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Kyalami Niki Lauda won the South African Grand Prix 1977 at Kyalami on 5 March 1977, starting from P3 on the grid. Jody Scheckter finished second for Wolf, with Patrick Depailler completing the podium for Tyrrell.
Race Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Niki LaudaLAU | Ferrari | 78 | 1:42:21.6 | 9 | |
| 2 | 5 | Jody ScheckterSCH | Wolf | 78 | +5.2 | 6 | |
| 3 | 4 | Patrick DepaillerDEP | Tyrrell | 78 | +5.7 | 4 | |
| 4 | 1 | James HuntHUN | McLaren | 78 | +9.5 | 3 | |
| 5 | 12 | Jochen MassMAS | McLaren | 78 | +19.9 | 2 | |
| 6 | 11 | John WatsonWAT | Brabham | 78 | +20.2 | 1 | |
| 7 | 14 | Vittorio BrambillaBRA | Surtees | 78 | +23.6 | 0 | |
| 8 | 8 | Carlos ReutemannREU | Ferrari | 78 | +26.7 | 0 | |
| 9 | 16 | Clay RegazzoniREG | Ensign | 78 | +46.2 | 0 | |
| 10 | 9 | Emerson FittipaldiFIT | Fittipaldi | 78 | +1:11.7 | 0 | |
| 11 | 19 | Hans BinderBIN | Surtees | 77 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 10 | Gunnar NilssonNIL | Team Lotus | 77 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 2 | Carlos PacePAC | Brabham | 76 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 23 | Brett LungerLUN | March | 76 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 22 | Larry PerkinsPER | BRM | 73 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Alex RibeiroRIB | March | 66 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Hans-Joachim StuckSTU | March | 55 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Mario AndrettiAND | Team Lotus | 43 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Boy LungerLUN | March | 33 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Jacques LaffiteLAF | Ligier | 22 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Tom PrycePRY | Shadow | 22 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Renzo ZorziZOR | Shadow | 21 | Fuel leak | 0 | |
| R | 7 | Ronnie PetersonPET | Tyrrell | 5 | Fuel system | 0 |
Key links:
- Winner Niki Lauda
- Circuit Kyalami
- Winning team Ferrari