Event: South Africa Grand Prix
Track: Kyalami
Classification 1978 South African F1 GP
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Time | Laps | Grid | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 |  Ronnie Peterson |
 Team Lotus |
01:42:15.767 | 78 |
12 |
9 |
| 2 | 4 |  Patrick Depailler |
Tyrrell |
01:42:16.233 | 78 |
11 |
6 |
| 3 | 2 | John Watson |
Brabham |
01:42:20.209 | 78 |
10 |
4 |
| 4 | 27 |  Alan Jones |
Williams |
01:42:46.753 | 78 |
18 |
3 |
| 5 | 26 | Jacques Laffite |
Ligier |
01:43:24.985 | 78 |
13 |
2 |
| 6 | 3 | Didier Pironi |
Tyrrell |
+1 lap | 77 |
14 |
1 |
| 7 | 5 |  Mario Andretti |
Team Lotus |
+1 lap | 77 |
2 |
0 |
| 8 | 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier |
 ATS |
+1 lap | 77 |
17 |
0 |
| 9 | 36 | Rolf Stommelen |
Arrows |
+1 lap | 77 |
22 |
0 |
| 10 | 25 |  Hector Rebaque |
Team Lotus |
+1 lap | 77 |
21 |
0 |
| 11 | 30 | Brett Lunger |
McLaren |
+2 laps | 76 |
20 |
0 |
| 12 | 19 |  Vittorio Brambilla |
Surtees |
+2 laps | 76 |
19 |
0 |
| DNF | 35 | Riccardo Patrese |
Arrows |
Engine | 63 |
7 |
0 |
| DNF | 20 |  Jody Scheckter |
 Wolf |
Spun Off | 59 |
5 |
0 |
| DNF | 8 | Patrick Tambay |
McLaren |
Accident | 56 |
4 |
0 |
| DNF | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve |
Ferrari |
Oil Leak | 55 |
8 |
0 |
| DNF | 11 |  Carlos Reutemann |
Ferrari |
Spun Off | 55 |
9 |
0 |
| DNF | 1 |  Niki Lauda |
Brabham |
Engine | 52 |
1 |
0 |
| DNF | 18 | Rupert Keegan |
Surtees |
Engine | 52 |
23 |
0 |
| DNF | 9 | Jochen Mass |
ATS |
Engine | 43 |
15 |
0 |
| DNF | 37 | Arturo Merzario |
Merzario |
Suspension | 39 |
26 |
0 |
| DNF | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille |
Renault |
Engine | 38 |
6 |
0 |
| DNF | 32 |  Keke Rosberg |
 Theodore |
Clutch | 15 |
24 |
0 |
| DNF | 14 |  Emerson Fittipaldi |
Fittipaldi |
Transmission | 9 |
16 |
0 |
| DNF | 24 | Eddie Cheever |
Hesketh |
Oil Leak | 8 |
25 |
0 |
| DNF | 7 | James Hunt |
McLaren |
Engine | 5 |
3 |
0 |
| DNQ | 31 | René Arnoux |
Martini |
No Time | 0 |
0 |
|
| DNQ | 17 |  Clay Regazzoni |
Shadow |
No Time | 0 |
0 |
|
| DNQ | 23 | Lamberto Leoni |
Ensign |
No Time | 0 |
0 |
|
| DNQ | 16 | Hans Joachim Stuck |
Shadow |
No Time | 0 |
0 |
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