F1/1977/Round 3

South Africa · Round 3 · 1977

South African Grand Prix

Kyalami · Saturday, 5 March 1977

Winner

Lauda

Time

1:42:21.600

FL

DNFs

8

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Position changes — lap by lap

Each driver's race position across every lap. Top 15 shown for readability.

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Lap time evolution

Per-driver lap times with pit stop markers. Toggle drivers below. Top 6 finishers pre-selected.

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Race results

PosDriverTeamGridLapsTime / StatusPts
1LAUNiki LaudaFerrari378Finished9
2SCHJody ScheckterWolf578Finished6
3DEPPatrick DepaillerTyrrell478Finished4
4HUNJames HuntMcLaren178Finished3
5MASJochen MassMcLaren1278Finished2
6WATJohn WatsonBrabham1178Finished1
7BRAVittorio BrambillaSurtees1478Finished0
8REUCarlos ReutemannFerrari878Finished0
9REGClay RegazzoniEnsign1678Finished0
10FITEmerson FittipaldiFittipaldi978Finished0
11BINHans BinderSurtees1977+1 Lap0
12NILGunnar NilssonTeam Lotus1077+1 Lap0
13PACCarlos PaceBrabham276+2 Laps0
14LUNBrett LungerMarch2376+2 Laps0
15PERLarry PerkinsBRM2273+5 Laps0
RRIBAlex RibeiroMarch1766DNF — Engine0
RSTUHans-Joachim StuckMarch1855DNF — Engine0
RANDMario AndrettiTeam Lotus643DNF — Accident0
RLUNBoy LungerMarch2133DNF — Gearbox0
RLAFJacques LaffiteLigier1222DNF — Accident0
RPRYTom PryceShadow1522DNF — Accident0
RZORRenzo ZorziShadow2021DNF — Fuel leak0
RPETRonnie PetersonTyrrell75DNF — Fuel system0

Retirements

A. Ribeiro

March

Lap 66Engine

H. Stuck

March

Lap 55Engine

M. Andretti

Team Lotus

Lap 43Accident

B. Lunger

March

Lap 33Gearbox

J. Laffite

Ligier

Lap 22Accident

T. Pryce

Shadow

Lap 22Accident

R. Zorzi

Shadow

Lap 21Fuel leak

R. Peterson

Tyrrell

Lap 5Fuel system