South African Grand Prix

Round 3 · Kyalami, Midrand, South Africa

1978-03-04

Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Ronnie Peterson	Team Lotus	12	▲11	1:42:15.767	Finished	9
2	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	11	▲9	+0.466	Finished	6
3	John Watson	Brabham	10	▲7	+4.442	Finished	4
4	Alan Jones	Williams	18	▲14	+30.986	Finished	3
5	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	13	▲8	+1:09.218	Finished	2
6	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	14	▲8	—	+1 Lap	1
7	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	2	▼5	—	+1 Lap	0
8	Jean-Pierre Jarier	ATS	17	▲9	—	+1 Lap	0
9	Rolf Stommelen	Arrows	22	▲13	—	+1 Lap	0
10	Hector Rebaque	Team Lotus	21	▲11	—	+1 Lap	0
11	Brett Lunger	McLaren	20	▲9	—	+2 Laps	0
12	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees	19	▲7	—	+2 Laps	0
R	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	7	—	—	Engine	0
R	Jody Scheckter	Wolf	5	—	—	Spun off	0
R	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	4	—	—	Accident	0
R	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	8	—	—	Oil leak	0
R	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	9	—	—	Spun off	0
R	Niki Lauda	Brabham	1	—	—	Engine	0
R	Rupert Keegan	Surtees	23	—	—	Engine	0
R	Jochen Mass	ATS	15	—	—	Engine	0
R	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	26	—	—	Suspension	0
R	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	6	—	—	Engine	0
R	Keke Rosberg	Theodore	24	—	—	Clutch	0
R	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	16	—	—	Transmission	0
R	Eddie Cheever	Hesketh	25	—	—	Oil leak	0
R	James Hunt	McLaren	3	—	—	Engine	0