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1978 South African Grand Prix Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post Formula One race number 3 of 16 Saturday, March 4, 1978 at Kyalami Circuit, Kyalami, South Africa 78 laps on a 4.104 kilometer road course (320.112 kilometers) Time of race: 1:42:15.77 Average speed: 187.817 kph Pole time: 74.65 seconds Cautions: none Margin of victory: .466 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 5 Glossary    1978 Formula One results   /   1978 standings

Pos St # Driver Team Chass./Eng. Laps Status Led Pts 1 11 6   Ronnie Peterson John Player Team Lotus Lotus 78 / Ford Cosworth DFV 78 1:42:15.767 1 9 2 12 4   Patrick Depailler Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 008 / Ford Cosworth DFV 78 +0.466 14 6 3 10 2   John Watson Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT46 / Alfa Romeo 1260 78 +4.442 0 4 4 18 27   Alan Jones Williams Grand Prix Engineering Williams FW06 / Ford Cosworth DFV 78 +30.986 0 3 5 14 26   Jacques Laffite Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS7 / Matra MS76 78 +69.218 0 2 6 13 3   Didier Pironi Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 008 / Ford Cosworth DFV 77 +1 lap 0 1 7 2 5   Mario Andretti John Player Team Lotus Lotus 78 / Ford Cosworth DFV 77 +1 lap 20 0 8 17 10   Jean-Pierre Jarier ATS Racing Team ATS HS1 / Ford Cosworth DFV 77 +1 lap 0 0 9 21 36   Rolf Stommelen Arrows Racing Team Arrows FA1 / Ford Cosworth DFV 77 +1 lap 0 0 10 22 25   Hector Rebaque Team Rebaque Lotus 78 / Ford Cosworth DFV 77 +1 lap 0 0 11 19 30   Brett Lunger Liggett Group / BS Fabrications McLaren M23 / Ford Cosworth DFV 76 +2 laps 0 0 12 20 19   Vittorio Brambilla Beta Team Surtees Surtees TS19 / Ford Cosworth DFV 76 +2 laps 0 0 ret 7 35   Riccardo Patrese Arrows Racing Team Arrows FA1 / Ford Cosworth DFV 63 engine 37 0 ret 5 20   Jody Scheckter Walter Wolf Racing Wolf WR4 / Ford Cosworth DFV 59 spun off 6 0 ret 4 8   Patrick Tambay Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M26 / Ford Cosworth DFV 56 crash 0 0 ret 8 12   Gilles Villeneuve Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312T3 / Ferrari 015 55 oil leak 0 0 ret 9 11   Carlos Reutemann Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312T3 / Ferrari 015 55 spun off 0 0 ret 1 1   Niki Lauda Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT46 / Alfa Romeo 1260 52 engine 0 0 ret 23 18   Rupert Keegan Durex Team Surtees Surtees TS19 / Ford Cosworth DFV 52 engine 0 0 ret 16 9   Jochen Mass ATS Racing Team ATS HS1 / Ford Cosworth DFV 43 engine 0 0 ret 26 37   Arturo Merzario Team Merzario Merzario A1 / Ford Cosworth DFV 39 suspension 0 0 ret 6 15   Jean-Pierre Jabouille Equipe Renault Elf Renault RS01 / Renault-Gordini EF1 38 engine 0 0 ret 24 32   Keke Rosberg Theodore Racing Hong Kong Theodore TR1 / Ford Cosworth DFV 15 clutch 0 0 ret 15 14   Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi Automotive Fittipaldi F5A / Ford Cosworth DFV 9 transmission 0 0 ret 25 24   Eddie Cheever, Jr. Olympus Cameras Hesketh Racing Hesketh 308E / Ford Cosworth DFV 8 oil leak 0 0 ret 3 7   James Hunt Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M26 / Ford Cosworth DFV 5 engine 0 0

Fastest Lap: 191.651 kph by Mario Andretti Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 27 Rene Arnoux 31 Automobiles Martini 28 Clay Regazzoni 17 Shadow Racing Team 29 Lamberto Leoni 22 Team Tissot Ensign 30 Hans-Joachim Stuck 16 Shadow Racing Team Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Mario Andretti 1 20 20   Jody Scheckter 21 26 6   Riccardo Patrese 27 63 37   Patrick DePailler 64 77 14   Ronnie Peterson 78 78 1 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Mario Andretti 12     2   Ronnie Peterson 11   -1   3   Niki Lauda 10   -2   3   Patrick Depailler 10   -2   5   Carlos Reutemann 9   -3   6   Emerson Fittipaldi 6   -6   7   John Watson 4   -8   8   James Hunt 3   -9   8   Alan Jones 3   -9   10   Jacques Laffite 2   -10   10   Clay Regazzoni 2   -10   10   Didier Pironi 2   -10   13   Patrick Tambay 1   -11