The Citizen and Asseng Grand Prix of South Africa 1978
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 78 | 1:42:15.767 | 9 | 11 | |
| 2 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 78 | 1:42:16.233 | 6 | 12 | |
| 3 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham | 78 | 1:42:20.209 | 4 | 10 | |
| 4 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 78 | 1:42:54.757 | 3 | 18 | |
| 5 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 78 | 1:43:24.987 | 2 | 14 | |
| 6 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 77 | +1 lap | 1 | 13 | |
| 7 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 77 | +1 lap | — | 2 | FL |
| 8 | 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | 77 | +1 lap | — | 17 | |
| 9 | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 77 | +1 lap | — | 21 | |
| 10 | 25 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 77 | +1 lap | — | 22 | |
| 11 | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 76 | +2 laps | — | 19 | |
| 12 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 76 | +2 laps | — | 20 | |
| DNF | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 63 | Engine | — | 7 | |
| DNF | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 59 | Spun off | — | 5 | |
| DNF | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 56 | Accident | — | 4 | |
| DNF | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 55 | Spun off | — | 9 | |
| DNF | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 55 | Oil leak | — | 8 | |
| DNF | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 52 | Engine | — | 23 | |
| DNF | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 52 | Engine | — | 1 | Pole |
| DNF | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 43 | Engine | — | 16 | |
| DNF | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 39 | Suspension | — | 26 | |
| DNF | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 38 | Engine | — | 6 | |
| DNF | 32 | Keke Rosberg | Theodore | 15 | Clutch | — | 24 | |
| DNF | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 8 | Transmission | — | 15 | |
| DNF | 24 | Eddie Cheever | Hesketh | 8 | Oil leak | — | 25 | |
| DNF | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren | 5 | Engine | — | 3 | |
| DNQ | 31 | René Arnoux | Martini | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 22 | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | — | — | — | — |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:14.650 |
| 2 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:14.900 |
| 3 | James Hunt | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:15.140 |
| 4 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:15.300 |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | — | — | — | 1:15.320 |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | — | — | — | 1:15.360 |
| 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:15.480 |
| 8 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:15.500 |
| 9 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:15.520 |
| 10 | John Watson | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:15.620 |
| 11 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:15.940 |
| 12 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:15.970 |
| 13 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:16.380 |
| 14 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:16.400 |
| 15 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | 1:16.470 |
| 16 | Jochen Mass | ATS | — | — | — | 1:16.600 |
| 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | — | — | — | 1:17.120 |
| 18 | Alan Jones | Williams | — | — | — | 1:17.160 |
| 19 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:17.300 |
| 20 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | — | — | — | 1:17.320 |
| 21 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:17.490 |
| 22 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:17.500 |
| 23 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | — | — | — | 1:17.570 |
| 24 | Keke Rosberg | Theodore | — | — | — | 1:17.620 |
| 25 | Eddie Cheever | Hesketh | — | — | — | 1:17.830 |
| 26 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | — | — | — | 1:18.150 |
| 27 | René Arnoux | Martini | — | — | — | 1:18.210 |
| 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | — | — | — | 1:18.300 |
| 29 | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign | — | — | — | 1:18.380 |
| 30 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | — | — | — | 1:18.450 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 1 | — |
| 2 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 2 | — |
| 3 | James Hunt | McLaren | 3 | — |
| 4 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 4 | — |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 5 | — |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 6 | — |
| 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 7 | — |
| 8 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 8 | — |
| 9 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 9 | — |
| 10 | John Watson | Brabham | 10 | — |
| 11 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 11 | — |
| 12 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 12 | — |
| 13 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 13 | — |
| 14 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 14 | — |
| 15 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | — |
| 16 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 16 | — |
| 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | 17 | — |
| 18 | Alan Jones | Williams | 18 | — |
| 19 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 19 | — |
| 20 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 20 | — |
| 21 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 21 | — |
| 22 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 22 | — |
| 23 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 23 | — |
| 24 | Keke Rosberg | Theodore | 24 | — |
| 25 | Eddie Cheever | Hesketh | 25 | — |
| 26 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 26 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 2 | 1:17.090 | — |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | 12 |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | 11 |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | 10 |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | 10 |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | 9 |
| 6 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 6 |
| 7 | John Watson | 4 |
| 8 | James Hunt | 3 |
| 8 | Alan Jones | 3 |
| 10 | Clay Regazzoni | 2 |
| 10 | Jacques Laffite | 2 |
| 12 | Didier Pironi | 2 |
| 13 | Patrick Tambay | 1 |