| «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 | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 11 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 78 | 1:42:21.600 | 187.639 km/h | 9 |
| 2 | 5 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf • Ford Cosworth | 78 | +05.200 | +05.200 | 6 |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 78 | +05.700 | +00.500 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | James Hunt | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 78 | +09.500 | +03.800 | 3 |
| 5 | 13 | 2 | Jochen Mass | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 78 | +19.900 | +10.400 | 2 |
| 6 | 11 | 7 | John Watson | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 78 | +20.200 | +00.300 | 1 |
| 7 | 14 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 78 | +23.600 | +03.400 | |
| 8 | 8 | 12 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 78 | +26.700 | +03.100 | |
| 9 | 16 | 22 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 78 | +46.200 | +19.500 | |
| 10 | 9 | 28 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar • Ford Cosworth | 78 | +01:11.700 | +25.500 | |
| 11 | 19 | 18 | Hans Binder | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 77 | +1 lap | ||
| 12 | 10 | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 77 | +1 lap | ||
| 13 | 2 | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 76 | +2 laps | ||
| 14 | 23 | 30 | Brett Lunger | March • Ford Cosworth | 76 | +2 laps | ||
| 15 | 22 | 14 | Larry Perkins | BRM | 73 | +5 laps | ||
| 17 | 9 | Alex Ribeiro | March • Ford Cosworth | 66 | engine | |||
| 18 | 10 | Hans Joachim Stuck | March • Ford Cosworth | 55 | engine | |||
| 6 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 43 | collision | |||
| 21 | 33 | Boy Hayje | March • Ford Cosworth | 33 | accident | |||
| 15 | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 22 | fatal accident | |||
| 12 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Matra | 22 | accident | |||
| 20 | 17 | Renzo Zorzi | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 21 | fuel line | |||
| 7 | 3 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 5 | fuel pressure |
Fastest lap - 01:17.630 - 190.318 km/h - John Watson (lap 7)