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1978 South African Grand Prix

Ronnie Peterson (Team Lotus) won the 1978 South African Grand Prix at Kyalami, Midrand on 4 March 1978, starting from P12. Patrick Depailler and John Watson completed the podium.

Result · All 1978 races

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Time / status	Points
1	Ronnie Peterson	Team Lotus	12	1:42:15.767	9
2	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	11	+0.466	6
3	John Watson	Brabham	10	+4.442	4
4	Alan Jones	Williams	18	+30.986	3
5	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	13	+1:09.218	2
6	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	14	+1 Lap	1
7	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	2	+1 Lap	0
8	Jean-Pierre Jarier	ATS	17	+1 Lap	0
9	Rolf Stommelen	Arrows	22	+1 Lap	0
10	Hector Rebaque	Team Lotus	21	+1 Lap	0
11	Brett Lunger	McLaren	20	+2 Laps	0
12	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees	19	+2 Laps	0
R	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	7	Engine	0
R	Jody Scheckter	Wolf	5	Spun off	0
R	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	4	Accident	0
R	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	8	Oil leak	0
R	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	9	Spun off	0
R	Niki Lauda	Brabham	1	Engine	0
R	Rupert Keegan	Surtees	23	Engine	0
R	Jochen Mass	ATS	15	Engine	0
R	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	26	Suspension	0
R	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	6	Engine	0
R	Keke Rosberg	Theodore	24	Clutch	0
R	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	16	Transmission	0
R	Eddie Cheever	Hesketh	25	Oil leak	0
R	James Hunt	McLaren	3	Engine	0

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1978 South African Grand Prix

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