Season
1977
Race
3. South African Grand Prix
1977 South African Grand Prix
- Coordinates
- -25.9894, 28.0767
- Altitude
- 1460 m
- Race number
- 283
R
05/03/1977 00:00 · Africa/Johannesburg · 78 laps
| Position | Driver | Team | Grid | Race positions | Laps | Time | Points | Status | Fastest lap rank | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 3 | +2 | 78 | 1:42:21.600 | 9 | Finished | — | |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 5 | +3 | 78 | 1:42:26.800 | 6 | Finished | — | |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 4 | +1 | 78 | 1:42:27.300 | 4 | Finished | — | |
| 4 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | -3 | 78 | 1:42:31.100 | 3 | Finished | — | |
| 5 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 12 | +7 | 78 | 1:42:41.500 | 2 | Finished | — | |
| 6 | John Watson | Brabham | 11 | +5 | 78 | 1:42:41.800 | 1 | Finished | — | |
| 7 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 14 | +7 | 78 | 1:42:45.200 | 0 | Finished | — | |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 8 | = | 78 | 1:42:48.300 | 0 | Finished | — | |
| 9 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 16 | +7 | 78 | 1:43:07.800 | 0 | Finished | — | |
| 10 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 9 | -1 | 78 | 1:43:33.300 | 0 | Finished | — | |
| 11 | Hans Binder | Surtees | 19 | +8 | 77 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 12 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 10 | -2 | 77 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 13 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | 2 | -11 | 76 | — | 0 | +2 Laps | — | |
| 14 | Brett Lunger | March | 23 | +9 | 76 | — | 0 | +2 Laps | — | |
| 15 | Larry Perkins | BRM | 22 | +7 | 73 | — | 0 | +5 Laps | — | |
| 16 | Alex Ribeiro | March | 17 | +1 | 66 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 17 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 18 | +1 | 55 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 18 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 6 | -12 | 43 | — | 0 | Accident | — | |
| 19 | Boy Lunger | March | 21 | +2 | 33 | — | 0 | Gearbox | — | |
| 20 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 12 | -8 | 22 | — | 0 | Accident | — | |
| 21 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 15 | -6 | 22 | — | 0 | Accident | — | |
| 22 | Renzo Zorzi | Shadow | 20 | -2 | 21 | — | 0 | Fuel leak | — | |
| 23 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | 7 | -16 | 5 | — | 0 | Fuel system | — |