South African Grand Prix 1978
4 March 1978
Kyalami, South Africa
- Location
- Midrand, South Africa
- Laps
- 78
- Previous winners
- 1993Alain ProstWilliams
- 1992Nigel MansellWilliams
- 1985Nigel MansellWilliams
- 1984Niki LaudaMcLaren
- 1983Riccardo PatreseBrabham
Starting Grid
- 1
Niki Lauda
Brabham
No time set
- 2
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
No time set
- 3
James Hunt
McLaren
No time set
- 4
Patrick Tambay
McLaren
No time set
- 5
Jody Scheckter
Wolf
No time set
- 6
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
No time set
- 7
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
No time set
- 8
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
No time set
- 9
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
No time set
- 10
John Watson
Brabham
No time set
- 11
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
No time set
- 12
Ronnie Peterson
Team Lotus
No time set
- 13
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
No time set
- 14
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
No time set
- 15
Jochen Mass
ATS
No time set
- 16
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
No time set
- 17
Jean-Pierre Jarier
ATS
No time set
- 18
Alan Jones
Williams
No time set
- 19
Vittorio Brambilla
Surtees
No time set
- 20
Brett Lunger
McLaren
No time set
- 21
Hector Rebaque
Team Lotus
No time set
- 22
Rolf Stommelen
Arrows
No time set
- 23
Rupert Keegan
Surtees
No time set
- 24
Keke Rosberg
Theodore
No time set
- 25
Eddie Cheever
Hesketh
No time set
- 26
Arturo Merzario
Merzario
No time set
- PIT
René Arnoux
Martini
No time set
- PIT
Clay Regazzoni
Shadow
No time set
- PIT
Lamberto Leoni
Ensign
No time set
- PIT
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Shadow
No time set
Laps Lead
Results
| 1 | +11 | Ronnie Peterson Team Lotus | 78 laps | 1:42:15.767 | 9pts |
| 2 | +9 | Patrick Depailler Tyrrell | 78 laps | +0.466 | 6pts |
| 3 | +7 | John Watson Brabham | 78 laps | +4.442 | 4pts |
| 4 | +14 | Alan Jones Williams | 78 laps | +30.986 | 3pts |
| 5 | +8 | Jacques Laffite Ligier | 78 laps | +1:09.218 | 2pts |
| 6 | +8 | Didier Pironi Tyrrell | 77 laps | 1pts | |
| 7 | -5 | Mario Andretti Team Lotus | 77 laps | ||
| 8 | +9 | Jean-Pierre Jarier ATS | 77 laps | ||
| 9 | +13 | Rolf Stommelen Arrows | 77 laps | ||
| 10 | +11 | Hector Rebaque Team Lotus | 77 laps | ||
| 11 | +9 | Brett Lunger McLaren | 76 laps | ||
| 12 | +7 | Vittorio Brambilla Surtees | 76 laps | ||
| R | - | Riccardo Patrese Arrows | 63 laps | ||
| R | - | Jody Scheckter Wolf | 59 laps | ||
| R | - | Patrick Tambay McLaren | 56 laps | ||
| R | - | Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari | 55 laps | ||
| R | - | Carlos Reutemann Ferrari | 55 laps | ||
| R | - | Niki Lauda Brabham | 52 laps | ||
| R | - | Rupert Keegan Surtees | 52 laps | ||
| R | - | Jochen Mass ATS | 43 laps | ||
| R | - | Arturo Merzario Merzario | 39 laps | ||
| R | - | Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault | 38 laps | ||
| R | - | Keke Rosberg Theodore | 15 laps | ||
| R | - | Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi | 9 laps | ||
| R | - | Eddie Cheever Hesketh | 8 laps | ||
| R | - | James Hunt McLaren | 5 laps | ||
| F | - | René Arnoux Martini | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Clay Regazzoni Shadow | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Lamberto Leoni Ensign | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow | 0 laps |