1978 South African Grand Prix

Kyalami · Midrand, South Africa · 04/03/1978

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04/03/1978 00:00 · Africa/Johannesburg · 78 laps

Position	Driver	Team	Grid	Race positions	Laps	Time	Points	Status	Fastest lap rank
1	Ronnie Peterson	Team Lotus	12	+11	78	1:42:15.767	9	Finished	—
2	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	11	+9	78	1:42:16.233	6	Finished	—
3	John Watson	Brabham	10	+7	78	1:42:20.209	4	Finished	—
4	Alan Jones	Williams	18	+14	78	1:42:46.753	3	Finished	—
5	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	13	+8	78	1:43:24.985	2	Finished	—
6	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	14	+8	77	—	1	+1 Lap	—
7	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	2	-5	77	—	0	+1 Lap	—
8	Jean-Pierre Jarier	ATS	17	+9	77	—	0	+1 Lap	—
9	Rolf Stommelen	Arrows	22	+13	77	—	0	+1 Lap	—
10	Hector Rebaque	Team Lotus	21	+11	77	—	0	+1 Lap	—
11	Brett Lunger	McLaren	20	+9	76	—	0	+2 Laps	—
12	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees	19	+7	76	—	0	+2 Laps	—
13	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	7	-6	63	—	0	Engine	—
14	Jody Scheckter	Wolf	5	-9	59	—	0	Spun off	—
15	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	4	-11	56	—	0	Accident	—
16	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	8	-8	55	—	0	Oil leak	—
17	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	9	-8	55	—	0	Spun off	—
18	Niki Lauda	Brabham	1	-17	52	—	0	Engine	—
19	Rupert Keegan	Surtees	23	+4	52	—	0	Engine	—
20	Jochen Mass	ATS	15	-5	43	—	0	Engine	—
21	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	26	+5	39	—	0	Suspension	—
22	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	6	-16	38	—	0	Engine	—
23	Keke Rosberg	Theodore	24	+1	15	—	0	Clutch	—
24	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	16	-8	9	—	0	Transmission	—
25	Eddie Cheever	Hesketh	25	=	8	—	0	Oil leak	—
26	James Hunt	McLaren	3	-23	5	—	0	Engine	—