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1978 South African Grand Prix
Round
3/16
Date
Mar 4, 1978 at 00:00 CET
Location
Midrand, South Africa
Circuit
Circuit length
4.104 m
Race distance
320.112 km (78 laps)
Peterson
Winner
1:42:15.767
Winning time
Lauda
Pole position
Andretti
Fastest lap
1:17.090
Fastest lap time
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #6 Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 1:42:15.767 | 11th | 78 | 9 |
| 2 | #4 Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | +0.466 | 12th | 78 | 6 |
| 3 | #2 John Watson | Brabham | +4.442 | 10th | 78 | 4 |
| 4 | #27 Alan Jones | Williams | +38.990 | 18th | 78 | 3 |
| 5 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +1:09.220 | 14th | 78 | 2 |
| 6 | #3 Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | +1 lap | 13th | 77 | 1 |
| 7 | #5 Mario Andretti | Lotus | +1 lap | 2nd | 77 | |
| 8 | #10 Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | +1 lap | 17th | 77 | |
| 9 | #36 Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | +1 lap | 21st | 77 | |
| 10 | #25 Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | +1 lap | 22nd | 77 | |
| 11 | #30 Brett Lunger | McLaren | +2 laps | 19th | 76 | |
| 12 | #19 Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | +2 laps | 20th | 76 | |
| DNF | #35 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Engine | 7th | 63 | |
| DNF | #20 Jody Scheckter | Wolf | Spun off | 5th | 59 | |
| DNF | #8 Patrick Tambay | McLaren | Accident | 4th | 56 | |
| DNF | #11 Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | Spun off | 9th | 55 | |
| DNF | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Oil leak | 8th | 55 | |
| DNF | #18 Rupert Keegan | Surtees | Engine | 23rd | 52 | |
| DNF | #1 Niki Lauda | Brabham | Engine | 1st | 52 | |
| DNF | #9 Jochen Mass | ATS | Engine | 16th | 43 | |
| DNF | #37 Arturo Merzario | Merzario | Suspension | 26th | 39 | |
| DNF | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | Engine | 6th | 38 | |
| DNF | #32 Keke Rosberg | Theodore | Clutch | 24th | 15 | |
| DNF | #14 Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | Transmission | 15th | 8 | |
| DNF | #24 Eddie Cheever | Hesketh | Oil leak | 25th | 8 | |
| DNF | #7 James Hunt | McLaren | Engine | 3rd | 5 | |
| DNQ | #31 René Arnoux | Martini | ||||
| DNQ | #17 Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | ||||
| DNQ | #22 Lamberto Leoni | Ensign | ||||
| DNQ | #16 Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #1 Niki Lauda | Brabham | 1:14.650 | |
| 2 | #5 Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1:14.900 | +0.250 |
| 3 | #7 James Hunt | McLaren | 1:15.140 | +0.490 |
| 4 | #8 Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 1:15.300 | +0.650 |
| 5 | #20 Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 1:15.320 | +0.670 |
| 6 | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1:15.360 | +0.710 |
| 7 | #35 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 1:15.480 | +0.830 |
| 8 | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:15.500 | +0.850 |
| 9 | #11 Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1:15.520 | +0.870 |
| 10 | #2 John Watson | Brabham | 1:15.620 | +0.970 |
| 11 | #6 Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 1:15.940 | +1.290 |
| 12 | #4 Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1:15.970 | +1.320 |
| 13 | #3 Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 1:16.380 | +1.730 |
| 14 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:16.400 | +1.750 |
| 15 | #14 Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1:16.470 | +1.820 |
| 16 | #9 Jochen Mass | ATS | 1:16.600 | +1.950 |
| 17 | #10 Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | 1:17.120 | +2.470 |
| 18 | #27 Alan Jones | Williams | 1:17.160 | +2.510 |
| 19 | #30 Brett Lunger | McLaren | 1:17.300 | +2.650 |
| 20 | #19 Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 1:17.320 | +2.670 |
| 21 | #36 Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 1:17.490 | +2.840 |
| 22 | #25 Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 1:17.500 | +2.850 |
| 23 | #18 Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 1:17.570 | +2.920 |
| 24 | #32 Keke Rosberg | Theodore | 1:17.620 | +2.970 |
| 25 | #24 Eddie Cheever | Hesketh | 1:17.830 | +3.180 |
