1978 SEASON · ROUND 3
South African Grand Prix
Kyalami · Midrand · 4 March 1978
Race
Saturday
RACE RESULTS
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM | GRID | LAP | TIME / GAP | POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 |
 Peterson
|
Team Lotus | 12 | 78 | 1:42:15.767total | 9 |
| P2 |
 Depailler
|
Tyrrell | 11 | 78 | +0.466 | 6 |
| P3 |
 Watson
|
Brabham | 10 | 78 | +4.442 | 4 |
| P4 |
 Jones
|
Williams | 18 | 78 | +30.986 | 3 |
| P5 |
Laffite
|
Ligier | 13 | 78 | +1:09.218 | 2 |
| P6 |
Pironi
|
Tyrrell | 14 | 77 | 1 laps down | 1 |
| P7 |
 Andretti
|
Team Lotus | 2 | 77 | 1 laps down | - |
| P8 |
Jarier
|
ATS | 17 | 77 | 1 laps down | - |
| P9 |
 Stommelen
|
Arrows | 22 | 77 | 1 laps down | - |
| P10 |
 Rebaque
|
Team Lotus | 21 | 77 | 1 laps down | - |
| P11 |
Lunger
|
McLaren | 20 | 76 | 2 laps down | - |
| P12 |
 Brambilla
|
Surtees | 19 | 76 | 2 laps down | - |
| DNF |
Patrese
|
Arrows | 7 | 63 | Engine | - |
| DNF |
Scheckter
|
Wolf | 5 | 59 | Off the track | - |
| DNF |
Tambay
|
McLaren | 4 | 56 | Accident | - |
| DNF |
 Villeneuve
|
Ferrari | 8 | 55 | Oil leak | - |
| DNF |
 Reutemann
|
Ferrari | 9 | 55 | Off the track | - |
| DNF |
 Lauda
|
Brabham | 1 | 52 | Engine | - |
| DNF |
Keegan
|
Surtees | 23 | 52 | Engine | - |
| DNF |
Mass
|
ATS | 15 | 43 | Engine | - |
| DNF |
Merzario
|
Merzario | 26 | 39 | Suspension | - |
| DNF |
Jabouille
|
Renault | 6 | 38 | Engine | - |
| DNF |
 Rosberg
|
Theodore | 24 | 15 | Clutch | - |
| DNF |
 Fittipaldi
|
Fittipaldi | 16 | 9 | Gearbox | - |
| DNF |
Cheever
|
Hesketh | 25 | 8 | Oil leak | - |
| DNF |
Hunt
|
McLaren | 3 | 5 | Engine | - |
CIRCUIT INFORMATION
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Country
South Africa
Midrand
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