The Citizen Grand Prix of South Africa 1977
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 78 | 1:42:21.600 | 9 | 3 | |
| 2 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 78 | 1:42:26.800 | 6 | 5 | |
| 3 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 78 | 1:42:27.300 | 4 | 4 | |
| 4 | 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | 78 | 1:42:31.100 | 3 | 1 | Pole |
| 5 | 2 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 78 | 1:42:41.500 | 2 | 13 | |
| 6 | 7 | John Watson | Brabham | 78 | 1:42:41.800 | 1 | 11 | FL |
| 7 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 78 | 1:42:45.200 | — | 14 | |
| 8 | 12 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 78 | 1:42:48.300 | — | 8 | |
| 9 | 22 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 78 | 1:43:07.800 | — | 16 | |
| 10 | 28 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 78 | 1:43:33.300 | — | 9 | |
| 11 | 18 | Hans Binder | Surtees | 77 | +1 lap | — | 19 | |
| 12 | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus | 77 | +1 lap | — | 10 | |
| 13 | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | 76 | +2 laps | — | 2 | |
| 14 | 30 | Brett Lunger | March | 76 | +2 laps | — | 23 | |
| 15 | 14 | Larry Perkins | BRM | 73 | +5 laps | — | 22 | |
| DNF | 9 | Alex Ribeiro | March | 66 | Engine | — | 17 | |
| DNF | 10 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 55 | Engine | — | 18 | |
| DNF | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 43 | Accident | — | 6 | |
| DNF | 33 | Boy Hayje | March | 33 | Gearbox | — | 21 | |
| DNF | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 22 | Fatal accident | — | 15 | |
| DNF | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 22 | Accident | — | 12 | |
| DNF | 17 | Renzo Zorzi | Shadow | 21 | Fuel leak | — | 20 | |
| DNF | 3 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | 5 | Fuel system | — | 7 |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:15.960 |
| 2 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:16.010 |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:16.290 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:16.330 |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | — | — | — | 1:16.350 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:16.380 |
| 7 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:16.440 |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:16.540 |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | 1:16.640 |
| 10 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:16.650 |
| 11 | John Watson | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:16.710 |
| 12 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:16.740 |
| 13 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:16.990 |
| 14 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | — | — | — | 1:17.080 |
| 15 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | — | — | — | 1:17.110 |
| 16 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | — | — | — | 1:17.210 |
| 17 | Alex Ribeiro | March | — | — | — | 1:17.440 |
| 18 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | — | — | — | 1:17.490 |
| 19 | Hans Binder | Surtees | — | — | — | 1:18.070 |
| 20 | Renzo Zorzi | Shadow | — | — | — | 1:18.420 |
| 21 | Boy Hayje | March | — | — | — | 1:19.590 |
| 22 | Larry Perkins | BRM | — | — | — | 1:21.770 |
| 23 | Brett Lunger | March | — | — | — | 1:24.350 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | — |
| 2 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | 2 | — |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 3 | — |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 4 | — |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 5 | — |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 6 | — |
| 7 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | 7 | — |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 8 | — |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 9 | — |
| 10 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus | 10 | — |
| 11 | John Watson | Brabham | 11 | — |
| 12 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 12 | — |
| 13 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 13 | — |
| 14 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 14 | — |
| 15 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 15 | — |
| 16 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 16 | — |
| 17 | Alex Ribeiro | March | 17 | — |
| 18 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 18 | — |
| 19 | Hans Binder | Surtees | 19 | — |
| 20 | Renzo Zorzi | Shadow | 20 | — |
| 21 | Boy Hayje | March | 21 | — |
| 22 | Larry Perkins | BRM | 22 | — |
| 23 | Brett Lunger | March | 23 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Watson | Brabham | 7 | 1:17.630 | — |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | 15 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | 13 |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | 13 |
| 4 | James Hunt | 9 |
| 5 | Carlos Pace | 6 |
| 6 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 6 |
| 7 | Patrick Depailler | 4 |
| 8 | Mario Andretti | 2 |
| 8 | Gunnar Nilsson | 2 |
| 8 | Jochen Mass | 2 |
| 11 | Clay Regazzoni | 1 |
| 11 | Renzo Zorzi | 1 |
| 11 | John Watson | 1 |