Round 3 | Kyalami
South African Grand Prix at Kyalami, 1978-03-04. Ronnie Peterson won it for Team Lotus. Podium: Ronnie Peterson, Patrick Depailler, John Watson.
Winner
Ronnie Peterson
Team Lotus
Pole
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not available
Fastest lap
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not available
Circuit
Kyalami
South Africa
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 12 | 78 | Finished | 9.0 |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 11 | 78 | Finished | 6.0 |
| 3 | John Watson | Brabham | 10 | 78 | Finished | 4.0 |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Williams | 18 | 78 | Finished | 3.0 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 13 | 78 | Finished | 2.0 |
| 6 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 14 | 77 | +1 Lap | 1.0 |
| 7 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 2 | 77 | +1 Lap | 0.0 |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | 17 | 77 | +1 Lap | 0.0 |
| 9 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 22 | 77 | +1 Lap | 0.0 |
| 10 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 21 | 77 | +1 Lap | 0.0 |
| 11 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 20 | 76 | +2 Laps | 0.0 |
| 12 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 19 | 76 | +2 Laps | 0.0 |
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 7 | 63 | Engine | 0.0 |
| R | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 5 | 59 | Spun off | 0.0 |
| R | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 4 | 56 | Accident | 0.0 |
| R | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 8 | 55 | Oil leak | 0.0 |
| R | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 9 | 55 | Spun off | 0.0 |
| R | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 1 | 52 | Engine | 0.0 |
| R | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 23 | 52 | Engine | 0.0 |
| R | Jochen Mass | ATS | 15 | 43 | Engine | 0.0 |
| R | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 26 | 39 | Suspension | 0.0 |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 6 | 38 | Engine | 0.0 |
| R | Keke Rosberg | Theodore | 24 | 15 | Clutch | 0.0 |
| R | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 16 | 9 | Transmission | 0.0 |
| R | Eddie Cheever | Hesketh | 25 | 8 | Oil leak | 0.0 |
| R | James Hunt | McLaren | 3 | 5 | Engine | 0.0 |
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