F1 South African GP results 1978: Race
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Lotus | 1:42:15.767 | 78 | 9 | |
| 2 | Tyrrell | +0.466 | 78 | 6 | |
| 3 | Brabham | +4.442 | 78 | 4 | |
| 4 | Williams | +30.986 | 78 | 3 | |
| 5 | Ligier | +1:09.218 | 78 | 2 | |
| 6 | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 77 | 1 | |
| 7 | Team Lotus | +1 Lap | 77 | 0 | |
| 8 | ATS | +1 Lap | 77 | 0 | |
| 9 | Arrows | +1 Lap | 77 | 0 | |
| 10 | Team Lotus | +1 Lap | 77 | 0 | |
| 11 | McLaren | +2 Laps | 76 | 0 | |
| 12 | Surtees | +2 Laps | 76 | 0 | |
| 13 | Arrows | DNF | 63 | 0 | |
| 14 | Wolf | DNF | 59 | 0 | |
| 15 | McLaren | DNF | 56 | 0 | |
| 16 | Ferrari | DNF | 55 | 0 | |
| 17 | Ferrari | DNF | 55 | 0 | |
| 18 | Brabham | DNF | 52 | 0 | |
| 19 | Surtees | DNF | 52 | 0 | |
| 20 | ATS | DNF | 43 | 0 | |
| 21 | Merzario | DNF | 39 | 0 | |
| 22 | Renault | DNF | 38 | 0 | |
| 23 | Theodore | DNF | 15 | 0 | |
| 24 | Fittipaldi | DNF | 9 | 0 | |
| 25 | Hesketh | DNF | 8 | 0 | |
| 26 | McLaren | DNF | 5 | 0 |
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