1977 season/Round 3
South African Grand Prix 1977
- Kyalami
- Midrand
- 5 March 1977
- 78 laps
- 320.1 km
- 4.094 km a lap
- P1Niki LaudaFerrari1:42:21.600
- P2Jody ScheckterWolf+5.200
- P3Patrick DepaillerTyrrell+5.700
- Pole positionJames HuntMcLaren · 1:15.960
- Fastest lapJohn Watson1:17.630 · lap 7
- Winner started fromP3on the grid
Result
A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1:15.960 | |
| 2 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | 1:16.010 | +0.050 |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 1:16.290 | +0.330 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1:16.330 | +0.370 |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 1:16.350 | +0.390 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1:16.380 | +0.420 |
| 7 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | 1:16.440 | +0.480 |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1:16.540 | +0.580 |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1:16.640 | +0.680 |
| 10 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus | 1:16.650 | +0.690 |
| 11 | John Watson | Brabham | 1:16.710 | +0.750 |
| 12 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:16.740 | +0.780 |
| 13 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 1:16.990 | +1.030 |
| 14 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 1:17.080 | +1.120 |
| 15 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 1:17.110 | +1.150 |
| 16 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 1:17.210 | +1.250 |
| 17 | Alex Ribeiro | March | 1:17.440 | +1.480 |
| 18 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 1:17.490 | +1.530 |
| 19 | Hans Binder | Surtees | 1:18.070 | +2.110 |
| 20 | Renzo Zorzi | Shadow | 1:18.420 | +2.460 |
| 21 | Boy Hayje | March | 1:19.590 | +3.630 |
| 22 | Larry Perkins | BRM | 1:21.770 | +5.810 |
| 23 | Brett Lunger | March | 1:24.350 | +8.390 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Watson | 7 | 1:17.630 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 3. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | 15 | ▲1 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | 13 | ▼1 |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | 13 | ▲4 |
| 4 | James Hunt | 9 | ▼1 |
| 5 | Carlos Pace | 6 | ▼2 |
| 6 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 6 | ▼1 |
| 7 | Patrick Depailler | 4 | |
| 8 | Gunnar Nilsson | 2 | ▼1 |
| 8 | Jochen Mass | 2 | |
| 8 | Mario Andretti | 2 | ▼1 |