March 4, 1978 Kyalami | Lap distance 4.104 km
Report | Articles (1) | Photos (5) | 1978 season
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 9 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson (SWE) | Team Lotus 78 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 78 | 5.000000.767 | 11 | 5.000000.940 | 4 | 7.000000.350 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 4 | Patrick Depailler (FRA) | Tyrrell 008 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 78 | 6.000000.233 | +0.000 | 12 | 5.000000.970 | 3 | 7.000000.290 | |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | John Watson (GBR) | Brabham BT46 | Alfa Romeo 115-12 | Goodyear | 78 | 0.000 | +4.000000.442 | 10 | 5.000000.620 | 5 | 7.000000.390 | |
| 4 | 3 | 27 | Alan Jones (AUS) | Williams FW06 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 78 | 4.000000.753 | +8.000000.986 | 18 | 7.000000.160 | 7 | 7.000000.480 | |
| 5 | 2 | 26 | Jacques Laffite (FRA) | Ligier JS7/9 | Matra MS78 | Goodyear | 78 | 4.000000.985 | +9.000000.218 | 14 | 6.000000.400 | 13 | 7.000000.960 | |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | Didier Pironi (FRA) | Tyrrell 008 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 77 | +1 lap | 13 | 6.000000.380 | 18 | 8.000000.450 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Mario Andretti (USA) | Team Lotus 78 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 77 | +1 lap | 2 | 4.000000.900 | 1 | 7.000000.090 | (2) | ||
| 8 | 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier (FRA) | ATS HS1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 77 | +1 lap | 17 | 7.000000.120 | 12 | 7.000000.930 | |||
| 9 | 36 | Rolf Stommelen (GER) | Arrows FA1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 77 | +1 lap | 21 | 7.000000.490 | 10 | 7.000000.860 | |||
| 10 | 25 | Hector Rebaque (MEX) | Team Lotus 78 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 77 | +1 lap | 22 | 7.000000.500 | 24 | 9.000000.530 | |||
| 11 | 30 | Brett Lunger (USA) | McLaren M23 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 76 | +2 laps | 19 | 7.000000.300 | 14 | 8.000000.110 | |||
| 12 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla (ITA) | Surtees TS19 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 76 | +2 laps | 20 | 7.000000.320 | 23 | 9.000000.340 | |||
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| engine | 35 | Riccardo Patrese (ITA) | Arrows FA1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 63 | 7 | 5.000000.480 | 2 | 7.000000.150 | ||||
| spun off | 20 | Jody Scheckter (RSA) | Wolf WR1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 59 | 5 | 5.000000.320 | 9 | 7.000000.510 | ||||
| accident | 8 | Patrick Tambay (FRA) | McLaren M26 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 56 | 4 | 5.000000.300 | 11 | 7.000000.890 | ||||
| oil leak | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve (CAN) | Ferrari 312T3 | Ferrari 312B | Michelin | 55 | 8 | 5.000000.500 | 17 | 8.000000.290 | ||||
| spun off | 11 | Carlos Reutemann (ARG) | Ferrari 312T3 | Ferrari 312B | Michelin | 55 | 9 | 5.000000.520 | 15 | 8.000000.130 | ||||
| engine | 1 | Niki Lauda (AUT) | Brabham BT46 | Alfa Romeo 115-12 | Goodyear | 52 | 1 | 4.000000.650 | 6 | 7.000000.430 | ||||
| engine | 18 | Rupert Keegan (GBR) | Surtees TS19 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 52 | 23 | 7.000000.570 | 22 | 9.000000.290 | ||||
| engine | 9 | Jochen Mass (GER) | ATS HS1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 43 | 16 | 6.000000.600 | 20 | 8.000000.630 | ||||
| suspension | 37 | Arturo Merzario (ITA) | Merzario A1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 39 | 26 | 8.000000.150 | 26 | 0.00 | ||||
| engine | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille (FRA) | Renault RS01 | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 38 | 6 | 5.000000.360 | 15 | 8.000000.130 | ||||
| clutch | 32 | Keke Rosberg (FIN) | Theodore TR1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 15 | 24 | 7.000000.620 | 25 | 9.000000.550 | ||||
| transmission | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi (BRA) | Fittipaldi F5A | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 9 | 15 | 6.000000.470 | 21 | 8.000000.720 | ||||
| oil leak | 24 | Eddie Cheever (USA) | Hesketh 308E | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 8 | 25 | 7.000000.830 | 19 | 8.000000.500 | ||||
| engine | 7 | James Hunt (GBR) | McLaren M26 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 5 | 3 | 5.000000.140 | 8 | 7.000000.490 | ||||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 31 | René Arnoux (FRA) | Martini MK23 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 8.000000.210 | ||||||||
| -- | 17 | Clay Regazzoni (SUI) | Shadow DN8 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 8.000000.300 | ||||||||
| -- | 22 | Lamberto Leoni (ITA) | Ensign N177 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 8.000000.380 | ||||||||
| -- | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck (GER) | Shadow DN8 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 8.000000.450 | ||||||||
