← 1978 Season
South African Grand Prix 1978
| Circuit | Kyalami |
| Date | 1978-03-04 |
| Round | 3 |
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 |
Tyre Strategy
Lap Times
Race Trace (Position by Lap)