Velika nagrada Južne Afrike 1978 je bila tretja dirka Svetovnega prvenstva Formule 1 v sezoni 1978. Odvijala se je 4. marca 1978.
Dirka
! 1 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford | 78 | 1:42:15,767 | 12 | 9 |- ! 2 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford | 78 | + 0,466 s | 11 | 6 |- ! 3 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 78 | + 4,442 s | 10 | 4 |- ! 4 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | 78 | + 30,986 s | 18 | 3 |- ! 5 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 78 | + 1:09,218 | 13 | 2 |- ! 6 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell-Ford | 77 | +1 krog | 14 | 1 |- ! 7 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | 77 | +1 krog | 2
! 8 | 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS-Ford | 77 | +1 krog | 17
! 9 | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows-Ford | 77 | +1 krog | 22
! 10 | 25 | Hector Rebaque | Lotus-Ford | 77 | +1 krog | 21
! 11 | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren-Ford | 76 | +2 kroga | 20
! 12 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees-Ford | 76 | +2 kroga | 19
! Ods | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford | 63 | Motor | 7
! Ods | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf-Ford | 59 | Zavrten | 5
! Ods | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren-Ford | 56 | Trčenje | 4
! Ods | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 55 | Puščanje olja | 8
! Ods | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 55 | Zavrten | 9
! Ods | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 52 | Motor | 1
! Ods | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees-Ford | 52 | Motor | 23
! Ods | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS-Ford | 43 | Motor | 15
! Ods | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario-Ford | 39 | Vzmetenje | 26
! Ods | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 38 | Motor | 6
! Ods | 32 | Keke Rosberg | Theodore-Ford | 15 | Sklopka | 24
! Ods | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford | 9 | Prenos | 16
! Ods | 24 | Eddie Cheever | Hesketh-Ford | 8 | Puščanje olja | 25
! Ods | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford | 5 | Motor | 3
! DNQ | 31 | René Arnoux | Martini-Ford
! DNQ | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow-Ford
! DNQ | 23 | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign-Ford
! DNQ | 16 | Hans Joachim Stuck | Shadow-Ford
Opombe Najboljši štartni položaj: Niki Lauda - 1:14.65 Najhitrejši krog: Mario Andretti - 1:17.09 Vodilni: Mario Andretti (1-20); Jody Scheckter (21-26); Riccardo Patrese (27-63); Patrick Depailler (64-77); Ronnie Peterson (78).
Kategorija:Formula 1 sezona 1978 1978