- Winner
- Niki Lauda
- Team
- Ferrari
- Top listed
- Niki Lauda, Jody Scheckter, and Patrick Depailler
- Race date
- March 5, 1977
- Pole
- James Hunt
- Fastest lap
- John Watson
- Classified drivers
- 23
- Circuit
- Kyalami Racing Circuit
The decisive result
Niki Lauda finished first for Ferrari. Jody Scheckter is listed 2 for Wolf, with Patrick Depailler 3 for Tyrrell.
Grid to finish
Brett Lunger from P23 to P14 (+9), Jochen Mass from P13 to P5 (+8), and Hans Binder from P19 to P11 (+8) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. James Hunt started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 10 Finished, 2 +1 lap, 2 +2 laps, 2 Accident, and 2 Engine. John Watson holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:17.630 on lap 7. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.