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1978 South African Grand Prix

OverviewGridRace Entries
RaceQualifying
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1
Niki Lauda
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
1:14.650
2
Mario Andretti
Lotus-Ford Cosworth
1:14.900
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2
3
James Hunt
McLaren-Ford Cosworth
1:15.140
4
Patrick Tambay
McLaren-Ford Cosworth
1:15.300
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3
5
Jody Scheckter
Wolf-Ford Cosworth
1:15.320
6
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
1:15.360
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4
7
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows-Ford Cosworth
1:15.480
8
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
1:15.500
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5
9
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
1:15.520
10
John Watson
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
1:15.620
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6
11
Ronnie Peterson
Lotus-Ford Cosworth
1:15.940
12
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth
1:15.970
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7
13
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth
1:16.380
14
Jacques Laffite
Ligier-Matra
1:16.400
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8
15
Emerson Fittipaldi
Copersucar-Ford Cosworth
1:16.470
16
Jochen Mass
ATS-Ford Cosworth
1:16.600
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9
17
Jean-Pierre Jarier
ATS-Ford Cosworth
1:17.120
18
Alan Jones
Williams-Ford Cosworth
1:17.160
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10
19
Brett Lunger
McLaren-Ford Cosworth
1:17.300
20
Vittorio Brambilla
Surtees-Ford Cosworth
1:17.320
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21
Rolf Stommelen
Arrows-Ford Cosworth
1:17.490
22
Hector Rebaque
Lotus-Ford Cosworth
1:17.500
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12
23
Rupert Keegan
Surtees-Ford Cosworth
1:17.570
24
Keke Rosberg
Theodore-Ford Cosworth
1:17.620
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13
25
Eddie Cheever
Hesketh-Ford Cosworth
1:17.830
26
Arturo Merzario
Merzario-Ford Cosworth
1:18.150