South African Grand Prix (1978)
Date:
For a better experience and more Info please use a bigger screen
| # | Driver | Constructor | Pts. | Time | Result | Fastest L. | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 9 | 1:42:15.767 | Finished | 12 | |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 6 | +0.466 | Finished | 11 | |
| 3 | John Watson | Brabham | 4 | +4.442 | Finished | 10 | |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Williams | 3 | +30.986 | Finished | 18 | |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 2 | +1:09.218 | Finished | 13 | |
| 6 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 1 | +1 Lap | 14 | ||
| 7 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 0 | +1 Lap | 2 | ||
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | 0 | +1 Lap | 17 | ||
| 9 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 0 | +1 Lap | 22 | ||
| 10 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 0 | +1 Lap | 21 | ||
| 11 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 0 | +2 Laps | 20 | ||
| 12 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 0 | +2 Laps | 19 | ||
| Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 0 | Engine | 7 | |||
| Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 0 | Spun off | 5 | |||
| Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 0 | Accident | 4 | |||
| Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 0 | Oil leak | 8 | |||
| Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 0 | Spun off | 9 | |||
| Niki Lauda | Brabham | 0 | Engine | 1 | |||
| Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 0 | Engine | 23 | |||
| Jochen Mass | ATS | 0 | Engine | 15 | |||
| Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 0 | Suspension | 26 | |||
| Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 0 | Engine | 6 | |||
| Keke Rosberg | Theodore | 0 | Clutch | 24 | |||
| Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 0 | Transmission | 16 | |||
| Eddie Cheever | Hesketh | 0 | Oil leak | 25 | |||
| James Hunt | McLaren | 0 | Engine | 3 | |||
| René Arnoux | Martini | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |||
| Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |||
| Lamberto Leoni | Ensign | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |||
| Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |