Season 1977 · Round 3

South African Grand Prix

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1977-03-05 · Kyalami · South Africa · South African Grand Prix
Winner
11 Niki Lauda
1:42:21.600
Pole Position
1 James Hunt
Grid P1
Fastest Lap
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DNF
8
DNFs · starters 23 cars
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 11 Niki Lauda Ferrari 3 78 1:42:21.600 9
2 20 Jody Scheckter Wolf 5 78 +5.200 6
3 4 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell 4 78 +5.700 4
4 1 James Hunt McLaren 1 78 +9.500 3
5 2 Jochen Mass McLaren 12 78 +19.900 2
6 7 John Watson Brabham 11 78 +20.200 1
7 19 Vittorio Brambilla Surtees 14 78 +23.600
8 12 Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 8 78 +26.700
9 22 Clay Regazzoni Ensign 16 78 +46.200
10 28 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 9 78 +1:11.700
11 18 Hans Binder Surtees 19 77 +1 Lap
12 6 Gunnar Nilsson Team Lotus 10 77 +1 Lap
13 8 Carlos Pace Brabham 2 76 +2 Laps
14 30 Brett Lunger March 23 76 +2 Laps
15 18 Larry Perkins BRM 22 73 +5 Laps
R 9 Alex Ribeiro March 17 66 Engine
R 8 Hans-Joachim Stuck March 18 55 Engine
R 5 Mario Andretti Team Lotus 6 43 Accident
R 33 Boy Lunger March 21 33 Gearbox
R 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier 12 22 Accident
R 16 Tom Pryce Shadow 15 22 Accident
R 16 Renzo Zorzi Shadow 20 21 Fuel leak
R 3 Ronnie Peterson Tyrrell 7 5 Fuel system
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-07-21 14:15