1978 SOUTH AFRICAN GRAND PRIX - RACE RESULT
04 Mar 1978
Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit, South Africa
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Retired | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Ronnie PetersonPET | Lotus Ford | 78 | 1:42:15.767 | 9 |
| 2 | 4 | Patrick DepaillerDEP | Tyrrell Ford | 78 | +0.466s | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | John WatsonWAT | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 78 | +4.442s | 4 |
| 4 | 27 | Alan JonesJON | Williams Ford | 78 | +38.990s | 3 |
| 5 | 26 | Jacques LaffiteLAF | Ligier Matra | 78 | +69.220s | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | Didier PironiPIR | Tyrrell Ford | 77 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | 5 | Mario AndrettiAND | Lotus Ford | 77 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 8 | 10 | Jean-Pierre JarierJAR | ATS Ford | 77 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 9 | 36 | Rolf StommelenSTO | Arrows Ford | 77 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 10 | 25 | Hector RebaqueREB | Lotus Ford | 77 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 11 | 30 | Brett LungerLUN | McLaren Ford | 76 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 12 | 19 | Vittorio BrambillaBRA | Surtees Ford | 76 | +2 laps | 0 |
| NC | 35 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Arrows Ford | 63 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 20 | Jody ScheckterSCH | Wolf Ford | 59 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 8 | Patrick TambayTAM | McLaren Ford | 56 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 11 | Carlos ReutemannREU | Ferrari | 55 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 12 | Gilles VilleneuveVIL | Ferrari | 55 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 18 | Rupert KeeganKEE | Surtees Ford | 52 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 1 | Niki LaudaLAU | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 52 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 9 | Jochen MassMAS | ATS Ford | 43 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 37 | Arturo MerzarioMER | Merzario Ford | 39 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 15 | Jean-Pierre JabouilleJAB | Renault | 38 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 32 | Keke RosbergROS | Theodore Ford | 15 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 14 | Emerson FittipaldiFIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 8 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 24 | Eddie CheeverCHE | Hesketh Ford | 8 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 7 | James HuntHUN | McLaren Ford | 5 | DNF | 0 |