Round 3 of 17 · Midrand · 5 March 1977, Saturday
South African Grand Prix
Key highlights
Hunt
pole position
78
laps
15
finishers out of 23
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 1:42:21.6 | 9 |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | +5.2 | 6 |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | +5.7 | 4 |
| 4 | James Hunt | McLaren | +9.5 | 3 |
| 5 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | +19.9 | 2 |
| 6 | John Watson | Brabham | +20.2 | 1 |
| 7 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | +23.6 | |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | +26.7 | |
| 9 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | +46.2 | |
| 10 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | +1:11.7 | |
| 11 | Hans Binder | Surtees | +1 Lap | |
| 12 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | +1 Lap | |
| 13 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | +2 Laps | |
| 14 | Brett Lunger | March | +2 Laps | |
| 15 | Larry Perkins | BRM | +5 Laps | |
| DNF | Alex Ribeiro | March | Engine | |
| DNF | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | Engine | |
| DNF | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | Accident | |
| DNF | Boy Lunger | March | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Accident | |
| DNF | Tom Pryce | Shadow | Accident | |
| DNF | Renzo Zorzi | Shadow | Fuel leak | |
| DNF | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | Fuel system |
- DNF
- Did not finish