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The Citizen and Asseng South African Grand Prix 1978
RACE Results
| Position | No. | Car | Time | Laps/Points | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 1977 Lotus 78 formula one Ronnie Peterson | John Player Team Lotus | 1h42m15.767s | 78 laps 9 points | |
| 2 | 4 | Tyrrell 008 Formula 1 Patrick Depailler | ELF | Team Tyrrell | + 0.466s | 78 laps 6 points | |
| 3 | 2 | Brabham BT46 John Marshall Watson | Parmalat Racing Team | 78 laps 4 points | ||
| 4 | 27 | Williams FW06 Alan Jones | Williams Grand Prix Engineering | 78 laps 3 points | ||
| 5 | 26 | Ligier JS7 Jacques Laffite | Ligier Gitanes | + 1m09.218s | 78 laps 2 points | |
| 6 | 3 | Tyrrell 008 Formula 1 Didier Pironi | ELF | Team Tyrrell | + 1 lap | 77 laps 1 points | |
| 7 | 5 | 1977 Lotus 78 formula one Mario Andretti | John Player Team Lotus | + 1 lap | 77 laps | |
| 8 | 10 | Datsun HS1 Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS Racing Team | + 1 lap | 77 laps | |
| 9 | 36 | Arrows FA1 Rolf Stommelen | Arrows Racing Team | + 1 lap | 77 laps | |
| 10 | 25 | 1977 Lotus 78 formula one Héctor Alonso Rebaque | Team Rebaque | + 1 lap | 77 laps | |
| 11 | 30 | McLaren M23 Brett Lunger | Ligget Group | BS Frabrications | + 2 laps | 76 laps | |
| 12 | 19 | Surtees TS19 Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees-Ford | + 2 laps | 76 laps | |
| 35 | Arrows FA1 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows Racing Team | DNF | 63 laps | engine | |
| 20 | Wolf WR1 Jody Scheckter | Walter Wolf Racing | DNF | 59 laps | spun off | |
| 8 | McLaren M26 Patrick Tambay | Marlboro Team McLaren | DNF | 56 laps | accident | |
| 12 | 1978 Ferrari 312 T3 formula one Gilles Villeneuve | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | DNF | 55 laps | oil leak | |
| 11 | 1978 Ferrari 312 T3 formula one Carlos Reutemann | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | DNF | 55 laps | spun off | |
| 1 | Brabham TS19 Niki Lauda | Parmalat Racing Team | DNF | 52 laps | engine | |
| 18 | Surtees TS19 Rupert Keegan | Surtees-Ford | DNF | 52 laps | engine | |
| 9 | Datsun HS1 Jochen Mass | ATS-Ford | DNF | 43 laps | engine | |
| 37 | Merzario A1 Arturo Merzario | Team Merzario | DNF | 39 laps | suspension | |
| 15 | 1977 Renault RS01 formula one | Equipe Renault Elf | DNF | 38 laps | engine | |
| 32 | Theodore TR1 Keke Rosberg | Theodore Racing Team | DNF | 15 laps | clutch | |
| 14 | Fittipaldi F5A Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi Automotive | DNF | 9 laps | transmission | |
| 24 | Hesketh 308E Eddie Cheever | Olympus Cameras | Hesketh Racing | DNF | 8 laps | oil leak | |
| 7 | McLaren M26 James Hunt | Marlboro Team McLaren | DNF | 5 laps | engine | |
| 31 | Martini MK23 René Arnoux | Automobiles Martini | DNC | |||
| 17 | Shadow DN8 Clay Regazzoni | Shadow Racing Team | DNC | |||
| 23 | Ensign N177 Lamberto Leoni | Team Tissot Ensign | DNC | |||
| 16 | Shadow DN8 Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow Racing Team | DNC |