March 5, 1977 Kyalami | Lap distance 4.104 km
Report | Articles (3) | Photos (18) | 1977 season
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 9 | 11 | Niki Lauda (AUT) | Ferrari 312T2 | Ferrari 312B | Goodyear | 78 | 1.000000.600 | 3 | 6.000000.290 | 2 | 7.000000.680 | (21) | |
| 2 | 6 | 20 | Jody Scheckter (RSA) | Wolf WR1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 78 | 6.000000.800 | +5.000000.200 | 5 | 6.000000.350 | 4 | 7.000000.860 | (21) |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | Patrick Depailler (FRA) | Tyrrell P34 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 78 | 7.000000.300 | +5.000000.700 | 4 | 6.000000.330 | 7 | 7.000000.980 | (5) |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | James Hunt (GBR) | McLaren M23 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 78 | 1.000000.100 | +9.000000.500 | 1 | 5.000000.960 | 3 | 7.000000.850 | (4) |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Jochen Mass (GER) | McLaren M23 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 78 | 1.000000.500 | +9.000000.900 | 13 | 6.000000.990 | 12 | 8.000000.210 | (22) |
| 6 | 1 | 7 | John Watson (GBR) | Brabham BT45 | Alfa Romeo 115-12 | Goodyear | 78 | 1.000000.800 | +0.0 | 11 | 6.000000.710 | 1 | 7.000000.630 | (7) |
| 7 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla (ITA) | Surtees TS19 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 78 | 5.000000.200 | +3.000000.600 | 14 | 7.000000.080 | 8 | 8.000000.000 | (11) | |
| 8 | 12 | Carlos Reutemann (ARG) | Ferrari 312T2 | Ferrari 312B | Goodyear | 78 | 8.000000.300 | +6.000000.700 | 8 | 6.000000.540 | 8 | 8.000000.000 | (7) | |
| 9 | 22 | Clay Regazzoni (SUI) | Ensign N177 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 78 | 7.000000.800 | +6.000000.200 | 16 | 7.000000.210 | 15 | 8.000000.390 | (29) | |
| 10 | 28 | Emerson Fittipaldi (BRA) | Fittipaldi FD04 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 78 | 3.000000.300 | +1.000000.700 | 9 | 6.000000.640 | 11 | 8.000000.180 | (14) | |
| 11 | 18 | Hans Binder (AUT) | Surtees TS19 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 77 | 1.000000.800 | +1 lap | 19 | 8.000000.070 | 19 | 9.000000.330 | (16) | |
| 12 | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson (SWE) | Team Lotus 78 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 77 | 6.000000.200 | +1 lap | 10 | 6.000000.650 | 13 | 8.000000.230 | (15) | |
| 13 | 8 | Carlos Pace (BRA) | Brabham BT45B | Alfa Romeo 115-12 | Goodyear | 76 | 0.0 | +2 laps | 2 | 6.000000.010 | 5 | 7.000000.880 | (12) | |
| 14 | 30 | Brett Lunger (USA) | March 761 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 76 | 6.000000.900 | +2 laps | 23 | 4.000000.350 | 21 | 9.000000.950 | (15) | |
| 15 | 14 | Larry Perkins (AUS) | BRM P201B | BRM P202 | Goodyear | 73 | 6.000000.000 | +5 laps | 22 | 1.000000.770 | 23 | 2.000000.640 | (26) | |
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| engine | 9 | Alex Ribeiro (BRA) | March 761B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 66 | 17 | 7.000000.440 | 18 | 8.000000.650 | (16) | |||
| engine | 10 | Hans-Joachim Stuck (GER) | March 761B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 55 | 18 | 7.000000.490 | 16 | 8.000000.450 | (11) | |||
| accident | 5 | Mario Andretti (USA) | Team Lotus 78 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 43 | 6 | 6.000000.380 | 10 | 8.000000.130 | (30) | |||
| gearbox | 33 | Boy Hayje (NED) | March 761 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 33 | 21 | 9.000000.590 | 22 | 1.000000.210 | (4) | |||
| accident | 26 | Jacques Laffite (FRA) | Ligier JS7 | Matra MS76 | Goodyear | 22 | 12 | 6.000000.740 | 14 | 8.000000.310 | (15) | |||
| accident | 16 | Tom Pryce (GBR) | Shadow DN8 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 22 | 15 | 7.000000.110 | 6 | 7.000000.910 | (14) | |||
| fuel leak | 17 | Renzo Zorzi (ITA) | Shadow DN8 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 21 | 20 | 8.000000.420 | 20 | 9.000000.720 | (20) | |||
| fuel system | 3 | Ronnie Peterson (SWE) | Tyrrell P34 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 5 | 7 | 6.000000.440 | 17 | 8.000000.500 | (5) | |||
