1978 South African Grand Prix

Round 3 of the 1978 Formula 1 season, held on 4 March 1978.

Ronnie Peterson won for Team Lotus. Pole position: Niki Lauda.

Classification

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Laps	Time	Points
1	Ronnie Peterson	Team Lotus	12	78	1:42:15.767	9
2	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	11	78	+0.466	6
3	John Watson	Brabham	10	78	+4.442	4
4	Alan Jones	Williams	18	78	+30.986	3
5	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	13	78	+1:09.218	2
6	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	14	77	+1 Lap	1
7	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	2	77	+1 Lap	0
8	Jean-Pierre Jarier	ATS	17	77	+1 Lap	0
9	Rolf Stommelen	Arrows	22	77	+1 Lap	0
10	Hector Rebaque	Team Lotus	21	77	+1 Lap	0
11	Brett Lunger	McLaren	20	76	+2 Laps	0
12	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees	19	76	+2 Laps	0
R	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	7	63	Engine	0
R	Jody Scheckter	Wolf	5	59	Spun off	0
R	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	4	56	Accident	0
R	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	8	55	Oil leak	0
R	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	9	55	Spun off	0
R	Niki Lauda	Brabham	1	52	Engine	0
R	Rupert Keegan	Surtees	23	52	Engine	0
R	Jochen Mass	ATS	15	43	Engine	0
R	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	26	39	Suspension	0
R	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	6	38	Engine	0
R	Keke Rosberg	Theodore	24	15	Clutch	0
R	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	16	9	Transmission	0
R	Eddie Cheever	Hesketh	25	8	Oil leak	0
R	James Hunt	McLaren	3	5	Engine	0