1978 season/Round 3
South African Grand Prix 1978
- Kyalami
- Midrand
- 4 March 1978
- 78 laps
- 320.1 km
- 4.094 km a lap
- P1Ronnie PetersonLotus1:42:15.767
- P2Patrick DepaillerTyrrell+0.466
- P3John WatsonBrabham+4.442
- Pole positionNiki LaudaBrabham · 1:14.650
- Fastest lapMario Andretti1:17.090 · lap 2
- Winner started fromP11on 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
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | 2 | 1:17.090 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 3. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | 12 | |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | 11 | ▲5 |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | 10 | ▼1 |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | 10 | ▲2 |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | 9 | ▼2 |
| 6 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 6 | ▼2 |
| 7 | John Watson | 4 | |
| 8 | Alan Jones | 3 | |
| 8 | James Hunt | 3 | ▼2 |
| 10 | Clay Regazzoni | 2 | ▼3 |