1978 South African Grand Prix

🇿🇦 Kyalami, Midrand, South Africa Kyalami 🇿🇦 Midrand, South Africa 1978-03-04 Round 3 of 16

Drivers' Championship — Going Into This Race

Pos	Driver	Team	Pts	Wins
1	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	12	1
2	Niki Lauda	Brabham	10	0
3	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	9	1
4	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	6	0
5	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	4	0
6	James Hunt	McLaren	3	0
7	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow	2	0
8	Ronnie Peterson	Team Lotus	2	0
9	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	1	0
10	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	1	0
—	Jochen Mass	ATS	0	0
—	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	0	0
—	John Watson	Brabham	0	0
—	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	0	0
—	Jody Scheckter	Wolf	0	0
—	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	0	0
—	Alan Jones	Williams	0	0
—	Jean-Pierre Jarier	ATS	0	0
—	Brett Lunger	McLaren	0	0
—	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow	0	0
—	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees	0	0
—	Hector Rebaque	Team Lotus	0	0
—	Danny Ongais	Ensign	0	0
—	Lamberto Leoni	Ensign	0	0
—	Rupert Keegan	Surtees	0	0
—	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	0	0