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South African Grand Prix

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Sat 4th March 1978 12:00am Local
Sat 4th March 1978 12:00am UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1978

Round
Round 3

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Location
Kyalami

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The 1978 South African Grand Prix (formally the XXIV Citizen and Asseng Grand Prix of South Africa) was a Formula One motor race held on 4 March 1978 at Kyalami. It was the third round of the 1978 Formula One season and the 300th World Championship Grand Prix held since the championship began in 1950. This was the debut race of the future world champion Keke Rosberg.
The Ferrari (312T3) and Brabham (BT46) teams had new cars in Kyalami for the race. The event also saw the return of Renault with its unique turbocharged car.
Ronnie Peterson, in the Lotus 78 with its Colin Chapman-inspired ground effect aerodynamics, battled Patrick Depailler in his Tyrrell on the last lap to take a dramatic victory. John Watson finished third for Brabham.

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01			Ronnie Peterson	Lotus F1	42:15.8
02			Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell Racing	+0:00.466
03			John Watson	Brabham	+0:04.442
04			Alan Jones	Williams Racing	+0:30.986
05			Jacques Laffite	Ligier	+1:09.218
06			Didier Pironi	Tyrrell Racing	+1 Lap
07			Mario Andretti	Lotus F1	+1 Lap
08			Jean-Christophe Boullion	ATS	+1 Lap
09			Rolf Stommelen	Arrows Grand Prix International	+1 Lap
10			Hector Rebaque	Lotus F1	+1 Lap
11			Brett Lunger	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+2 Laps
12			Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees Racing Organisation	+2 Laps
13			Riccardo Patrese	Arrows Grand Prix International	DNF
15			Patrick Tambay	McLaren Formula 1 Team	DNF
16			Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari HP	DNF
17			Carlos Reutemann	Scuderia Ferrari HP	DNF
18			Niki Lauda	Brabham	DNF
19			Rupert Keegan	Surtees Racing Organisation	DNF
20			Jochen Mass	ATS	DNF
21			Arturo Merzario	Merzario	DNF
22			Jean-Christophe Boullion	Renault F1 Team	DNF
23			Keke Rosberg	Theodore Racing	DNF
24			Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi Automotive	DNF
25			Eddie Cheever	Hesketh Racing	DNF
26			James Hunt	McLaren Formula 1 Team	DNF
27			René Arnoux	Martini Racing	Did not qualify
28			Clay Regazzoni	Shadow	Did not qualify
29			Lamberto Leoni	Ensign Racing	Did not qualify
30			Hans Stuck	Shadow	Did not qualify

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