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Round 3

South Africa

1978-03-04 · Midrand · South Africa

Weekend schedule

  1. Race

    P1PET
PosNo.DriverTeamLapsTime / RetiredPts
016Ronnie PetersonLotus781:42:15.7679
024Patrick DepaillerTyrrell781:42:16.2336
032John WatsonBrabham781:42:20.2094
0427Alan JonesWilliams781:42:54.7573
0526Jacques LaffiteLigier781:43:24.9872
063Didier PironiTyrrell77+1 lap1
075Mario AndrettiLotus77+1 lap—
0810Jean-Pierre JarierATS77+1 lap—
0936Rolf StommelenArrows77+1 lap—
1025Héctor RebaqueLotus77+1 lap—
1130Brett LungerMcLaren76+2 laps—
1219Vittorio BrambillaSurtees76+2 laps—
DNF35Riccardo PatreseArrows63Engine—
DNF20Jody ScheckterWolf59Spun off—
DNF8Patrick TambayMcLaren56Accident—
DNF11Carlos ReutemannFerrari55Spun off—
DNF12Gilles VilleneuveFerrari55Oil leak—
DNF18Rupert KeeganSurtees52Engine—
DNF1Niki LaudaBrabham52Engine—
DNF9Jochen MassATS43Engine—
DNF37Arturo MerzarioMerzario39Suspension—
DNF15Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault38Engine—
DNF32Keke RosbergTheodore15Clutch—
DNF14Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi8Transmission—
DNF24Eddie CheeverHesketh8Oil leak—
DNF7James HuntMcLaren5Engine—
DNQ31René ArnouxMartini———
DNQ17Clay RegazzoniShadow———
DNQ22Lamberto LeoniEnsign———
DNQ16Hans-Joachim StuckShadow———

Circuit

Kyalami Racing Circuit layout map

Kyalami Racing Circuit

Anti-clockwise · Permanent circuit

Circuit Length

4.104km

First Grand Prix
1967
Number of Laps
78
Turns
9
Race Distance
320.112 km
Layout lap record
1:17.090Mario Andretti (1978)

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