| 26 | #37 Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 1:18.150 | +3.500 |
| 27 | #31 René Arnoux | Martini | 1:18.210 | +3.560 |
| 28 | #17 Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 1:18.300 | +3.650 |
| 29 | #22 Lamberto Leoni | Ensign | 1:18.380 | +3.730 |
| 30 | #16 Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 1:18.450 | +3.800 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #5 Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1:17.090 | 2 |
Standings
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 1 | 1 | 11 | -1 |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 0 | 2 | 10 | -2 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 0 | 2 | 10 | -2 |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1 | 1 | 9 | -3 |
| 6 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 0 | 1 | 6 | -6 |
| 7 | John Watson | Brabham | 0 | 1 | 4 | -8 |
| 8 | James Hunt | McLaren | 0 | 0 | 3 | -9 |
| 9 | Alan Jones | Williams | 0 | 0 | 3 | -9 |
| 10 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 0 | 0 | 2 | -10 |
| 11 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 0 | 0 | 2 | -10 |
| 12 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 | 2 | -10 |
| 13 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 0 | 0 | 1 | -11 |
More South African GP
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | #2 Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna | Mark Blundell | 1:19.492 - Alain Prost | Alain Prost |
| 1992 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Riccardo Patrese | Ayrton Senna | 1:17.578 - Nigel Mansell | Nigel Mansell |
| 1985 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Keke Rosberg | Alain Prost | 1:08.149 - Keke Rosberg | Nigel Mansell |
| 1984 | #8 Niki Lauda | Alain Prost | Derek Warwick | 1:08.877 - Patrick Tambay | Nelson Piquet |
| 1983 | #6 Riccardo Patrese | Andrea de Cesaris | Nelson Piquet | 1:09.948 - Nelson Piquet | Patrick Tambay |
| 1982 | #15 Alain Prost | Carlos Reutemann | René Arnoux | 1:08.278 - Alain Prost | René Arnoux |
| 1980 | #16 René Arnoux | Jacques Laffite | Didier Pironi | 1:13.150 - René Arnoux | Jean-Pierre Jabouille |
| 1979 | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | Jody Scheckter | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 1:14.412 - Gilles Villeneuve | Jean-Pierre Jabouille |
| 1977 | #11 Niki Lauda | Jody Scheckter | Patrick Depailler | 1:17.630 - John Watson | James Hunt |
| 1976 | #1 Niki Lauda | James Hunt | Jochen Mass | 1:17.970 - Niki Lauda | James Hunt |
| 1975 | #3 Jody Scheckter | Carlos Reutemann | Patrick Depailler | 1:17.200 - Carlos Pace | Carlos Pace |
| 1974 | #7 Carlos Reutemann | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Mike Hailwood | 1:18.160 - Carlos Reutemann | Niki Lauda |
| 1973 | #3 Jackie Stewart | Peter Revson | Emerson Fittipaldi | 1:17.100 - Emerson Fittipaldi | Denny Hulme |
| 1972 | #12 Denny Hulme | Emerson Fittipaldi | Peter Revson | 1:18.900 - Mike Hailwood | Jackie Stewart |
| 1971 | #6 Mario Andretti | Jackie Stewart | Clay Regazzoni | 1:20.300 - Mario Andretti | Jackie Stewart |
| 1970 | #12 Jack Brabham | Denny Hulme | Jackie Stewart | 1:20.800 - John Surtees | Jackie Stewart |
| 1969 | #7 Jackie Stewart | Graham Hill | Denny Hulme | 1:21.600 - Jackie Stewart | Jack Brabham |
| 1968 | #4 Jim Clark | Graham Hill | Jochen Rindt | 1:23.700 - Jim Clark | Jim Clark |
| 1967 | #4 Pedro Rodríguez | John Love | John Surtees | 1:29.900 - Denny Hulme | Jack Brabham |
| 1965 | #5 Jim Clark | John Surtees | Graham Hill | 1:27.600 - Jim Clark | Jim Clark |
| 1963 | #1 Jim Clark | Dan Gurney | Graham Hill | 1:29.100 - Dan Gurney | Jim Clark |
| 1962 | #3 Graham Hill | Bruce McLaren | Tony Maggs | 1:31.000 - Jim Clark | Jim Clark |
The 1978 South African Grand Prix started Mar 4, 1978 on Kyalami Racing Circuit in Midrand, South Africa. Niki Lauda started from pole position with Mario Andretti next to him. James Hunt started from third place.
In 1 hour, 42 minutes and 15 seconds Ronnie Peterson finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Patrick Depailler in second and John Watson in third place.
After the 1978 South African Grand Prix, Mario Andretti is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 12 points. Andretti is 1 points ahead of Ronnie Peterson.