1978 - South African Grand Prix

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1978 - South African Grand Prix

Race Name - South African Grand Prix
Date - 3/4/1978
Race Track - Kyalami Circuit
Number of Starting Cars - 26
Laps Run - 78
Pole Winner Niki Lauda
Average Race Speed - 187.817 kph
Lead Changes - 6 Leader(s) with 5 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Riccardo Patrese
Race Number - 3

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	11	Ronnie Peterson	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 78	Ford Cosworth DFV
2	12	Patrick Depailler	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 008	Ford Cosworth DFV
3	10	John Watson	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT46	Alfa Romeo 1260
4	18	Alan Jones	Williams Grand Prix Engineering	Williams FW06	Ford Cosworth DFV
5	14	Jacques Laffite	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS7	Matra MS76
6	13	Didier Pironi	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 008	Ford Cosworth DFV
7	2	Mario Andretti	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 78	Ford Cosworth DFV
8	17	JeanPierre Jarier	ATS Racing Team	ATS HS1	Ford Cosworth DFV
9	21	Rolf Stommelen	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows FA1	Ford Cosworth DFV
10	22	Hctor Rebaque	Team Rebaque	Lotus 78	Ford Cosworth DFV
11	19	Brett Lunger	Liggett Group/BS Fabrications	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV
12	20	Vittorio Brambilla	Beta Team Surtees	Surtees TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV
13	7	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows FA1	Ford Cosworth DFV
14	5	Jody Scheckter	Walter Wolf Racing	Wolf WR4	Ford Cosworth DFV
15	4	Patrick Tambay	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26	Ford Cosworth DFV
16	8	Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T3	Ferrari 015
17	9	Carlos Reutemann	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T3	Ferrari 015
18	1	Niki Lauda	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT46	Alfa Romeo 1260
19	23	Rupert Keegan	Durex Team Surtees	Surtees TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV
20	16	Jochen Mass	ATS Racing Team	ATS HS1	Ford Cosworth DFV
21	26	Arturo Merzario	Team Merzario	Merzario A1	Ford Cosworth DFV
22	6	JeanPierre Jabouille	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RS01	Renault-Gordini EF1
23	24	Keke Rosberg	Theodore Racing Hong Kong	Theodore TR1	Ford Cosworth DFV
24	15	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi Automotive	Fittipaldi F5A	Ford Cosworth DFV
25	25	Eddie Cheever	Olympus Cameras Hesketh Racing	Hesketh 308E	Ford Cosworth DFV
26	3	James Hunt	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26	Ford Cosworth DFV