1978 South African Grand Prix Results

4 Mar 1978 · Round 3 of 16 · Kyalami, Midrand, South Africa · 78 laps · Wikipedia

Race in 1978

Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Laps	Grid	+/-	Time/Status	PtsPoints
1	Team LotusR. Peterson	Team Lotus	78	12	▲11+11	1:42:15.767	9
2	TyrrellP. Depailler	Tyrrell	78	11	▲9+9	+0.466	6
3	BrabhamJ. Watson	Brabham	78	10	▲7+7	+4.442	4
4	WilliamsA. Jones	Williams	78	18	▲14+14	+30.986	3
5	LigierJ. Laffite	Ligier	78	13	▲8+8	+1:09.218	2
6	TyrrellD. Pironi	Tyrrell	77	14	▲8+8	+1 Lap	1
7	Team LotusM. Andretti	Team Lotus	77	2	▼5-5	+1 Lap	0
8	ATSJ. Jarier	ATS	77	17	▲9+9	+1 Lap	0
9	ArrowsR. Stommelen	Arrows	77	22	▲13+13	+1 Lap	0
10	Team LotusH. Rebaque	Team Lotus	77	21	▲11+11	+1 Lap	0
11	McLarenB. Lunger	McLaren	76	20	▲9+9	+2 Laps	0
12	SurteesV. Brambilla	Surtees	76	19	▲7+7	+2 Laps	0
R	ArrowsR. Patrese	Arrows	63	7	––	Engine	0
R	WolfJ. Scheckter	Wolf	59	5	––	Spun off	0
R	McLarenP. Tambay	McLaren	56	4	––	Accident	0
R	FerrariG. Villeneuve	Ferrari	55	8	––	Oil leak	0
R	FerrariC. Reutemann	Ferrari	55	9	––	Spun off	0
R	BrabhamN. Lauda	Brabham	52	1	––	Engine	0
R	SurteesR. Keegan	Surtees	52	23	––	Engine	0
R	ATSJ. Mass	ATS	43	15	––	Engine	0
R	MerzarioA. Merzario	Merzario	39	26	––	Suspension	0
R	RenaultJ. Jabouille	Renault	38	6	––	Engine	0
R	TheodoreK. Rosberg	Theodore	15	24	––	Clutch	0
R	FittipaldiE. Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	9	16	––	Transmission	0
R	HeskethE. Cheever	Hesketh	8	25	––	Oil leak	0
R	McLarenJ. Hunt	McLaren	5	3	––	Engine	0

Qualifying results are not available before 1994. The starting grid is in the race results.