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South African Grand Prix · 1978 · 4 Mar 1978 00:00

Points system: 1975 - 1979 Race Points

Session results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Laps	Points	Status
1	Ronnie Peterson	Team Lotus	12	78	9	Finished
2	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	11	78	6	Finished
3	John Watson	Brabham	10	78	4	Finished
4	Alan Jones	Williams	18	78	3	Finished
5	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	13	78	2	Finished
6	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	14	77	1	+1 Lap
7	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	2	77	0	+1 Lap
8	Jean-Pierre Jarier	ATS	17	77	0	+1 Lap
9	Rolf Stommelen	Arrows	22	77	0	+1 Lap
10	Hector Rebaque	Team Lotus	21	77	0	+1 Lap
11	Brett Lunger	McLaren	20	76	0	+2 Laps
12	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees	19	76	0	+2 Laps
13	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	7	63	0	Engine
14	Jody Scheckter	Wolf	5	59	0	Spun off
15	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	4	56	0	Accident
16	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	8	55	0	Oil leak
17	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	9	55	0	Spun off
18	Niki Lauda	Brabham	1	52	0	Engine
19	Rupert Keegan	Surtees	23	52	0	Engine
20	Jochen Mass	ATS	15	43	0	Engine
21	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	26	39	0	Suspension
22	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	6	38	0	Engine
23	Keke Rosberg	Theodore	24	15	0	Clutch
24	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	16	9	0	Transmission
25	Eddie Cheever	Hesketh	25	8	0	Oil leak
26	James Hunt	McLaren	3	5	0	Engine