1977 The Citizen Grand Prix of South Africa
Kyalami · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niki Lauda | 3 | 23 | 5.200 | 78 | 320.1 | John Watson |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 11 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | Ferrari | 78 | Finished | 9 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | Ford | 78 | +5.200s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | Ford | 78 | +5.700s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | Ford | 78 | +9.500s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 13 | 2 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | Ford | 78 | +19.900s | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 11 | 7 | John Watson | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 78 | ★ | +20.200s | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | 14 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | Ford | 78 | +23.600s | Finished | ||
| 8 | 8 | 12 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | Ferrari | 78 | +26.700s | Finished | ||
| 9 | 16 | 22 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | Ford | 78 | +46.200s | Finished | ||
| 10 | 9 | 28 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | Ford | 78 | +71.700s | Finished | ||
| 11 | 19 | 18 | Hans Binder | Surtees | Ford | 77 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 12 | 10 | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | Ford | 77 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 13 | 2 | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 76 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 14 | 23 | 30 | Brett Lunger | March | Ford | 76 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 15 | 22 | 14 | Larry Perkins | BRM | BRM | 73 | +5 laps | Finished | ||
| — | 17 | 9 | Alex Ribeiro | March | Ford | 66 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 18 | 10 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | Ford | 55 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 6 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | Ford | 43 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 21 | 33 | Boy Hayje | March | Ford | 33 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 15 | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | Ford | 22 | — | Fatal accident | ||
| — | 12 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Matra | 22 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 20 | 17 | Renzo Zorzi | Shadow | Ford | 21 | — | Fuel leak | ||
| — | 7 | 3 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | Ford | 5 | — | Fuel system |