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1978
FIA Formula One World Championship South African Grand Prix
Event Info
Classification
Session Facts
Standings
Qualifying
Race
Race
Pos
No
Driver
Nat
Team
Laps
Time
Gap
Interval
Kph
Best
Lap
1
6
Ronnie Peterson
Sweden
John Player Team Lotus
78
1:42:15.767
187.817
1:17.350
2
4
Patrick Depailler
France
Elf Team Tyrrell
78
1:42:16.233
+ 0.466
+ 0.466
187.803
1:17.290
3
2
John Watson
Great Britain
Parmalat Racing Team
78
1:42:20.209
+ 4.442
+ 3.976
187.681
1:17.390
4
27
Alan Jones
Australia
Albilad-Saudia Racing Team
78
1:42:54.753
+ 38.986
+ 34.544
186.631
1:17.480
5
26
Jacques Laffite
France
Ligier Gitanes
78
1:43:24.985
+ 1:09.218
+ 30.232
185.722
1:17.960
6
3
Didier Pironi
France
Elf Team Tyrrell
77
1 Lap
1 Lap
1:18.450
7
5
Mario Andretti
USA
John Player Team Lotus
77
1 Lap
1:17.090
2
8
10
Jean-Pierre Jarier
France
ATS Racing Team
77
1 Lap
1:17.930
9
36
Rolf Stommelen
Germany
Arrows Racing Team
77
1 Lap
1:17.860
10
25
Hector Rebaque
Mexico
Team Rebaque
77
1 Lap
1:19.530
11
30
Brett Lunger
USA
Liggett Group/B&S Fabrications
76
2 Laps
1 Lap
1:18.110
12
19
Vittorio Brambilla
Italy
Beta Team Surtees
76
2 Laps
1:19.340
DNF
35
Riccardo Patrese
Italy
Arrows Racing Team
63
1:17.150
DNF
20
Jody Scheckter
South Africa
Walter Wolf Racing
59
1:17.510
DNF
8
Patrick Tambay
France
Marlboro Team McLaren
56
1:17.890
DNF
12
Gilles Villeneuve
Canada
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
55
1:18.290
DNF
11
Carlos Reutemann
Argentina
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
55
1:18.130
DNF
1
Niki Lauda
Austria
Parmalat Racing Team
52
1:17.430
DNF
18
Rupert Keegan
Great Britain
Beta Team Surtees
52
1:19.290
DNF
9
Jochen Mass
Germany
ATS Racing Team
43
1:18.630
DNF
37
Arturo Merzario
Italy
Team Merzario
39
1:20.270
DNF
15
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
France
Equipe Renault Elf
38
1:18.130
DNF
32
Keke Rosberg
Finland
Theodore Racing Hong Kong
15
1:19.550
DNF
14
Emerson Fittipaldi
Brazil
Fittipaldi Automotive
9
1:18.720
DNF
24
Eddie Cheever
USA
Olympus Cameras/Hesketh Racing
8
1:18.500
DNF
7
James Hunt
Great Britain
Marlboro Team McLaren
5
1:17.490