Round 3 · 1977
South African Grand Prix
WinnerLAUFerrari · from P3
PoleHUN
Fastest lap1:17.630Watson · L7
Biggest gain+9Lunger P23→P14
Retirements8of 23 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda LAU | Ferrari | 3 | +2 | 78 | 1:42:21.600 | — | 9 |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter SCK | Wolf | 5 | +3 | 78 | +5.200 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Patrick Depaille ANU | Tyrrell | 4 | +1 | 78 | +5.700 | — | 4 |
| 4 | James Hunt HUN | McLaren | 1 | -3 | 78 | +9.500 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Jochen Mass MAJ | McLaren | 13 | +8 | 78 | +19.900 | — | 2 |
| 6 | John Watson WAT | Brabham | 11 | +5 | 78 | +20.200 FL | — | 1 |
| 7 | Surtees | 14 | +7 | 78 | +23.600 | — | ||
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Ferrari | 8 | 0 | 78 | +26.700 | — | |
| 9 | Clay Regazzoni REA | Ensign | 16 | +7 | 78 | +46.200 | — | |
| 10 | Fittipaldi | 9 | -1 | 78 | +1:11.700 | — | ||
| 11 | Hans Binder BID | Surtees | 19 | +8 | 77 | +1 lap | — | |
| 12 | Gunnar Nilsson NIL | Team Lotus | 10 | -2 | 77 | +1 lap | — | |
| 13 | Jose Carlos Pace CRL | Brabham | 2 | -11 | 76 | +2 laps | — | |
| 14 | Brett Lunger LUN | March | 23 | +9 | 76 | +2 laps | — | |
| 15 | Larry Perkins PEK | BRM | 22 | +7 | 73 | +5 laps | — | |
| — | Mario Andretti ANI | Team Lotus | 6 | 43 | DNF · L43 | — | ||
| — | Ronnie Peterson PEO | Tyrrell | 7 | 5 | DNF · L5 | — | ||
| — | March | 18 | 55 | DNF · L55 | — | |||
| — | Tom Pryce PRY | Shadow | 15 | 22 | DNF · L22 | — | ||
| — | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier | 12 | 22 | DNF · L22 | — | ||
| — | Renzo Zorzi ZOR | Shadow | 20 | 21 | DNF · L21 | — | ||
| — | Alex Ribeiro RIB | March | 17 | 66 | DNF · L66 | — | ||
| — | Boy Hayje HAY | March | 21 | 33 | DNF · L33 | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 3
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter SCK | 15 | ▲1 |
| 2 | Niki Lauda LAU | 13 | ▲4 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann REU | 13 | ▼2 |
| 4 | James Hunt HUN | 9 | ▼1 |
| 5 | Jose Carlos Pace CRL | 6 | ▼1 |
| 6 | 6 | ▼1 | |
| 7 | Patrick Depaille ANU | 4 | ▲5 |
| 8 | Jochen Mass MAJ | 2 | ▲6 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Kyalami
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | South African Grand Prix | Niki Lauda LAU | Ferrari | 2 |
| 1975 | South African Grand Prix | Jody Scheckter SCK | Tyrrell | 3 |
| 1974 | South African Grand Prix | Carlos Reutemann REU | Brabham | 4 |
| 1973 | South African Grand Prix | Jackie Stewart STJ | Tyrrell | 16 |
| 1972 | South African Grand Prix | Denny Hulme HUM | McLaren | 5 |
| 1971 | South African Grand Prix | Mario Andretti ANI | Ferrari | 4 |
| 1970 | South African Grand Prix | Jack Brabham BRB | Brabham | 3 |
| 1969 | South African Grand Prix | Jackie Stewart STJ | Matra | 4 |