Round 3 · 5 March 1977
1977 South African Grand Prix: results
Niki Lauda (Ferrari) won the 1977 South African Grand Prix, round 3 of the championship, held on 5 March 1977 at Kyalami (South Africa), starting from position 3. Jody Scheckter (Wolf) and Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell) completed the podium. Pole position went to James Hunt.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 3 | 1:42:21.600 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 5 | +5.200 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 4 | +5.700 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | +9.500 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 12 | +19.900 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | John Watson | Brabham | 11 | +20.200 s | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 14 | +23.600 s | — | Finished |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 8 | +26.700 s | — | Finished |
| 9 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 16 | +46.200 s | — | Finished |
| 10 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 9 | +71.700 s | — | Finished |
| 11 | Hans Binder | Surtees | 19 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 10 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | 2 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 14 | Brett Lunger | March | 23 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 15 | Larry Perkins | BRM | 22 | +5 Laps | — | +5 Laps |
| 16 | Alex Ribeiro | March | 17 | — | — | Engine |
| 17 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 18 | — | — | Engine |
| 18 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 6 | — | — | Accident |
| 19 | Boy Lunger | March | 21 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 20 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 12 | — | — | Accident |
| 21 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 15 | — | — | Accident |
| 22 | Renzo Zorzi | Shadow | 20 | — | — | Fuel leak |
| 23 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | 7 | — | — | Fuel system |