South African Grand Prix 1977
5 March 1977
Kyalami, South Africa
- Location
- Midrand, South Africa
- Laps
- 78
- Previous winners
- 1993Alain ProstWilliams
- 1992Nigel MansellWilliams
- 1985Nigel MansellWilliams
- 1984Niki LaudaMcLaren
- 1983Riccardo PatreseBrabham
Starting Grid
- 1
James Hunt
McLaren
No time set
- 2
Carlos Pace
Brabham
No time set
- 3
Niki Lauda
Ferrari
No time set
- 4
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
No time set
- 5
Jody Scheckter
Wolf
No time set
- 6
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
No time set
- 7
Ronnie Peterson
Tyrrell
No time set
- 8
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
No time set
- 9
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
No time set
- 10
Gunnar Nilsson
Team Lotus
No time set
- 11
John Watson
Brabham
No time set
- 12
Jochen Mass
McLaren
No time set
- 12
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
No time set
- 14
Vittorio Brambilla
Surtees
No time set
- 15
Tom Pryce
Shadow
No time set
- 16
Clay Regazzoni
Ensign
No time set
- 17
Alex Ribeiro
March
No time set
- 18
Hans-Joachim Stuck
March
No time set
- 19
Hans Binder
Surtees
No time set
- 20
Renzo Zorzi
Shadow
No time set
- 21
Boy Lunger
March
No time set
- 22
Larry Perkins
BRM
No time set
- 23
Brett Lunger
March
No time set
Laps Lead
Results
| 1 | +2 | Niki Lauda Ferrari | 78 laps | 1:42:21.6 | 9pts |
| 2 | +3 | Jody Scheckter Wolf | 78 laps | +5.2 | 6pts |
| 3 | +1 | Patrick Depailler Tyrrell | 78 laps | +5.7 | 4pts |
| 4 | -3 | James Hunt McLaren | 78 laps | +9.5 | 3pts |
| 5 | +7 | Jochen Mass McLaren | 78 laps | +19.9 | 2pts |
| 6 | +5 | John Watson Brabham | 78 laps | +20.2 | 1pts |
| 7 | +7 | Vittorio Brambilla Surtees | 78 laps | +23.6 | |
| 8 | 0 | Carlos Reutemann Ferrari | 78 laps | +26.7 | |
| 9 | +7 | Clay Regazzoni Ensign | 78 laps | +46.2 | |
| 10 | -1 | Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi | 78 laps | +1:11.7 | |
| 11 | +8 | Hans Binder Surtees | 77 laps | ||
| 12 | -2 | Gunnar Nilsson Team Lotus | 77 laps | ||
| 13 | -11 | Carlos Pace Brabham | 76 laps | ||
| 14 | +9 | Brett Lunger March | 76 laps | ||
| 15 | +7 | Larry Perkins BRM | 73 laps | ||
| R | - | Alex Ribeiro March | 66 laps | ||
| R | - | Hans-Joachim Stuck March | 55 laps | ||
| R | - | Mario Andretti Team Lotus | 43 laps | ||
| R | - | Boy Lunger March | 33 laps | ||
| R | - | Jacques Laffite Ligier | 22 laps | ||
| R | - | Tom Pryce Shadow | 22 laps | ||
| R | - | Renzo Zorzi Shadow | 21 laps | ||
| R | - | Ronnie Peterson Tyrrell | 5 laps |