| «1977-03» | South Africa Grand Prix - XI Grand Prix of South Africa |
| 1977-03-05 | Kyalami - 78 laps × 4.104 km : 320.112 km |
| Pos | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Speed | Lap | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | John Watson | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 01:17.630 | 190.318 km/h | 7 | |
| 2 | 11 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 01:17.680 | 190.196 km/h | 21 | +00.050 |
| 3 | 1 | James Hunt | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:17.850 | 189.780 km/h | 4 | +00.220 |
| 4 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf • Ford Cosworth | 01:17.860 | 189.756 km/h | 21 | +00.230 |
| 5 | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 01:17.880 | 189.707 km/h | 12 | +00.250 |
| 6 | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:17.910 | 189.634 km/h | 14 | +00.280 |
| 7 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:17.980 | 189.464 km/h | 5 | +00.350 |
| 8 | 12 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 01:18.000 | 189.415 km/h | 7 | +00.370 |
| 9 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 01:18.000 | 189.415 km/h | 11 | +00.370 |
| 10 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:18.130 | 189.100 km/h | 30 | +00.500 |
| 11 | 28 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar • Ford Cosworth | 01:18.180 | 188.979 km/h | 14 | +00.550 |
| 12 | 2 | Jochen Mass | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:18.210 | 188.907 km/h | 22 | +00.580 |
| 13 | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:18.230 | 188.858 km/h | 15 | +00.600 |
| 14 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Matra | 01:18.310 | 188.666 km/h | 15 | +00.680 |
| 15 | 22 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 01:18.390 | 188.473 km/h | 29 | +00.760 |
| 16 | 10 | Hans Joachim Stuck | March • Ford Cosworth | 01:18.450 | 188.329 km/h | 11 | +00.820 |
| 17 | 3 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:18.500 | 188.209 km/h | 5 | +00.870 |
| 18 | 9 | Alex Ribeiro | March • Ford Cosworth | 01:18.650 | 187.850 km/h | 16 | +01.020 |
| 19 | 18 | Hans Binder | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 01:19.330 | 186.240 km/h | 16 | +01.700 |
| 20 | 17 | Renzo Zorzi | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:19.720 | 185.329 km/h | 20 | +02.090 |
| 21 | 30 | Brett Lunger | March • Ford Cosworth | 01:19.950 | 184.795 km/h | 15 | +02.320 |
| 22 | 33 | Boy Hayje | March • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.210 | 181.928 km/h | 4 | +03.580 |
| 23 | 14 | Larry Perkins | BRM | 01:22.640 | 178.780 km/h | 26 | +05.010 |