1977 South African Grand Prix

Race 3 of 17

Kyalami
78 laps
Time of race: 1:42:21.6
Average speed of winner: 187.657 kph
Margin of victory: 5.2 sec.
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers
Fastest lap: John Watson 1:17.630
Lap leaders: Hunt 1-6, Lauda 7-78

Race notes: Finale for Carlos Pace and Tom Pryce. Jody Scheckter took the points lead from Carlos Reutemann.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	3	Niki Lauda	11	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T2	Ferrari 015	Goodyear	Ferrari	1:16.29	78	1	72	1:42:21.6	9
2	5	Jody Scheckter	20	Walter Wolf Racing	Wolf WR1	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Wolf	1:16.35	78	0	0	+5.2	6
3	4	Patrick Depailler	4	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell P34	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Tyrrell	1:16.33	78	0	0	+5.7	4
4	1	James Hunt	1	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	McLaren	1:15.96	78	1	6	+9.5	3
5	12	Jochen Mass	2	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	McLaren	1:16.74	78	0	0	+19.9	2
6	11	John Watson	7	Martini Racing	Brabham BT45	Alfa Romeo 115-12	Goodyear	Brabham	1:16.71	78	0	0	+20.2	1
7	14	Vittorio Brambilla	19	Beta Team Surtees	Surtees TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Surtees	1:17.08	78	0	0	+23.6	0
8	8	Carlos Reutemann	12	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T2	Ferrari 015	Goodyear	Ferrari	1:16.54	78	0	0	+26.7	0
9	16	Clay Regazzoni	22	Team Tissot Ensign	Ensign N177	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Ensign	1:17.21	78	0	0	+46.2	0
10	9	Emerson Fittipaldi	28	Copersucar-Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi FD04	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Fittipaldi	1:16.64	78	0	0	+71.7	0
11	19	Hans Binder	18	Durex Team Surtees	Surtees TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Surtees	1:18.07	77	0	0	+1 lap	0
12	10	Gunnar Nilsson	6	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 78	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Lotus	1:16.65	77	0	0	+1 lap	0
13	2	Carlos Pace	8	Martini Racing	Brabham BT45B	Alfa Romeo 115-12	Goodyear	Brabham	1:16.01	76	0	0	+2 laps	0
14	23	Brett Lunger	30	Chesterfield Racing	March 761	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Chesterfield	1:24.35	76	0	0	+2 laps	0
15	22	Larry Perkins	14	Rotary Watches - Stanley BRM	BRM P201B/204	BRM P200	Goodyear	BRM	1:21.77	73	0	0	+5 laps	0
16	17	Alex Ribeiro	9	Hollywood March Racing	March 761B	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	March	1:17.44	66	0	0	engine	0
17	18	Hans-Joachim Stuck	10	Team Rothmans International	March 761B	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	March	1:17.49	55	0	0	engine	0
18	6	Mario Andretti	5	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 78	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Lotus	1:16.38	43	0	0	accident	0
19	21	Boy Hayje	33	RAM Racing/F&S Properties	March 761	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	RAM	1:19.59	33	0	0	gearbox	0
20	12	Jacques Laffite	26	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS7	Matra MS76	Goodyear	Ligier	1:16.74	22	0	0	accident	0
21	15	Tom Pryce	16	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN8	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Shadow	1:17.11	22	0	0	fatal accident	0
22	20	Renzo Zorzi	17	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN8	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Shadow	1:18.42	21	0	0	fuel leak	0
23	7	Ronnie Peterson	3	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell P34	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Tyrrell	1:16.44	5	0	0	fuel system	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Jody Scheckter	15	3	0	1	2
2	Carlos Reutemann	13	3	0	1	2
3	Niki Lauda	13	3	0	1	2
4	James Hunt	9	3	3	0	1
5	Carlos Pace	6	3	0	0	1
6	Emerson Fittipaldi	6	3	0	0	0
7	Patrick Depailler	4	3	0	0	1
8	Mario Andretti	2	3	0	0	0
9	Jochen Mass	2	3	0	0	0
10	Gunnar Nilsson	2	2	0	0	0
11	Clay Regazzoni	1	3	0	0	0
12	John Watson	1	3	0	0	0
13	Renzo Zorzi	1	3	0	0	0
14	Vittorio Brambilla	0	3	0	0	0
15	Ingo Hoffmann	0	2	0	0	0
16	Ian Scheckter	0	2	0	0	0
17	Tom Pryce	0	3	0	0	0
18	Hans Binder	0	3	0	0	0
19	Alex Ribeiro	0	3	0	0	0
20	Jacques Laffite	0	3	0	0	0
21	Brett Lunger	0	1	0	0	0
22	Larry Perkins	0	2	0	0	0
23	Ronnie Peterson	0	3	0	0	0
24	Hans-Joachim Stuck	0	1	0	0	0
25	Boy Hayje	0	1	0	0	0