South African Grand Prix 1978

Race Result

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Laps	Time/Status	Fastest Lap	Pts
1	Ronnie Peterson	Team Lotus	12	78	1:42:15.767	—	9
2	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	11	78	+0.466	—	6
3	John Watson	Brabham	10	78	+4.442	—	4
4	Alan Jones	Williams	18	78	+30.986	—	3
5	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	13	78	+1:09.218	—	2
6	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	14	77	+1 Lap	—	1
7	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	2	77	+1 Lap	—	0
8	Jean-Pierre Jarier	ATS	17	77	+1 Lap	—	0
9	Rolf Stommelen	Arrows	22	77	+1 Lap	—	0
10	Hector Rebaque	Team Lotus	21	77	+1 Lap	—	0
11	Brett Lunger	McLaren	20	76	+2 Laps	—	0
12	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees	19	76	+2 Laps	—	0
13	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	7	63	Engine	—	0
14	Jody Scheckter	Wolf	5	59	Spun off	—	0
15	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	4	56	Accident	—	0
16	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	8	55	Oil leak	—	0
17	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	9	55	Spun off	—	0
18	Niki Lauda	Brabham	1	52	Engine	—	0
19	Rupert Keegan	Surtees	23	52	Engine	—	0
20	Jochen Mass	ATS	15	43	Engine	—	0
21	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	26	39	Suspension	—	0
22	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	6	38	Engine	—	0
23	Keke Rosberg	Theodore	24	15	Clutch	—	0
24	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	16	9	Transmission	—	0
25	Eddie Cheever	Hesketh	25	8	Oil leak	—	0
26	James Hunt	McLaren	3	5	Engine	—	0