Round 3 Finished

South African Grand Prix 1978

March 2, 1978 – March 4, 1978 · Kyalami — South Africa · 78 laps

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Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time Gap Pts

1 –

Ronnie Peterson

team lotus Lotus · Ford · Goodyear

78 1:42:15.767 — 9

2 –

Patrick Depailler

tyrrell Tyrrell · Ford · Goodyear

78 +0.466s +0.466s 6

3 –

John Watson

brabham Brabham · Alfa romeo · Goodyear

78 +4.442s +3.976s 4

4 –

Alan Jones

williams Williams · Ford · Goodyear

78 +38.990s +34.548s 3

5 –

Jacques Laffite

ligier Ligier · Matra · Goodyear

78 +1:09.220s +30.230s 2

6 –

Didier Pironi

tyrrell Tyrrell · Ford · Goodyear

77 +1 Lap — 1

7 –

Mario Andretti FL 1:17.090

team lotus Lotus · Ford · Goodyear

77 +1 Lap — –

8 –

Jean-Pierre Jarier

ats Ats wheels · Ford · Goodyear

77 +1 Lap — –

9 –

Rolf Stommelen

arrows Arrows · Ford · Goodyear

77 +1 Lap — –

10 –

Hector Rebaque

team rebaque Lotus · Ford · Goodyear

77 +1 Lap — –

11 –

Brett Lunger

liggett group/b&s fabrications Mclaren · Ford · Goodyear

76 +2 Laps — –

12 –

Vittorio Brambilla

beta team surtees Surtees · Ford · Goodyear

76 +2 Laps — –

13 –

Riccardo Patrese

arrows Arrows · Ford · Goodyear

63 DNF — –

14 –

Jody Scheckter

walter wolf racing Wolf · Ford · Goodyear

59 DNF — –

15 –

Patrick Tambay

mclaren Mclaren · Ford · Goodyear

56 DNF — –

16 –

Gilles Villeneuve

ferrari Ferrari · Ferrari · Michelin

55 DNF — –

17 –

Carlos Reutemann

ferrari Ferrari · Ferrari · Michelin

55 DNF — –

18 –

Niki Lauda

brabham Brabham · Alfa romeo · Goodyear

52 DNF — –

19 –

Rupert Keegan

beta team surtees Surtees · Ford · Goodyear

52 DNF — –

20 –

Jochen Mass

ats Ats wheels · Ford · Goodyear

43 DNF — –

21 –

Arturo Merzario

merzario Merzario · Ford · Goodyear

39 DNF — –

22 –

Jean-Pierre Jabouille

renault Renault · Renault · Michelin

38 DNF — –

23 –

Keke Rosberg

theodore racing Theodore · Ford · Goodyear

15 DNF — –

24 –

Emerson Fittipaldi

fittipaldi automotive Fittipaldi · Ford · Goodyear

9 DNF — –

25 –

Eddie Cheever

penthouse rizla racing Hesketh · Ford · Goodyear

8 DNF — –

26 –

James Hunt

mclaren Mclaren · Ford · Goodyear

5 DNF — –

27 –

René Arnoux

martini racing Martini · Ford · Goodyear

– DNF — –

28 –

Clay Regazzoni

shadow racing cars Shadow · Ford · Goodyear

– DNF — –

29 –

Lamberto Leoni

ensign Ensign · Ford · Goodyear

– DNF — –

30 –

Hans-Joachim Stuck

shadow racing cars Shadow · Ford · Goodyear

– DNF — –

FL = Fastest Lap

Grid → Finish

▲ +14

Biggest Gainer

Alan Jones P18 → P4

▼ -30

Biggest Loser

Hans-Joachim Stuck P0 → P30

Pos. Driver Team Grid Finish Change

Ronnie Peterson

team lotus 11 1 +10

Patrick Depailler

tyrrell 12 2 +10

John Watson

brabham 10 3 +7

Alan Jones

williams 18 4 +14

Jacques Laffite

ligier 14 5 +9

Didier Pironi

tyrrell 13 6 +7

Mario Andretti

team lotus 2 7 -5

Jean-Pierre Jarier

ats 17 8 +9

Rolf Stommelen

arrows 21 9 +12

Hector Rebaque

team rebaque 22 10 +12

Brett Lunger

liggett group/b&s fabrications 19 11 +8

Vittorio Brambilla

beta team surtees 20 12 +8

Riccardo Patrese

arrows 7 13 -6

Jody Scheckter

walter wolf racing 5 14 -9

Patrick Tambay

mclaren 4 15 -11

Gilles Villeneuve

ferrari 8 16 -8

Carlos Reutemann

ferrari 9 17 -8

Niki Lauda

brabham 1 18 -17

Rupert Keegan

beta team surtees 23 19 +4

Jochen Mass

ats 16 20 -4

Arturo Merzario

merzario 26 21 +5

Jean-Pierre Jabouille

renault 6 22 -16

Keke Rosberg

theodore racing 24 23 +1

Emerson Fittipaldi

fittipaldi automotive 15 24 -9

Eddie Cheever

penthouse rizla racing 25 25 0

James Hunt

mclaren 3 26 -23

René Arnoux

martini racing 0 27 -27

Clay Regazzoni

shadow racing cars 0 28 -28

Lamberto Leoni

ensign 0 29 -29

Hans-Joachim Stuck

shadow racing cars 0 30 -30

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