South African Grand Prix — R

Session results, classification and lap time data

South African Grand Prix — R

# Driver Team Status Time Grid Laps Points
1 6 PET Ronnie Peterson Team Lotus Finished 1:42:15.767 12 78 9
2 4 DEP Patrick Depailler Tyrrell Finished +0.466 11 78 6
3 2 WAT John Watson Brabham Finished +4.442 10 78 4
4 27 JON Alan Jones Williams PU: Mercedes Finished +30.986 18 78 3
5 26 LAF Jacques Laffite Ligier Finished +1:09.218 13 78 2
6 3 PIR Didier Pironi Tyrrell +1 Lap — 14 77 1
7 5 AND Mario Andretti Team Lotus +1 Lap — 2 77
8 10 JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier ATS +1 Lap — 17 77
9 36 STO Rolf Stommelen Arrows +1 Lap — 22 77
10 25 REB Hector Rebaque Team Lotus +1 Lap — 21 77
11 30 LUN Brett Lunger McLaren PU: Mercedes +2 Laps — 20 76
12 19 BRA Vittorio Brambilla Surtees +2 Laps — 19 76
DNF 1 LAU Niki Lauda Brabham Engine — 1 52
DNF 7 HUN James Hunt McLaren PU: Mercedes Engine — 3 5
DNF 8 TAM Patrick Tambay McLaren PU: Mercedes Accident — 4 56
DNF 9 MAS Jochen Mass ATS Engine — 15 43
DNF 11 REU Carlos Reutemann Ferrari PU: Ferrari Spun off — 9 55
DNF 12 VIL Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari PU: Ferrari Oil leak — 8 55
DNF 14 FIT Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi Transmission — 16 9
DNF 15 JAB Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault Engine — 6 38
DNF 18 KEE Rupert Keegan Surtees Engine — 23 52
DNF 20 SCH Jody Scheckter Wolf Spun off — 5 59
DNF 24 CHE Eddie Cheever Hesketh Oil leak — 25 8
DNF 32 ROS Keke Rosberg Theodore Clutch — 24 15
DNF 35 PAT Riccardo Patrese Arrows Engine — 7 63
DNF 37 MER Arturo Merzario Merzario Suspension — 26 39