1978· Round 3
South African Grand Prix
3 March 1978 · Kyalami, Midrand
Podium
Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1 | 🇦🇹Niki Lauda | — |
| 1 | 12 | 🇸🇪Ronnie Peterson | 9 |
| 2 | 11 | 🇫🇷Patrick Depailler | 6 |
| 3 | 10 | 🇬🇧John Watson | 4 |
| R | 3 | 🇬🇧James Hunt | — |
| R | 4 | 🇫🇷Patrick Tambay | — |
| 4 | 18 | 🇦🇺Alan Jones | 3 |
| R | 5 | 🇿🇦Jody Scheckter | — |
| 5 | 13 | 🇫🇷Jacques Laffite | 2 |
| 6 | 14 | 🇫🇷Didier Pironi | 1 |
| R | 6 | 🇫🇷Jean-Pierre Jabouille | — |
| 7 | 2 | 🇺🇸Mario Andretti | — |
| R | 7 | 🇮🇹Riccardo Patrese | — |
| 8 | 17 | 🇫🇷Jean-Pierre Jarier | — |
| R | 8 | 🇨🇦Gilles Villeneuve | — |
| 9 | 22 | 🇩🇪Rolf Stommelen | — |
| R | 9 | 🇦🇷Carlos Reutemann | — |
| 10 | 21 | 🇲🇽Hector Rebaque | — |
| 11 | 20 | 🇺🇸Brett Lunger | — |
| 12 | 19 | 🇮🇹Vittorio Brambilla | — |
| R | 15 | 🇩🇪Jochen Mass | — |
| R | 16 | 🇧🇷Emerson Fittipaldi | — |
| R | 23 | 🇬🇧Rupert Keegan | — |
| R | 24 | 🇫🇮Keke Rosberg | — |
| R | 25 | 🇺🇸Eddie Cheever | — |
| R | 26 | 🇮🇹Arturo Merzario | — |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | — | — | — |
| 2 | Mario Andretti | — | — | — |
| 3 | James Hunt | — | — | — |
| 4 | Patrick Tambay | — | — | — |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter | — | — | — |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | — | — | — |
| 7 | Riccardo Patrese | — | — | — |
| 8 | Gilles Villeneuve | — | — | — |
| 9 | Carlos Reutemann | — | — | — |
| 10 | John Watson | — | — | — |
| 11 | Patrick Depailler | — | — | — |
| 12 | Ronnie Peterson | — | — | — |
| 13 | Jacques Laffite | — | — | — |
| 14 | Didier Pironi | — | — | — |
| 15 | Jochen Mass | — | — | — |
| 16 | Emerson Fittipaldi | — | — | — |
| 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | — | — | — |
| 18 | Alan Jones | — | — | — |
| 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | — | — | — |
| 20 | Brett Lunger | — | — | — |
| 21 | Hector Rebaque | — | — | — |
| 22 | Rolf Stommelen | — | — | — |
| 23 | Rupert Keegan | — | — | — |
| 24 | Keke Rosberg | — | — | — |
| 25 | Eddie Cheever | — | — | — |
| 26 | Arturo Merzario | — | — | — |