GP South Africa 1978 - Qualifying Results

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)

(Qualifying Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Q Time
1^st	1	Niki Lauda	Brabham BT46 Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing	1:14.6500
2^nd	5	Mario Andretti	Lotus 78 Ford	John Player Team Lotus	1:14.9000
3^rd	7	James Hunt	McLaren M26 Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren	1:15.1400
4^th	8	Patrick Tambay	McLaren M26 Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren	1:15.3000
5^th	20	Jody Scheckter	Wolf WR1 Ford	Walter Wolf Racing	1:15.3200
6^th	15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault RS01 Turbo	Equipe Renault Elf	1:15.3600
7^th	35	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows FA1 Ford	Arrows Racing Team	1:15.4800
8^th	12	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari 312 T3	Ferrari Sefac	1:15.5000
9^th	11	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari 312 T3	Ferrari Sefac	1:15.5200
10^th	2	John Watson	Brabham BT46 Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing	1:15.6200
11^th	6	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus 78 Ford	John Player Team Lotus	1:15.9400
12^th	4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell 008 Ford	Elf Team Tyrrell	1:15.9700
13^th	3	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell 008 Ford	Elf Team Tyrrell	1:16.3800
14^th	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier JS7/9 Matra	Ligier Gitanes	1:16.4000
15^th	14	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi F5A Ford	Fittipaldi Automotive	1:16.4700
16^th	9	Jochen Mass	ATS HS1 Ford	Team ATS	1:16.6000
17^th	10	Jean-Pierre Jarier	ATS HS1 Ford	Team ATS	1:17.1200
18^th	27	Alan Jones	Williams FW06 Ford	Williams G.P. Engineering Ltd.	1:17.1600
19^th	30	Brett Lunger	McLaren M23 Ford	Liggett with BS Fabrications	1:17.3000
20^th	19	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees TS19 Ford	Beta Team Surtees	1:17.3200
21^st	36	Rolf Stommelen	Arrows FA1 Ford	Arrows Racing Team	1:17.4900
22^nd	25	Hector Rebaque	Lotus 78 Ford	Team Rebaque	1:17.5000
23^rd	18	Rupert Keegan	Surtees TS19 Ford	Durex Team Surtees	1:17.5700
24^th	32	Keke Rosberg	Theodore TR1 Ford	Theodore Racing Hong Kong	1:17.6200
25^th	24	Eddie Cheever	Hesketh 308E Ford	Olympus Cameras with Hesketh Racing	1:17.8300
26^th	37	Arturo Merzario	Merzario A1 Ford	Team Merzario	1:18.1500
27^th	31	René Arnoux	Martini Mk.23 Ford	Automobile Martini	1:18.2100
28^th	17	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow DN8 Ford	Villiger Shadow	1:18.3000
29^th	22	Lamberto Leoni	Ensign N177 Ford	Team Ensign	1:18.3800
30^th	16	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow DN8 Ford	Villiger Shadow	1:18.4500

Other present cars:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
1T	Lauda / Watson	Brabham BT45C Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing
5T	Mario Andretti	Lotus 78 Ford	John Player Team Lotus
8T	Patrick Tambay	McLaren M26 Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren
14T	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi F5A Ford	Fittipaldi Automotive
20T	Jody Scheckter	Wolf WR3 Ford	Walter Wolf Racing
26T	Jacques Laffite	Ligier JS7/9 Matra	Ligier Gitanes
27T	Alan Jones	Williams FW06 Ford	Williams G.P. Engineering Ltd.
3T		Tyrrell 008 Ford	Elf Team Tyrrell
11T		Ferrari 312 T2	Ferrari Sefac
15T		Renault RS01 Turbo	Equipe Renault Elf
30T		McLaren M23 Ford	Liggett with BS Fabrications