1978 South African Grand Prix
1978-03-04 · Midrand, South Africa
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 12 | 78 | 9 |
| 2nd | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 11 | 78 | 6 |
| 3rd | John Watson | Brabham | 10 | 78 | 4 |
| 4th | Alan Jones | Williams | 18 | 78 | 3 |
| 5th | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 13 | 78 | 2 |
| 6th | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 14 | 77 | 1 |
| 7th | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 2 | 77 | |
| 8th | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | 17 | 77 | |
| 9th | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 22 | 77 | |
| 10th | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 21 | 77 | |
| 11th | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 20 | 76 | |
| 12th | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 19 | 76 | |
| 13th | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 7 | 63 | |
| 14th | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 5 | 59 | |
| 15th | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 4 | 56 | |
| 16th | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 8 | 55 | |
| 17th | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 9 | 55 | |
| 18th | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 1 | 52 | |
| 19th | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 23 | 52 | |
| 20th | Jochen Mass | ATS | 15 | 43 | |
| 21st | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 26 | 39 | |
| 22nd | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 6 | 38 | |
| 23rd | Keke Rosberg | Theodore | 24 | 15 | |
| 24th | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 16 | 9 | |
| 25th | Eddie Cheever | Hesketh | 25 | 8 | |
| 26th | James Hunt | McLaren | 3 | 5 |