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1978 Brazilian GP
1977 South African GP
1978 South African GP
1978 BRDC International Trophy
1978 US West GP
1979 South African GP
XXIV
Citizen & Asseng South African Grand Prix
Event
Overview •
Sessions
•
Entry List
Qualifying
Qualification
Race
Starting Grid
•
Classification
•
Fastest Laps
•
Laps Led
Details
Date
Saturday 4 March 1978
Start time
14:00
Event
South African GP
Circuit
Kyalami
Event Format
Race of 78 laps
Championship
World Championship
Race number
#3 of
16
in 1978
#300 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps
78
Circuit Perimeter
4104 m
Race Distance
4104 × 78 = 320.112 km
Grid Format
2-2-2-2
Pole Position
Right
First Corner
Right
Track Direction
Clockwise
Weather
Weather
Sunny, Hot, Dry
Participants
Entries
30
Qualifiers
26
Finishers
12
Debutants
Keke Rosberg
(
Driver
),
René Arnoux
(
Driver
),
Martini
(
Car Manufacturer
),
Brabham BT46
(
Car Model
),
Ferrari 312T3
(
Car Model
),
Ligier JS7/9
(
Car Model
),
Martini MK23
(
Car Model
),
Automobiles Martini
(
Entrant
)
Milestones
Parmalat Racing Team
– 1st Pole Position (
Entrant
)
Rolf Stommelen
– 50th Race Entry (
Driver
)
Records Broken
None
Records Extended
1.
Most 10th Place Finishes
–
Lotus
(
27
),
2.
Most Race Entries
–
Lotus
(
781
),
3.
Most 8th Place Qualifications
–
Ferrari
(
44
),
4.
Most 9th Place Qualifications
–
Ferrari
(
36
),
5.
Most 10th Place Qualifications
–
Brabham
(
35
)
World Championship standings
1
Mario Andretti
12
2
Ronnie Peterson
11
3
Patrick Depailler
10
Niki Lauda
10
5
Carlos Reutemann
9
6
Emerson Fittipaldi
6
7
John Watson
4
8
James Hunt
3
Alan Jones
3
10
Clay Regazzoni
2
Jacques Laffite
2
12
Didier Pironi
2
13
Patrick Tambay
1
1
Lotus
/
Ford
21
2
Brabham
/
Alfa Romeo
14
3
Tyrrell
/
Ford
11
4
Ferrari
/
Ferrari
9
5
Fittipaldi
/
Ford
6
6
Williams
/
Ford
3
McLaren
/
Ford
3
8
Ligier
/
Matra
2
Shadow
/
Ford
2
Results
Winner
Pole Position
Fastest Lap
Car Number
Car 6
Car 1
Car 5
Entrant
John Player Team Lotus
Parmalat Racing Team
John Player Team Lotus
Driver
Ronnie Peterson
Niki Lauda
Mario Andretti
Car
Lotus
78
Brabham
BT46
Lotus
78
Engine
Ford
Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
Alfa Romeo
3.0 F12
Ford
Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
Time
1:42'15.767
1'14.65
1'17.09
Speed
187.817 km/h
197.916 km/h
191.651 km/h
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