Race 300
The Citizen and Asseng Grand Prix of South Africa 1978
Race 300
The Citizen and Asseng Grand Prix of South Africa 1978
Fastest lap
AND - 1:17.090
Race
| Drivers | Pts | Laps | Stops | Gap / Rtd | G / L | Penalties | Engine | Tyres | ||||||||||
| 01 | Peterson | 9 | 78 | - | +0.000 | +10 (11) | No | Ford | Goodyear | |||||||||
| 02 | Depailler | 6 | 78 | - | +0.466 | +10 (12) | No | Ford | Goodyear | |||||||||
| 03 | Watson | 4 | 78 | - | +4.442 (+3.976) | +07 (10) | No | Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | |||||||||
| 04 | Jones | 3 | 78 | - | +38.990 (+34.548) | +14 (18) | No | Ford | Goodyear | |||||||||
| 05 | Laffite | 2 | 78 | - | +1:09.220 (+30.230) | +09 (14) | No | Matra | Goodyear | |||||||||
| 06 | Pironi | 1 | 77 | - | +1 lap | +07 (13) | No | Ford | Goodyear | |||||||||
| 07 | Andretti ⏱️ | 0 | 77 | - | +1 lap | -05 (2) | No | Ford | Goodyear | |||||||||
| 08 | Jarier | 0 | 77 | - | +1 lap | +09 (17) | No | Ford | Goodyear | |||||||||
| 09 | Stommelen | 0 | 77 | - | +1 lap | +12 (21) | No | Ford | Goodyear | |||||||||
| 10 | Rebaque | 0 | 77 | - | +1 lap | +12 (22) | No | Ford | Goodyear | |||||||||
| 11 | Lunger | 0 | 76 | - | +2 laps | +08 (19) | No | Ford | Goodyear | |||||||||
| 12 | Brambilla | 0 | 76 | - | +2 laps | +08 (20) | No | Ford | Goodyear | |||||||||
| DNF | Patrese | 0 | 63 | - | Engine | +00 (7) | No | Ford | Goodyear | |||||||||
| DNF | Scheckter | 0 | 59 | - | Spun off | +00 (5) | No | Ford | Goodyear | |||||||||
| DNF | Tambay | 0 | 56 | - | Accident | +00 (4) | No | Ford | Goodyear | |||||||||
| DNF | Reutemann | 0 | 55 | - | Spun off | +00 (9) | No | Ferrari | Michelin | |||||||||
| DNF | Villeneuve | 0 | 55 | - | Oil leak | +00 (8) | No | Ferrari | Michelin | |||||||||
| DNF | Keegan | 0 | 52 | - | Engine | +00 (23) | No | Ford | Goodyear | |||||||||
| DNF | Lauda | 0 | 52 | - | Engine | +00 (1) | No | Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | |||||||||
| DNF | Mass | 0 | 43 | - | Engine | +00 (16) | No | Ford | Goodyear | |||||||||
| DNF | Merzario | 0 | 39 | - | Suspension | +00 (26) | No | Ford | Goodyear | |||||||||
| DNF | Jabouille | 0 | 38 | - | Engine | +00 (6) | No | Renault | Michelin | |||||||||
| DNF | Rosberg | 0 | 15 | - | Clutch | +00 (24) | No | Ford | Goodyear | |||||||||
| DNF | Fittipaldi | 0 | 8 | - | Transmission | +00 (15) | No | Ford | Goodyear | |||||||||
| DNF | Cheever | 0 | 8 | - | Oil leak | +00 (25) | No | Ford | Goodyear | |||||||||
| DNF | Hunt | 0 | 5 | - | Engine | +00 (3) | No | Ford | Goodyear | |||||||||
| DNQ | Arnoux | 0 | - | - | +00 (Pit) | No | Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | Regazzoni | 0 | - | - | +00 (Pit) | No | Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | Leoni | 0 | - | - | +00 (Pit) | No | Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | Stuck | 0 | - | - | +00 (Pit) | No | Ford | Goodyear |
| Pos | Drivers | Engine | Tyres | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | |||||||
| 01 | Lauda | Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 1:14.650 | - | - | |||||||
| 02 | Andretti | Ford | Goodyear | 1:14.900 | - | - | |||||||
| 03 | Hunt | Ford | Goodyear | 1:15.140 | - | - | |||||||
| 04 | Tambay | Ford | Goodyear | 1:15.300 | - | - | |||||||
| 05 | Scheckter | Ford | Goodyear | 1:15.320 | - | - | |||||||
| 06 | Jabouille | Renault | Michelin | 1:15.360 | - | - | |||||||
| 07 | Patrese | Ford | Goodyear | 1:15.480 | - | - | |||||||
| 08 | Villeneuve | Ferrari | Michelin | 1:15.500 | - | - | |||||||
| 09 | Reutemann | Ferrari | Michelin | 1:15.520 | - | - | |||||||
| 10 | Watson | Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 1:15.620 | - | - | |||||||
| 11 | Peterson | Ford | Goodyear | 1:15.940 | - | - | |||||||
| 12 | Depailler | Ford | Goodyear | 1:15.970 | - | - | |||||||
| 13 | Pironi | Ford | Goodyear | 1:16.380 | - | - | |||||||
| 14 | Laffite | Matra | Goodyear | 1:16.400 | - | - | |||||||
| 15 | Fittipaldi | Ford | Goodyear | 1:16.470 | - | - | |||||||
| 16 | Mass | Ford | Goodyear | 1:16.600 | - | - | |||||||
| 17 | Jarier | Ford | Goodyear | 1:17.120 | - | - | |||||||
| 18 | Jones | Ford | Goodyear | 1:17.160 | - | - | |||||||
| 19 | Lunger | Ford | Goodyear | 1:17.300 | - | - | |||||||
| 20 | Brambilla | Ford | Goodyear | 1:17.320 | - | - | |||||||
| 21 | Stommelen | Ford | Goodyear | 1:17.490 | - | - | |||||||
| 22 | Rebaque | Ford | Goodyear | 1:17.500 | - | - | |||||||
| 23 | Keegan | Ford | Goodyear | 1:17.570 | - | - | |||||||
| 24 | Rosberg | Ford | Goodyear | 1:17.620 | - | - | |||||||
| 25 | Cheever | Ford | Goodyear | 1:17.830 | - | - | |||||||
| 26 | Merzario | Ford | Goodyear | 1:18.150 | - | - | |||||||
| 27 | Arnoux | Ford | Goodyear | 1:18.210 | - | - | |||||||
| 28 | Regazzoni | Ford | Goodyear | 1:18.300 | - | - | |||||||
| 29 | Leoni | Ford | Goodyear | 1:18.380 | - | - | |||||||
| 30 | Stuck | Ford | Goodyear | 1:18.450 | - | - |