1978 South African Grand Prix

Date 04.03.1978 Category Formula 1
Circuit Kyalami Racing Circuit Championship World Drivers Championship
Race title XXIVth South African Grand Prix Round 3
Distance 78 laps = 320.112 km Country South Africa
Winner's speed: 187.817 kmh
Pole's speed: 197.915 kmh
Fastest lap speed: 191.650 kmh
Rank Pos. # Driver Entrant Car Laps Laps
lead		 Time Status Pts FL
time		 FL
rank		 Grid Row Qual
time
1 1 6 Ronnie Peterson John Player Team Lotus Lotus 78 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 78 1 1:42'15.767 finished 9 1'17.35 4 11 6 1'15.94
2 2 4 Patrick Depailler Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 008 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 78 14 1:42'16.233 finished 6 1'17.29 3 12 6 1'15.97
3 3 2 John Watson Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT46 [3] Alfa Romeo 300 3.0 F12 78 1:42'20.209 finished 4 1'17.39 5 10 5 1'15.62
4 4 27 Alan Jones Williams Grand Prix Engineering Williams FW06 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 78 1:42'54.753 finished 3 1'17.48 7 18 9 1'17.16
5 5 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS7/9 [1] Matra MS76 3.0 V12 78 1:43'24.985 finished 2 1'17.96 13 14 7 1'16.40
6 6 3 Didier Pironi Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 008 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 77 finished 1 1'18.45 18 13 7 1'16.38
7 7 5 Mario Andretti John Player Team Lotus Lotus 78 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 77 20 finished 1'17.09 1 2 1 1'14.90
8 8 10 Jean-Pierre Jarier ATS Racing Team ATS HS1 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 77 finished 1'17.93 12 17 9 1'17.12
9 9 36 Rolf Stommelen Arrows Racing Team Arrows FA1 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 77 finished 1'17.86 10 21 11 1'17.49
10 10 25 Hector Rebaque Team Rebaque Lotus 78 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 77 finished 1'19.53 24 22 11 1'17.50
11 11 30 Brett Lunger Liggett Group B&S Fabrications McLaren M23 [14] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 76 finished 1'18.11 14 19 10 1'17.30
12 12 19 Vittorio Brambilla Beta Team Surtees Surtees TS19 [06] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 76 finished 1'19.34 23 20 10 1'17.32
13 35 Riccardo Patrese Arrows Racing Team Arrows FA1 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 63 37 DNF, engine 1'17.15 2 7 4 1'15.48
14 20 Jody Scheckter Walter Wolf Racing Wolf WR1 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 59 6 DNF, spun off 1'17.51 9 5 3 1'15.32
15 8 Patrick Tambay Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M26 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 56 DNF, crash 1'17.89 11 4 2 1'15.30
16 12 Gilles Villeneuve Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312T3 [032] 312B 3.0 F12 55 DNF, oil leak 1'18.29 17 8 4 1'15.50
17 11 Carlos Reutemann Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312T3 [033] 312B 3.0 F12 55 DNF, spun off 1'18.13 15 9 5 1'15.52
18 1 Niki Lauda Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT46 [4] Alfa Romeo 300 3.0 F12 52 DNF, engine 1'17.43 6 1 1 1'14.65
19 18 Rupert Keegan Durex Team Surtees Surtees TS19 [07] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 52 DNF, engine 1'19.29 22 23 12 1'17.57
20 9 Jochen Mass ATS Racing Team ATS HS1 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 43 DNF, engine 1'18.63 20 16 8 1'16.60
21 37 Arturo Merzario Team Merzario Merzario A1 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 39 DNF, suspension 1'20.27 26 26 13 1'18.15
22 15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Equipe Renault Elf Renault RS01 [2] EF 1.5 V6T 38 DNF, engine 1'18.13 15 6 3 1'15.36
23 32 Keke Rosberg Theodore Racing Hong Kong Theodore TR1 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 15 DNF, clutch 1'19.55 25 24 12 1'17.62
24 14 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi Automotive Fittipaldi F5A [1] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 9 DNF, transmission 1'18.72 21 15 8 1'16.47
25 24 Eddie Cheever Olympus Cameras Hesketh Racing Hesketh 308E [5] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 8 DNF, oil leak 1'18.50 19 25 13 1'17.83
26 7 James Hunt Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M26 [4] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 5 DNF, engine 1'17.49 8 3 2 1'15.14
27 31 Rene Arnoux Automobiles Martini Martini MK23 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 DNQ 1'18.21
28 17 Clay Regazzoni Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN8 [5A] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 DNQ 1'18.30
29 22 Lamberto Leoni Team Tissot Ensign Ensign N177 [MN-06] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 DNQ 1'18.38
30 16 Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN8 [4A] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 DNQ 1'18.45
31 1 Niki Lauda Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT45 [7] Alfa Romeo 3.0 F12 practised
32 2 John Watson Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT45 [7] Alfa Romeo 3.0 F12 practised
33 20 Jody Scheckter Walter Wolf Racing Wolf WR3 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 practised
34 11 Carlos Reutemann Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312T2 [031] 3.0 F12 DNA