1978 Kyalami Formula 1 Grand Prix
04 March 1978
Kyalami Grand Prix
| Pos | Driver | FL | Team | Time | Grid | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ▲ 11 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 1:42:15.767 | 12 | 9 | |
| 2 | ▲ 9 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | -00:00.466 | 11 | 6 | |
| 3 | ▲ 7 | John Watson | Brabham | -00:04.442 | 10 | 4 | |
| 4 | ▲ 14 | Alan Jones | Williams | -00:38.986 | 18 | 3 | |
| 5 | ▲ 8 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | -01:09.218 | 13 | 2 | |
| 6 | ▲ 8 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | -1 lap | 14 | 1 | |
| 7 | ▼ 5 | Mario Andretti | FL | Lotus | -1 lap | 2 | |
| 8 | ▲ 9 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | -1 lap | 17 | ||
| 9 | ▲ 13 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | -1 lap | 22 | ||
| 10 | ▲ 11 | Hector Rebaque | Lotus | -1 lap | 21 | ||
| 11 | ▲ 9 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | -2 laps | 20 | ||
| 12 | ▲ 7 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | -2 laps | 19 | ||
| 13 | ▼ 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 63 laps | 7 | ||
| 14 | ▼ 9 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 59 laps | 5 | ||
| 15 | ▼ 11 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 56 laps | 4 | ||
| 16 | ▼ 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 55 laps | 9 | ||
| 17 | ▼ 9 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 55 laps | 8 | ||
| 18 | ▲ 5 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 52 laps | 23 | ||
| 19 | ▼ 18 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 52 laps | 1 | ||
| 20 | ▼ 5 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 43 laps | 15 | ||
| 21 | ▲ 5 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 39 laps | 26 | ||
| 22 | ▼ 16 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 38 laps | 6 | ||
| 23 | ▲ 1 | Keke Rosberg | Theodore | 15 laps | 24 | ||
| 24 | ▼ 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 9 laps | 16 | ||
| 25 | Eddie Cheever | Hesketh | 8 laps | 25 | |||
| 26 | ▼ 23 | James Hunt | McLaren | 5 laps | 3 | ||
| 27 | ▼ 27 | Rene Arnoux | Martini | DNQ | 0 | ||
| 28 | ▼ 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | DNQ | 0 | ||
| 29 | ▼ 29 | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign | DNQ | 0 | ||
| 30 | ▼ 30 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | DNQ | 0 |
Fastest lap Mario Andretti : 1:17.090
First
| Type | Driver | #Future |
|---|---|---|
| race | Keke Rosberg | 126 |
| race | Rene Arnoux | 163 |
Aniversary
| Type | Driver | #Aniversary | #Future |
|---|---|---|---|
| race | Rolf Stommelen | 50 | 13 |
| podium | Ronnie Peterson | 20 | 6 |