South African Grand Prix
The Citizen Grand Prix of South Africa 1977
Podium
SCHWolf
2
LAUFerrari
1
DEPTyrrell
3
Key facts
WinnerLAU1:42:21.600 from P3
PoleHUN1:15.960
Fastest lapWAT1:17.630 on lap 7
Finishers15 / 23classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAUNiki Lauda | Ferrari | 3 | ▲2 | 78 | 1:42:21.600 | 9 | – |
| 2 | SCHJody Scheckter | Wolf | 5 | ▲3 | 78 | +5.200s | 6 | – |
| 3 | DEPPatrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 4 | ▲1 | 78 | +5.700s | 4 | – |
| 4 | HUNJames Hunt | McLaren | 1 | ▼3 | 78 | +9.500s | 3 | – |
| 5 | MASJochen Mass | McLaren | 13 | ▲8 | 78 | +19.900s | 2 | – |
| 6 | WATJohn Watson | Brabham | 11 | ▲5 | 78 | +20.200s | 1 | 1:17.630 |
| 7 | BRAVittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 14 | ▲7 | 78 | +23.600s | – | |
| 8 | REUCarlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 8 | – | 78 | +26.700s | – | |
| 9 | REGClay Regazzoni | Ensign | 16 | ▲7 | 78 | +46.200s | – | |
| 10 | FITEmerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 9 | ▼1 | 78 | +71.700s | – | |
| 11 | BINHans Binder | Surtees | 19 | ▲8 | 77 | +1 lap | – | |
| 12 | NILGunnar Nilsson | Lotus | 10 | ▼2 | 77 | +1 lap | – | |
| 13 | PACCarlos Pace | Brabham | 2 | ▼11 | 76 | +2 laps | – | |
| 14 | LUNBrett Lunger | March | 23 | ▲9 | 76 | +2 laps | – | |
| 15 | PERLarry Perkins | BRM | 22 | ▲7 | 73 | +5 laps | – | |
| DNF | RIBAlex Ribeiro | March | 17 | 66 | Engine | – | ||
| DNF | STUHans-Joachim Stuck | March | 18 | 55 | Engine | – | ||
| DNF | ANDMario Andretti | Lotus | 6 | 43 | Accident | – | ||
| DNF | HAYBoy Hayje | March | 21 | 33 | Gearbox | – | ||
| DNF | PRYTom Pryce | Shadow | 15 | 22 | Fatal accident | – | ||
| DNF | LAFJacques Laffite | Ligier | 12 | 22 | Accident | – | ||
| DNF | ZORRenzo Zorzi | Shadow | 20 | 21 | Fuel leak | – | ||
| DNF | PETRonnie Peterson | Tyrrell | 7 | 5 | Fuel system | – |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HUNJames Hunt | McLaren | 1:15.960 | |
| 2 | PACCarlos Pace | Brabham | 1:16.010 | +0.050s |
| 3 | LAUNiki Lauda | Ferrari | 1:16.290 | +0.330s |
| 4 | DEPPatrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1:16.330 | +0.370s |
| 5 | SCHJody Scheckter | Wolf | 1:16.350 | +0.390s |
| 6 | ANDMario Andretti | Lotus | 1:16.380 | +0.420s |
| 7 | PETRonnie Peterson | Tyrrell | 1:16.440 | +0.480s |
| 8 | REUCarlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1:16.540 | +0.580s |
| 9 | FITEmerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1:16.640 | +0.680s |
| 10 | NILGunnar Nilsson | Lotus | 1:16.650 | +0.690s |
| 11 | WATJohn Watson | Brabham | 1:16.710 | +0.750s |
| 12 | LAFJacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:16.740 | +0.780s |
| 13 | MASJochen Mass | McLaren | 1:16.990 | +1.030s |
| 14 | BRAVittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 1:17.080 | +1.120s |
| 15 | PRYTom Pryce | Shadow | 1:17.110 | +1.150s |
| 16 | REGClay Regazzoni | Ensign | 1:17.210 | +1.250s |
| 17 | RIBAlex Ribeiro | March | 1:17.440 | +1.480s |
| 18 | STUHans-Joachim Stuck | March | 1:17.490 | +1.530s |
| 19 | BINHans Binder | Surtees | 1:18.070 | +2.110s |
| 20 | ZORRenzo Zorzi | Shadow | 1:18.420 | +2.460s |
| 21 | HAYBoy Hayje | March | 1:19.590 | +3.630s |
| 22 | PERLarry Perkins | BRM | 1:21.770 | +5.810s |
| 23 | LUNBrett Lunger | March | 1:24.350 | +8.390s |
Kyalami Racing Circuit
Previous winners here
| 1976 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari |
| 1975 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell |
| 1974 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham |
| 1973 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell |
| 1972 | Denny Hulme | McLaren |
| 1971 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari |
| 1970 | Jack Brabham | Brabham |
| 1969 | Jackie Stewart | Matra |
| 1968 | Jim Clark | Lotus |
| 1967 | Pedro Rodríguez | Cooper |
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