Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time	Pts
P1	RP Ronnie Peterson	Lotus	1110	78	1:42:15.767	9
P2	PD Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	1210	78	1:42:16.233	6
P3	JW John Watson	Brabham	107	78	1:42:20.209	4
P4	AJ Alan Jones	Williams	1814	78	1:42:54.757	3
P5	JL Jacques Laffite	Ligier	149	78	1:43:24.987	2
P6	DP Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	137	77	Finished	1
P7	MA Mario Andretti	Lotus	25	77	Finished 1:17.090	0
P8	JJ Jean-Pierre Jarier	ATS	179	77	Finished	0
P9	RS Rolf Stommelen	Arrows	2112	77	Finished	0
P10	HR Héctor Rebaque	Lotus	2212	77	Finished	0
P11	BL Brett Lunger	McLaren	198	76	Finished	0
P12	VB Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees	208	76	Finished	0
DNF	RP Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	7	63	Engine	0
DNF	JS Jody Scheckter	Wolf	5	59	Spun off	0
DNF	PT Patrick Tambay	McLaren	4	56	Accident	0
DNF	CR Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	9	55	Spun off	0
DNF	GV Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	8	55	Oil leak	0
DNF	RK Rupert Keegan	Surtees	23	52	Engine	0
DNF	NL Niki Lauda	Brabham	1	52	Engine	0
DNF	JM Jochen Mass	ATS	16	43	Engine	0
DNF	AM Arturo Merzario	Merzario	26	39	Suspension	0
DNF	JJ Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	6	38	Engine	0
DNF	KR Keke Rosberg	Theodore	24	15	Clutch	0
DNF	EF Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	15	8	Transmission	0
DNF	EC Eddie Cheever	Hesketh	25	8	Oil leak	0
DNF	JH James Hunt	McLaren	3	5	Engine	0
DNQ	RA René Arnoux	Martini			Finished	0
DNQ	CR Clay Regazzoni	Shadow			Finished	0
DNQ	LL Lamberto Leoni	Ensign			Finished	0
DNQ	HS Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow			Finished	0

Round 3

South African Grand Prix

Kyalami Racing Circuit

Midrand, South Africa

Saturday, 4 March 1978

1st

2nd

3rd

Fastest Lap

1:17.090Lap 2 · 191.651 km/h

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time	Pts
P1	RP Ronnie Peterson	Lotus	1110	78	1:42:15.767	9
P2	PD Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	1210	78	1:42:16.233	6
P3	JW John Watson	Brabham	107	78	1:42:20.209	4
P4	AJ Alan Jones	Williams	1814	78	1:42:54.757	3
P5	JL Jacques Laffite	Ligier	149	78	1:43:24.987	2
P6	DP Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	137	77	Finished	1
P7	MA Mario Andretti	Lotus	25	77	Finished 1:17.090	0
P8	JJ Jean-Pierre Jarier	ATS	179	77	Finished	0
P9	RS Rolf Stommelen	Arrows	2112	77	Finished	0
P10	HR Héctor Rebaque	Lotus	2212	77	Finished	0
P11	BL Brett Lunger	McLaren	198	76	Finished	0
P12	VB Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees	208	76	Finished	0
DNF	RP Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	7	63	Engine	0
DNF	JS Jody Scheckter	Wolf	5	59	Spun off	0
DNF	PT Patrick Tambay	McLaren	4	56	Accident	0
DNF	CR Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	9	55	Spun off	0
DNF	GV Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	8	55	Oil leak	0
DNF	RK Rupert Keegan	Surtees	23	52	Engine	0
DNF	NL Niki Lauda	Brabham	1	52	Engine	0
DNF	JM Jochen Mass	ATS	16	43	Engine	0
DNF	AM Arturo Merzario	Merzario	26	39	Suspension	0
DNF	JJ Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	6	38	Engine	0
DNF	KR Keke Rosberg	Theodore	24	15	Clutch	0
DNF	EF Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	15	8	Transmission	0
DNF	EC Eddie Cheever	Hesketh	25	8	Oil leak	0
DNF	JH James Hunt	McLaren	3	5	Engine	0
DNQ	RA René Arnoux	Martini			Finished	0
DNQ	CR Clay Regazzoni	Shadow			Finished	0
DNQ	LL Lamberto Leoni	Ensign			Finished	0
DNQ	HS Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow			Finished	0