South African Grand Prix 1978

Date04.03.1978

Race winnerRonnie Peterson

Race results

Position	Driver	Team	Time
1	Ronnie Peterson	Team Lotus	1:42:15.767
2	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	+0.466
3	John Watson	Brabham	+4.442
4	Alan Jones	Williams	+30.986
5	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	+1:09.218
6	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell
7	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus
8	Jean-Pierre Jarier	ATS
9	Rolf Stommelen	Arrows
10	Hector Rebaque	Team Lotus
11	Brett Lunger	McLaren
12	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees
	Jody Scheckter	Wolf
	René Arnoux	Martini
	Lamberto Leoni	Ensign
	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi
	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault
	Patrick Tambay	McLaren
	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow
	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari
	Eddie Cheever	Hesketh
	Keke Rosberg	Theodore
	Arturo Merzario	Merzario
	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows
	Niki Lauda	Brabham
	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow
	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari
	Rupert Keegan	Surtees
	Jochen Mass	ATS
	James Hunt	McLaren