Gridpedia1977 South African Grand Prix
- Date
- 5 Mar 1977
- Circuit
- Kyalami, Midrand, South Africa
- Round
- 3 of 17
- Winner
- Niki Lauda (Ferrari)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | LAUNiki Lauda | Ferrari | 3 | 78 | 1:42:21.6 | 9 | |
| 2 | 20 | SCHJody Scheckter | Wolf | 5 | 78 | +5.2 | 6 | |
| 3 | 4 | DEPPatrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 4 | 78 | +5.7 | 4 | |
| 4 | 1 | HUNJames Hunt | McLaren | 1 | 78 | +9.5 | 3 | |
| 5 | 2 | MASJochen Mass | McLaren | 12 | 78 | +19.9 | 2 | |
| 6 | 7 | WATJohn Watson | Brabham | 11 | 78 | +20.2 | 1 | |
| 7 | 19 | BRAVittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 14 | 78 | +23.6 | 0 | |
| 8 | 12 | REUCarlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 8 | 78 | +26.7 | 0 | |
| 9 | 22 | REGClay Regazzoni | Ensign | 16 | 78 | +46.2 | 0 | |
| 10 | 28 | FITEmerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 9 | 78 | +1:11.7 | 0 | |
| 11 | 18 | BINHans Binder | Surtees | 19 | 77 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 6 | NILGunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 10 | 77 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 8 | PACCarlos Pace | Brabham | 2 | 76 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 30 | LUNBrett Lunger | March | 23 | 76 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 14 | PERLarry Perkins | BRM | 22 | 73 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 9 | RIBAlex Ribeiro | March | 17 | 66 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 10 | STUHans-Joachim Stuck | March | 18 | 55 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 5 | ANDMario Andretti | Team Lotus | 6 | 43 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 33 | LUNBoy Lunger | March | 21 | 33 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 26 | LAFJacques Laffite | Ligier | 12 | 22 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 16 | PRYTom Pryce | Shadow | 15 | 22 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 17 | ZORRenzo Zorzi | Shadow | 20 | 21 | Fuel leak | 0 | |
| R | 3 | PETRonnie Peterson | Tyrrell | 7 | 5 | Fuel system | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1 | 13 |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 1 | 13 |
| 4 | James Hunt | McLaren | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 0 | 2 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 2 | 22 |
| 2 | Wolf | 1 | 15 |
| 3 | McLaren | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | Brabham | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Fittipaldi | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Tyrrell | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Team Lotus | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Ensign | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Shadow | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Surtees | 0 | 0 |