1977 South African Grand Prix
Date | Saturday, 5 March 1977 |
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Pole position |
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Fastest lap |
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Circuit | Kyalami, 78 laps |
Round | 3 of 17 |
Race numbers | The 1977 South African Grand Prix was the
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Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | +2 | ![]() | Ferrari | 78 | 1hr 42m 21.600s | 9 |
2 | +3 | ![]() | Wolf-Ford Cosworth | 78 | +5.200s | 6 |
3 | +1 | ![]() | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 78 | +5.700s | 4 |
4 | -3 | ![]() | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 78 | +9.500s | 3 |
5 | +8 | ![]() | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 78 | +19.900s | 2 |
6 | +5 | ![]() | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 78 | +20.200s | 1 |
7 | +7 | ![]() | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 78 | +23.600s | |
8 | ![]() | Ferrari | 78 | +26.700s | ||
9 | +7 | ![]() | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | 78 | +46.200s | |
10 | -1 | ![]() | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth | 78 | +1m 11.700s | |
11 | +8 | ![]() | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 77 | +1 lap | |
12 | -2 | ![]() | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 77 | +1 lap | |
13 | -11 | ![]() | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 76 | +2 laps | |
14 | +9 | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 76 | +2 laps | |
15 | +7 | ![]() | BRM | 73 | +5 laps | |
R | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth | 66 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth | 55 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 43 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 33 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 22 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Ligier-Matra | 22 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 21 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 5 | DNF |
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:15.960
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | ![]() | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
2 | ![]() | Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
3 | ![]() | Ferrari |
4 | ![]() | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
5 | ![]() | Wolf-Ford Cosworth |
6 | ![]() | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
7 | ![]() | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
8 | ![]() | Ferrari |
9 | ![]() | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth |
10 | ![]() | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
11 | ![]() | Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
12 | ![]() | Ligier-Matra |
13 | ![]() | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
14 | ![]() | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
15 | ![]() | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
16 | ![]() | Ensign-Ford Cosworth |
17 | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth |
18 | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth |
19 | ![]() | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
20 | ![]() | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
21 | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
22 | ![]() | BRM |
23 | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1977 South African Grand Prix.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 15 |
2 | ![]() | 13 |
= | ![]() | 13 |
4 | ![]() | 9 |
5 | ![]() | 6 |
6 | ![]() | 6 |
7 | ![]() | 4 |
8 | ![]() | 2 |
= | ![]() | 2 |
= | ![]() | 2 |
11 | ![]() | 1 |
= | ![]() | 1 |
= | ![]() | 1 |
Constructor
Pos | Constructor | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 22 |
2 | ![]() | 15 |
3 | ![]() | 9 |
4 | ![]() | 7 |
5 | ![]() | 6 |
6 | ![]() | 4 |
7 | ![]() | 4 |
8 | ![]() | 1 |
= | ![]() | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Last start
- Carlos Pace, Tom Pryce
- BRM
- Milestone race start
- 50th for Patrick Depailler (35th driver to start 50 races, 6th French driver)
- Wins
- 13th for Niki Lauda
- 66th for Ferrari
- Podiums
- 24th for Niki Lauda, 16th for Jody Scheckter, 10th for Patrick Depailler (30th driver to score ten podiums, 3rd French driver)
- 223rd for Ferrari, 57th for Tyrrell, 2nd for Wolf
- Poles
- 11th for James Hunt
- 15th for McLaren
- Fastest laps
- 1st for John Watson (64th different fastest lap setter, 13th British driver)
- 21st for Brabham
- Front row starts
- 16th for James Hunt, 7th and last for Carlos Pace (first since 1975)