1978 South African Grand Prix

Sat, March 4th, 1978Round 3

Track:	Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit
Official race name:	XXIV Citizen & Asseng South African Grand Prix
Round:	3 (of 16)
Race number:	300
Date:	Sat, March 4th, 1978
Time:	14.00
Track length:	4.104 km
Laps:	78
Race distance:	320.112 km
Weather:	Sunny, hot and dry

For more detailed results, visit the Results pageResults in Brief

Race

Grid

Qualifying

Standings

P	Driver	Pts
1	Mario Andretti	12
2	Ronnie Peterson	11	1
3	Niki Lauda	10	2
4	Patrick Depailler	10	2
5	Carlos Reutemann	9	3
6	Emerson Fittipaldi	6	6
7	John Watson	4	8
8	Alan Jones	3	9
9	James Hunt	3	9
10	Jacques Laffite	2	10
11	Clay Regazzoni	2	10
12	Didier Pironi	2	10
13	Patrick Tambay	1	11
14	Jochen Mass	0	12
15	Jean-Pierre Jarier	0	12
16	Gilles Villeneuve	0	12
17	Rolf Stommelen	0	12
18	Jody Scheckter	0	12
19	Riccardo Patrese	0	12
20	Hector Rebaque	0	12
21	Brett Lunger	0	12
22	Vittorio Brambilla	0	12
23	Hans-Joachim Stuck	0	12

P	Constructor	Pts
1	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	21
2	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	14	7
3	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	11	10
4	Ferrari	9	12
5	Copersucar-Ford Cosworth	6	15
6	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	3	18
7	Williams-Ford Cosworth	3	18
8	Ligier-Matra	2	19
9	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	2	19
10	ATS-Ford Cosworth	0	21
11	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	0	21
12	Wolf-Ford Cosworth	0	21
13	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	0	21

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P	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Avg Speed	Grid	Pts
1	6	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	78	1:42:15.767	187.817	11	9
2	4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	78	+ 0.466 secs	187.803	12	6
3	2	John Watson	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	78	+ 4.442 secs	187.681	10	4
4	27	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford Cosworth	78	+ 38.986 secs	186.631	18	3
5	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Matra	78	+ 1m 9.218 secs	185.722	14	2
6	3	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	77	+ 1 Lap		13	1
7	5	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	77	+ 1 Lap		2
8	10	Jean-Pierre Jarier	ATS-Ford Cosworth	77	+ 1 Lap		17
9	36	Rolf Stommelen	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	77	+ 1 Lap		21
10	25	Hector Rebaque	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	77	+ 1 Lap		22
11	30	Brett Lunger	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	76	+ 2 Laps		19
12	19	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	76	+ 2 Laps		20
Ret	35	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	63	Engine		7
Ret	20	Jody Scheckter	Wolf-Ford Cosworth	59	Spun off		5
Ret	8	Patrick Tambay	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	56	Accident		4
Ret	11	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	55	Spun off		9
Ret	12	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	55	Oil leak		8
Ret	1	Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	52	Engine		1
Ret	18	Rupert Keegan	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	52	Engine		23
Ret	9	Jochen Mass	ATS-Ford Cosworth	43	Engine		16
Ret	37	Arturo Merzario	Merzario-Ford Cosworth	39	Front suspension		26
Ret	15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	38	Engine		6
Ret	32	Keke Rosberg	Theodore-Ford Cosworth	15	Clutch		24
Ret	14	Emerson Fittipaldi	Copersucar-Ford Cosworth	9	Transmission		15
Ret	24	Eddie Cheever	Hesketh-Ford Cosworth	8	Oil leak		25
Ret	7	James Hunt	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	5	Engine		3

DNQ	31	René Arnoux	Martini-Ford Cosworth
DNQ	17	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow-Ford Cosworth
DNQ	22	Lamberto Leoni	Ensign-Ford Cosworth
DNQ	16	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow-Ford Cosworth

Fastest lap: 1:17.090 - Mario Andretti (Lap 2)
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P	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	%	Avg Speed	Laps
1	1	Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	1:14.650		100.0	197.916
2	5	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:14.900	0.250	100.3	197.255
3	7	James Hunt	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:15.140	0.490	100.7	196.625
4	8	Patrick Tambay	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:15.300	0.650	100.9	196.207
5	20	Jody Scheckter	Wolf-Ford Cosworth	1:15.320	0.670	100.9	196.155
6	15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	1:15.360	0.710	101.0	196.051
7	35	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	1:15.480	0.830	101.1	195.739
8	12	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:15.500	0.850	101.1	195.687
9	11	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	1:15.520	0.870	101.2	195.636
10	2	John Watson	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	1:15.620	0.970	101.3	195.377
11	6	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:15.940	1.290	101.7	194.554
12	4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:15.970	1.320	101.8	194.477
13	3	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:16.380	1.730	102.3	193.433
14	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Matra	1:16.400	1.750	102.3	193.382
15	14	Emerson Fittipaldi	Copersucar-Ford Cosworth	1:16.470	1.820	102.4	193.205
16	9	Jochen Mass	ATS-Ford Cosworth	1:16.600	1.950	102.6	192.877
17	10	Jean-Pierre Jarier	ATS-Ford Cosworth	1:17.120	2.470	103.3	191.577
18	27	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford Cosworth	1:17.160	2.510	103.4	191.477
19	30	Brett Lunger	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:17.300	2.650	103.5	191.131
20	19	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:17.320	2.670	103.6	191.081
21	36	Rolf Stommelen	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	1:17.490	2.840	103.8	190.662
22	25	Hector Rebaque	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:17.500	2.850	103.8	190.637
23	18	Rupert Keegan	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:17.570	2.920	103.9	190.465
24	32	Keke Rosberg	Theodore-Ford Cosworth	1:17.620	2.970	104.0	190.343
25	24	Eddie Cheever	Hesketh-Ford Cosworth	1:17.830	3.180	104.3	189.829
26	37	Arturo Merzario	Merzario-Ford Cosworth	1:18.150	3.500	104.7	189.052
(27)	31	René Arnoux	Martini-Ford Cosworth	1:18.210	3.560	104.8	188.907
(28)	17	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	1:18.300	3.650	104.9	188.690
(29)	22	Lamberto Leoni	Ensign-Ford Cosworth	1:18.380	3.730	105.0	188.497
(30)	16	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	1:18.450	3.800	105.1	188.329
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