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Event: The Citizen and Asseng Grand Prix of South Africa			Date: 4.3.1978
Track: Kyalami (South Africa), unknown length		Organiser: unknown
GP South Africa
Formula 1 World Championship (round 3)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps
1^st	6	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus 78 Ford	John Player Team Lotus	78
2^nd	4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell 008 Ford	Elf Team Tyrrell	78
3^rd	2	John Watson	Brabham BT46 Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing	78
4^th	27	Alan Jones	Williams FW06 Ford	Williams G.P. Engineering Ltd.	78
5^th	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier JS7/9 Matra	Ligier Gitanes	78
6^th	3	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell 008 Ford	Elf Team Tyrrell	77
7^th	5	Mario Andretti	Lotus 78 Ford	John Player Team Lotus	77
8^th	10	Jean-Pierre Jarier	ATS HS1 Ford	Team ATS	77
9^th	36	Rolf Stommelen	Arrows FA1 Ford	Arrows Racing Team	77
10^th	25	Hector Rebaque	Lotus 78 Ford	Team Rebaque	77
11^th	30	Brett Lunger	McLaren M23 Ford	Liggett with BS Fabrications	76
12^th	19	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees TS19 Ford	Beta Team Surtees	76

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason
35	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows FA1 Ford	Arrows Racing Team	63	Engine
20	Jody Scheckter	Wolf WR1 Ford	Walter Wolf Racing	59	Fuel pump
8	Patrick Tambay	McLaren M26 Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren	56	Accident
12	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari 312 T3	Ferrari Sefac	55	Oil leak
11	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari 312 T3	Ferrari Sefac	55	Accident
1	Niki Lauda	Brabham BT46 Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing	52	Engine
18	Rupert Keegan	Surtees TS19 Ford	Durex Team Surtees	52	Oil union
9	Jochen Mass	ATS HS1 Ford	Team ATS	43	Engine
37	Arturo Merzario	Merzario A1 Ford	Team Merzario	39	Radius arm mounting
15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault RS01 Turbo	Equipe Renault Elf	38	Engine
32	Keke Rosberg	Theodore TR1 Ford	Theodore Racing Hong Kong	14	Fuel leak
14	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi F5A Ford	Fittipaldi Automotive	8	Drive shaft
24	Eddie Cheever	Hesketh 308E Ford	Olympus Cameras with Hesketh Racing	8	Oil pipe
7	James Hunt	McLaren M26 Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren	5	Engine

Did not qualify:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
31	René Arnoux	Martini Mk.23 Ford	Automobile Martini
17	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow DN8 Ford	Villiger Shadow
22	Lamberto Leoni	Ensign N177 Ford	Team Ensign
16	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow DN8 Ford	Villiger Shadow

Practiced:

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason
	1T	Lauda / Watson	Brabham BT45C Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing		Spare car
	5T	Mario Andretti	Lotus 78 Ford	John Player Team Lotus		Spare car
	8T	Patrick Tambay	McLaren M26 Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren		Spare car
	14T	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi F5A Ford	Fittipaldi Automotive		Spare car
	20T	Jody Scheckter	Wolf WR3 Ford	Walter Wolf Racing		Spare car
	26T	Jacques Laffite	Ligier JS7/9 Matra	Ligier Gitanes		Spare car
	27T	Alan Jones	Williams FW06 Ford	Williams G.P. Engineering Ltd.		Spare car

Did not practice:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
3T		Tyrrell 008 Ford	Elf Team Tyrrell	Spare car
11T		Ferrari 312 T2	Ferrari Sefac	Spare car
15T		Renault RS01 Turbo	Equipe Renault Elf	Spare car
30T		McLaren M23 Ford	Liggett with BS Fabrications	Spare car

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