ||
R |  Renault | 10 | 0 | Tyre | ||
R | Williams | 19 | 0 | Suspension | ||
R | McLaren | 14 | 0 | Ignition | ||
R |  ATS | 24 | 0 | Accident | ||
R | Renault | 1 | 0 | Engine | ||
R |  Ligier | 6 | 0 | Accident | ||
R | Tyrrell | 7 | 0 | Throttle | ||
R |  Shadow | 15 | 0 | Accident | ||
R | Ligier | 5 | 0 | Accident | ||
R | Shadow | 21 | 0 | Accident | ||
F |  Ensign | 0 | 0 | Did not qualify | ||
F |  Merzario | 0 | 0 | Did not qualify |
Classification26 drivers