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GP of South Africa Kyalami 5-3-1977, 78 laps of 4.104 m, Total distance 320.112 m
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| Pos | No | Driver | Team-engine | Diff | Reason |
| 1 | 11 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari 312T2 | 1:42:21.6 | - |
| 2 | - | Jody Scheckter | Wolf-Ford WR1 | -5.2 | - |
| 3 | - | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford P34 | -5.7 | - |
| 4 | - | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford M23 | -9.5 | - |
| 5 | - | Jochen Mass | McLaren-Ford M23 | -19.9 | - |
| 6 | - | John Watson | Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT45 | -20.2 | - |
| 7 | - | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees-Ford TS19 | -23.6 | - |
| 8 | - | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari 312T2 | -26.7 | - |
| 9 | - | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign-Ford N177 | -46.2 | - |
| 10 | - | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar-Ford FD04 | -1:11.7 | - |
| 11 | - | Hans Binder | Surtees-Ford TS19 | -1 lap | - |
| 12 | - | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus-Ford 78 | -1 lap | - |
| 13 | - | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT45B | -2 laps | - |
| 14 | - | Brett Lunger | March-Ford 761 | -2 laps | - |
| 15 | - | Larry Perkins | BRM P201B | -5 laps | - |
| 16 | - | Alex Ribeiro-Dias | March-Ford 761B | -12 laps | Engine |
| 17 | - | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March-Ford 761B | -23 laps | Engine |
| 18 | - | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford 78 | -35 laps | Collision |
| 19 | - | Boy Hayje | March-Ford 761 | -45 laps | Gearbox |
| 20 | - | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra JS7 | -56 laps | Collision |
| 21 | - | Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford DN8 | -56 laps | Collision/Fatal |
| 22 | - | Renzo Zorzi | Shadow-Ford DN8 | -57 laps | Fuel leak |
| 23 | - | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell-Ford P34 | -73 laps | Fuel |