South African Grand Prix
1977 · Round 3 · Midrand, South Africa · Mar 5, 1977Race summary
Victory went to Lauda (from 3rd on the grid), with a 5.200s margin. Lunger made the biggest gain, from 23rd on the grid to 14th (up 9 places). Pace had a difficult race, dropping from 2nd to 13th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 3 | 78 | 1:42:21.600 | 9 |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 5 | 78 | +5.200 | 6 |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 4 | 78 | +5.700 | 4 |
| 4 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | 78 | +9.500 | 3 |
| 5 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 12 | 78 | +19.900 | 2 |
| 6 | John Watson | Brabham | 11 | 78 | +20.200 | 1 |
| 7 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 14 | 78 | +23.600 | 0 |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 8 | 78 | +26.700 | 0 |
| 9 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 16 | 78 | +46.200 | 0 |
| 10 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 9 | 78 | +1:11.700 | 0 |
| 11 | Hans Binder | Surtees | 19 | 77 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 10 | 77 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | 2 | 76 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Brett Lunger | March | 23 | 76 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Larry Perkins | BRM | 22 | 73 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| – | Alex Ribeiro | March | 17 | 66 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 18 | 55 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 6 | 43 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Boy Lunger | March | 21 | 33 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 12 | 22 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 15 | 22 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Renzo Zorzi | Shadow | 20 | 21 | Fuel leak | 0 |
| – | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | 7 | 5 | Fuel system | 0 |