1978 South African Grand Prix — Race Results

Quali Race

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POS	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Grid	Time (Interval)	Time (To Leader)	Points
1 +11	Ronnie Peterson	Team Lotus	78	12	1:42:15.767	-	9
Time (Interval) 1:42:15.767 Time (To Leader) - Grid 12 Laps 78 Constructor Team Lotus
2 +9	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	78	11	+0.466s	+0.466s	6
Time (Interval) +0.466s Time (To Leader) +0.466s Grid 11 Laps 78 Constructor Tyrrell
3 +7	John Watson	Brabham	78	10	+3.976s	+4.442s	4
Time (Interval) +3.976s Time (To Leader) +4.442s Grid 10 Laps 78 Constructor Brabham
4 +14	Alan Jones	Williams	78	18	+26.544s	+30.986s	3
Time (Interval) +26.544s Time (To Leader) +30.986s Grid 18 Laps 78 Constructor Williams
5 +8	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	78	13	+38.232s	+69.218s	2
Time (Interval) +38.232s Time (To Leader) +69.218s Grid 13 Laps 78 Constructor Ligier
6 +8	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	77	14	+1 Lap	+1 Lap	1
Time (Interval) +1 Lap Time (To Leader) +1 Lap Grid 14 Laps 77 Constructor Tyrrell
7 5	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	77	2	+1 Lap	+1 Lap	0
Time (Interval) +1 Lap Time (To Leader) +1 Lap Grid 2 Laps 77 Constructor Team Lotus
8 +9	Jean-Pierre Jarier	ATS	77	17	+1 Lap	+1 Lap	0
Time (Interval) +1 Lap Time (To Leader) +1 Lap Grid 17 Laps 77 Constructor ATS
9 +13	Rolf Stommelen	Arrows	77	22	+1 Lap	+1 Lap	0
Time (Interval) +1 Lap Time (To Leader) +1 Lap Grid 22 Laps 77 Constructor Arrows
10 +11	Hector Rebaque	Team Lotus	77	21	+1 Lap	+1 Lap	0
Time (Interval) +1 Lap Time (To Leader) +1 Lap Grid 21 Laps 77 Constructor Team Lotus
11 +9	Brett Lunger	McLaren	76	20	+1 Lap	+2 Laps	0
Time (Interval) +1 Lap Time (To Leader) +2 Laps Grid 20 Laps 76 Constructor McLaren
12 +7	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees	76	19	+2 Laps	+2 Laps	0
Time (Interval) +2 Laps Time (To Leader) +2 Laps Grid 19 Laps 76 Constructor Surtees
13	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	63	7	Engine	Engine	0
Time (Interval) Engine Time (To Leader) Engine Grid 7 Laps 63 Constructor Arrows
14	Jody Scheckter	Wolf	59	5	Spun off	Spun off	0
Time (Interval) Spun off Time (To Leader) Spun off Grid 5 Laps 59 Constructor Wolf
15	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	56	4	Accident	Accident	0
Time (Interval) Accident Time (To Leader) Accident Grid 4 Laps 56 Constructor McLaren
16	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	55	8	Oil leak	Oil leak	0
Time (Interval) Oil leak Time (To Leader) Oil leak Grid 8 Laps 55 Constructor Ferrari
17	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	55	9	Spun off	Spun off	0
Time (Interval) Spun off Time (To Leader) Spun off Grid 9 Laps 55 Constructor Ferrari
18	Niki Lauda	Brabham	52	1	Engine	Engine	0
Time (Interval) Engine Time (To Leader) Engine Grid 1 Laps 52 Constructor Brabham
19	Rupert Keegan	Surtees	52	23	Engine	Engine	0
Time (Interval) Engine Time (To Leader) Engine Grid 23 Laps 52 Constructor Surtees
20	Jochen Mass	ATS	43	15	Engine	Engine	0
Time (Interval) Engine Time (To Leader) Engine Grid 15 Laps 43 Constructor ATS
21	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	39	26	Suspension	Suspension	0
Time (Interval) Suspension Time (To Leader) Suspension Grid 26 Laps 39 Constructor Merzario
22	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	38	6	Engine	Engine	0
Time (Interval) Engine Time (To Leader) Engine Grid 6 Laps 38 Constructor Renault
23	Keke Rosberg	Theodore	15	24	Clutch	Clutch	0
Time (Interval) Clutch Time (To Leader) Clutch Grid 24 Laps 15 Constructor Theodore
24	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	9	16	Transmission	Transmission	0
Time (Interval) Transmission Time (To Leader) Transmission Grid 16 Laps 9 Constructor Fittipaldi
25	Eddie Cheever	Hesketh	8	25	Oil leak	Oil leak	0
Time (Interval) Oil leak Time (To Leader) Oil leak Grid 25 Laps 8 Constructor Hesketh
26	James Hunt	McLaren	5	3	Engine	Engine	0
Time (Interval) Engine Time (To Leader) Engine Grid 3 Laps 5 Constructor McLaren