South African Grand Prix
Round 3 · 5 March 1977 ·Kyalami, Midrand, South Africa
Scheckter
Wolf
2
Lauda
Ferrari
1
Depailler
Tyrrell
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda |  Austrian | Ferrari | 78 | 1:42:21.6 | 9 |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter |  South African | Wolf | 78 | +5.2 | 6 |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler |  French | Tyrrell | 78 | +5.7 | 4 |
| 4 | James Hunt |  British | McLaren | 78 | +9.5 | 3 |
| 5 | Jochen Mass |  German | McLaren | 78 | +19.9 | 2 |
| 6 | John Watson | British | Brabham | 78 | +20.2 | 1 |
| 7 | Vittorio Brambilla |  Italian | Surtees | 78 | +23.6 | 0 |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann |  Argentine | Ferrari | 78 | +26.7 | 0 |
| 9 | Clay Regazzoni |  Swiss | Ensign | 78 | +46.2 | 0 |
| 10 | Emerson Fittipaldi |  Brazilian | Fittipaldi | 78 | +1:11.7 | 0 |
| 11 | Hans Binder | Austrian | Surtees | 77 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Gunnar Nilsson |  Swedish | Team Lotus | 77 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Carlos Pace | Brazilian | Brabham | 76 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Brett Lunger |  American | March | 76 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Larry Perkins |  Australian | BRM | 73 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| R | Alex Ribeiro | Brazilian | March | 66 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Hans-Joachim Stuck | German | March | 55 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Mario Andretti | American | Team Lotus | 43 | Accident | 0 |
| R | Boy Lunger |  Dutch | March | 33 | Gearbox | 0 |
| R | Jacques Laffite | French | Ligier | 22 | Accident | 0 |
| R | Tom Pryce | British | Shadow | 22 | Accident | 0 |
| R | Renzo Zorzi | Italian | Shadow | 21 | Fuel leak | 0 |
| R | Ronnie Peterson | Swedish | Tyrrell | 5 | Fuel system | 0 |
- R
- Retired