South African Grand Prix 1978
Kyalami
4 March
Pos. No Driver Nat. Entrant Chassis Engine Laps Result Points Grid
1 06 Ronnie Peterson SWE John Player Team Lotus Lotus 78 Ford 78 1h42m15.767s 9 11
2 04 Patrick Depailler FRA Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 008 Ford 78 1h42m16.233s 6 12
3 02 John Watson GBR Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT46 Alfa Roméo 78 1h42m20.209s 4 10
4 27 Alan Jones AUS Williams Grand Prix Engineering Williams FW06 Ford 78 1h42m54.753s 3 18
5 26 Jacques Laffite FRA Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS7 Matra 78 1h43m24.985s 2 14
6 03 Didier Pironi FRA Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 008 Ford 77 - 1 13
7 05 Mario Andretti USA John Player Team Lotus Lotus 78 Ford 77 - - 2
8 10 Jean Pierre Jarier FRA ATS Racing Team ATS HS1 Ford 77 - - 17
9 36 Rolf Stommelen GER Arrows Racing Team Arrows FA1 Ford 77 - - 21
10 25 Hector Rebaque MEX Team Rebaque Lotus 78 Ford 77 - - 22
11 30 Brett Lunger USA Liggett Group/BS Fabrications McLaren M23 Ford 76 - - 19
12 19 Vittorio Brambilla ITA Beta Team Surtees Surtees TS19 Ford 76 - - 20
R 35 Riccardo Patrese ITA Arrows Racing Team Arrows FA1 Ford 63 Engine - 7
R 20 Jody Scheckter ZA Walter Wolf Racing Wolf WR1 Ford 59 Accident - 5
R 08 Patrick Tambay FRA Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M26 Ford 56 Accident - 4
R 11 Carlos Reutemann ARG Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 312T3 Ferrari 55 Accident - 9
R 12 Gilles Villeneuve CAN Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 312T3 Ferrari 55 Oil Leak - 8
R 18 Rupert Keegan GBR Durex Team Surtees Surtees TS19 Ford 52 Oil Line - 2
R 01 Niki Lauda AUT Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT46 Alfa Roméo 52 Engine - 1
R 09 Jochen Mass GER ATS Racing Team ATS HS1 Ford 43 Engine - 16
R 37 Arturo Merzario ITA Team Merzario Merzario A1 Ford 39 Suspension - 26
R 15 Jean Pierre Jabouille FRA Equipe Renault Elf Renault RS01 Renault 38 Misfire - 26
R 32 Keke Rosberg FIN Theodore Racing Hong Kong Theodore TR1 Ford 14 Engine - 24
R 14 Emerson Fittipaldi BRA Fittipaldi Automotive Fittipaldi F5A Ford 8 Driveshaft - 15
R 24 Eddie Cheever USA Olympus Cameras with Hesketh Hesketh 308E Ford 8 Oil Line - 25
R 07 James Hunt GBR Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M26 Ford 5 Engine - 3
DNQ 31 René Arnoux FRA Automobiles Martini Martini Mk23 Ford - - - -
DNQ 17 Clay Regazzoni CH Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN8 Ford - - - -
DNQ 22 Lamberto Leoni ITA Team Tissot Ensign Ensign N177 Ford - - - -
DNQ 16 Hans Joachim Stuck GER Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN8 Ford - - - -

Lap Leaders Total
Mario Andretti1-2020
Jody Scheckter21-266
Riccardo Patrese27-6337
Patrick Depailler64-7714
Ronnie Peterson781

NC=Not Classified NT=No time set in qualifying R=Retired
EX=Excluded from meeting W=Withdrawn DQ=Disqualified
DNS=Did not start DNQ=Did not qualify DNPQ=Did not pre-qualify
Pole Position (1m14.65s) Pole Position and Fastest Lap Fastest Lap (1m17.09s)
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Current Championship Standings
Position Driver Nat. Points
1 Mario Andretti USA 12
2 Ronnie Peterson SWE 11
3= Niki Lauda AUT 10
3= Patrick Depailler FRA 10
5 Carlos Reutemann ARG 9
6 Emerson Fittipaldi BRA 6