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1978 - South African Grand Prix

Date : 04 March 1978

Hour : Z

Round : 3

Circuit : Kyalami

Locality : Midrand

Winner : Ronnie Peterson(Team Lotus)

Polesitter : Niki Lauda(Brabham)

Fastest lap : Rupert Keegan(Surtees)

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Qualifying
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No record found.

Results
P.DriverConstructorGridLapsTimeStatusPoints
1 Ronnie Peterson Team Lotus12 781:42:15.767Finished9
2 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell11 78+0.466Finished6
3 John Watson Brabham10 78+4.442Finished4
4 Alan Jones Williams18 78+30.986Finished3
5 Jacques Laffite Ligier13 78+1:09.218Finished2
6 Didier Pironi Tyrrell14 77+1 Lap1
7 Mario Andretti Team Lotus2 77+1 Lap0
8 Jean-Pierre Jarier ATS17 77+1 Lap0
9 Rolf Stommelen Arrows22 77+1 Lap0
10 Hector Rebaque Team Lotus21 77+1 Lap0
11 Brett Lunger McLaren20 76+2 Laps0
12 Vittorio Brambilla Surtees19 76+2 Laps0
Riccardo Patrese Arrows7 63Engine0
Jody Scheckter Wolf5 59Spun off0
Patrick Tambay McLaren4 56Accident0
Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari8 55Oil leak0
Carlos Reutemann Ferrari9 55Spun off0
Niki Lauda Brabham1 52Engine0
Rupert Keegan Surtees23 52Engine0
Jochen Mass ATS15 43Engine0
Arturo Merzario Merzario26 39Suspension0
Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault6 38Engine0
Keke Rosberg Theodore24 15Clutch0
Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi16 9Transmission0
Eddie Cheever Hesketh25 8Oil leak0
James Hunt McLaren3 5Engine0
René Arnoux MartiniPitlane 0Did not qualify0
Clay Regazzoni ShadowPitlane 0Did not qualify0
Lamberto Leoni EnsignPitlane 0Did not qualify0
Hans-Joachim Stuck ShadowPitlane 0Did not qualify0
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