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  1. 1ANT365 pts
  2. 2RUS242 pts
  3. 3HAM241 pts
  4. 4VER236 pts
  5. 5LEC233 pts
  6. 6NOR211 pts
  7. 7PIA144 pts
  8. 8HAD105 pts
  9. 9LAW77 pts
  10. 10GAS42 pts
  11. 11LIN38 pts
  12. 12COL27 pts
  13. 13BEA23 pts
  14. 14HUL13 pts
  15. 15BOR10 pts
  16. 16OCO7 pts
  17. 17ALO7 pts
  18. 18SAI7 pts
  19. 19ALB5 pts
  20. 20TSU1 pts
  21. 21STR0 pts
  22. 22BOT0 pts
  23. 23PER0 pts
Standings
03/04/1978 · Round 3 of 16 · 78 laps

South Africa

Pole Lauda 1:14.650Fastest lap Andretti 1:17.090 (R2)Winning time 1:42:15.767

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2Depailler+0.466
1Peterson
3Watson+4.442
R1 ArgentinaR2 BrazilR3 South AfricaR4 United States WestR5 MonacoR6 BelgiumR7 SpainR8 SwedenR9 FranceR10 Great BritainR11 GermanyR12 AustriaR13 NetherlandsR14 ItalyR15 United StatesR16 Canada

At a glance

Results

PosDriverTeamGridLapsGapStopsEngineTyres
1Ronnie PetersonLotus11781:42:15.767FordGoodyear
2Patrick DepaillerTyrrell1278+0.466FordGoodyear
3John WatsonBrabham1078+4.442Alfa RomeoGoodyear
4Alan JonesWilliams1878+38.990FordGoodyear
5Jacques LaffiteLigier1478+1:09.220MatraGoodyear
6Didier PironiTyrrell1377+1 lapFordGoodyear
7Mario AndrettiFastest lapLotus277+1 lapFordGoodyear
8Jean-Pierre JarierATS1777+1 lapFordGoodyear
9Rolf StommelenArrows2177+1 lapFordGoodyear
10Héctor RebaqueLotus2277+1 lapFordGoodyear
11Brett LungerMcLaren1976+2 lapsFordGoodyear
12Vittorio BrambillaSurtees2076+2 lapsFordGoodyear
DNFRiccardo PatreseArrows763EngineFordGoodyear
DNFJody ScheckterWolf559Spun offFordGoodyear
DNFPatrick TambayMcLaren456AccidentFordGoodyear
DNFCarlos ReutemannFerrari955Spun offFerrariMichelin
DNFGilles VilleneuveFerrari855Oil leakFerrariMichelin
DNFRupert KeeganSurtees2352EngineFordGoodyear
DNFNiki LaudaBrabham152EngineAlfa RomeoGoodyear
DNFJochen MassATS1643EngineFordGoodyear
DNFArturo MerzarioMerzario2639SuspensionFordGoodyear
DNFJean-Pierre JabouilleRenault638EngineRenaultMichelin
DNFKeke RosbergTheodore2415ClutchFordGoodyear
DNFEmerson FittipaldiFittipaldi158TransmissionFordGoodyear
DNFEddie CheeverHesketh258Oil leakFordGoodyear
DNFJames HuntMcLaren35EngineFordGoodyear
DNQRené ArnouxMartini-FordGoodyear
DNQClay RegazzoniShadow-FordGoodyear
DNQLamberto LeoniEnsign-FordGoodyear
DNQHans-Joachim StuckShadow-FordGoodyear

Race

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Places gained

  1. Jones18→4+14
  2. Stommelen21→9+12
  3. Rebaque22→10+12
  4. Peterson11→1+10
  5. Depailler12→2+10
  6. Laffite14→5+9
  7. Jarier17→8+9
  8. Lunger19→11+8
  9. Brambilla20→12+8
  10. Watson10→3+7
  11. Pironi13→6+7
  12. Andretti2→7-5

PL: started from the pit lane. Retired drivers are listed below.

Teammate battles

  1. LotusPeterson 1:Andretti 7
  2. TyrrellDepailler 2:Pironi 6
  3. BrabhamWatson 3:Lauda DNF
  4. ATSJarier 8:Mass DNF
  5. ArrowsStommelen 9:Patrese DNF
  6. McLarenTambay DNF:Hunt DNF
  7. FerrariReutemann DNF:Villeneuve DNF
  8. ShadowRegazzoni DNQ:Stuck DNQ

Retirements

  1. PatreseEngineArrows
  2. ScheckterSpun offWolf
  3. TambayAccidentMcLaren
  4. ReutemannSpun offFerrari
  5. VilleneuveOil leakFerrari
  6. KeeganEngineSurtees
  7. LaudaEngineBrabham
  8. MassEngineATS
  9. MerzarioSuspensionMerzario
  10. JabouilleEngineRenault
  11. RosbergClutchTheodore
  12. FittipaldiTransmissionFittipaldi
  13. CheeverOil leakHesketh
  14. HuntEngineMcLaren

This race in history

11 races here since 1967Won from pole: 1 of 11

Win from furthest back (P16): Jackie Stewart 1973

Most wins here

  1. 2 Jackie Stewart
  2. 2 Niki Lauda

Previous winners here

  1. 1977 Niki Lauda Ferrari
  2. 1976 Niki Lauda Ferrari
  3. 1975 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell
  4. 1974 Carlos Reutemann Brabham
  5. 1973 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell
  6. 1972 Denny Hulme McLaren
  7. 1971 Mario Andretti Ferrari
  8. 1970 Jack Brabham Brabham
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Statistics: F1DB by Marcel Overdijk and contributors, licence CC BY 4.0, prepared by Hotlap Delta.