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1977 South African Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitKyalami, 78 laps
Round3 of 17
Race numbers

The 1977 South African Grand Prix was the:

  • 283rd World Championship race
  • 14th World Championship South African Grand Prix
  • 11th World Championship race at Kyalami
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+2(AUT) Niki LaudaFerrari781hr 42m 21.600s9
2+3(ZAF) Jody ScheckterWolf-Ford Cosworth78+5.200s6
3+1(FRA) Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth78+5.700s4
4-3(GBR) James HuntMcLaren-Ford Cosworth78+9.500s3
5+8(DEU) Jochen MassMcLaren-Ford Cosworth78+19.900s2
6+5(GBR) John WatsonBrabham-Alfa Romeo78+20.200s1
7+7(ITA) Vittorio BrambillaSurtees-Ford Cosworth78+23.600s 
8 (ARG) Carlos ReutemannFerrari78+26.700s 
9+7(CHE) Clay RegazzoniEnsign-Ford Cosworth78+46.200s 
10-1(BRA) Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth78+1m 11.700s 
11+8(AUT) Hans BinderSurtees-Ford Cosworth77+1 lap 
12-2(SWE) Gunnar NilssonLotus-Ford Cosworth77+1 lap 
13-11(BRA) Carlos PaceBrabham-Alfa Romeo76+2 laps 
14+9(USA) Brett LungerMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)76+2 laps 
15+7(AUS) Larry PerkinsBRM73+5 laps 
R (BRA) Alex RibeiroMarch-Ford Cosworth66DNF 
R (DEU) Hans-Joachim StuckMarch-Ford Cosworth55DNF 
R (USA) Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford Cosworth43DNF 
R (NLD) Boy HayjeMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)33DNF 
R (GBR) Tom PryceShadow-Ford Cosworth22DNF 
R (FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra22DNF 
R (ITA) Renzo ZorziShadow-Ford Cosworth21DNF 
R (SWE) Ronnie PetersonTyrrell-Ford Cosworth5DNF 

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:15.960

PosDriverConstructor
1(GBR) James HuntMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
2(BRA) Carlos PaceBrabham-Alfa Romeo
3(AUT) Niki LaudaFerrari
4(FRA) Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
5(ZAF) Jody ScheckterWolf-Ford Cosworth
6(USA) Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford Cosworth
7(SWE) Ronnie PetersonTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
8(ARG) Carlos ReutemannFerrari
9(BRA) Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth
10(SWE) Gunnar NilssonLotus-Ford Cosworth
11(GBR) John WatsonBrabham-Alfa Romeo
12(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra
13(DEU) Jochen MassMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
14(ITA) Vittorio BrambillaSurtees-Ford Cosworth
15(GBR) Tom PryceShadow-Ford Cosworth
16(CHE) Clay RegazzoniEnsign-Ford Cosworth
17(BRA) Alex RibeiroMarch-Ford Cosworth
18(DEU) Hans-Joachim StuckMarch-Ford Cosworth
19(AUT) Hans BinderSurtees-Ford Cosworth
20(ITA) Renzo ZorziShadow-Ford Cosworth
21(NLD) Boy HayjeMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
22(AUS) Larry PerkinsBRM
23(USA) Brett LungerMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(ZAF) Jody Scheckter15
2(ARG) Carlos Reutemann13
=(AUT) Niki Lauda13
4(GBR) James Hunt9
5(BRA) Carlos Pace6
6(BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi6
7(FRA) Patrick Depailler4
8(USA) Mario Andretti2
=(SWE) Gunnar Nilsson2
=(DEU) Jochen Mass2
11(CHE) Clay Regazzoni1
=(ITA) Renzo Zorzi1
=(GBR) John Watson1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Ferrari22
2Wolf-Ford Cosworth15
3McLaren-Ford Cosworth9
4Brabham-Alfa Romeo7
5Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth6
6Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth4
7Lotus-Ford Cosworth4
8Ensign-Ford Cosworth1
=Shadow-Ford Cosworth1

Stats & 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)