Back 1978 Suid-Afrikaanse Grand Prix Afrikaans جائزة جنوب إفريقيا الكبرى 1978 Arabic 1978 Голяма награда на ЮАР Bulgarian Gran Premi de Sud-àfrica del 1978 Catalan Grand Prix Jihoafrické republiky 1978 Czech Großer Preis von Südafrika 1978 German Anexo:Gran Premio de Sudáfrica de 1978 Spanish جایزه بزرگ آفریقای جنوبی ۱۹۷۸ Persian Etelä-Afrikan Grand Prix 1978 Finnish Grand Prix automobile d'Afrique du Sud 1978 French
| 1978 South African Grand Prix | |||
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| Race 3 of 16 in the 1978 Formula One season | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 4 March 1978 | ||
| Official name | XXIV Citizen and Asseng Grand Prix of South Africa | ||
| Location |
Kyalami Transvaal Province, South Africa | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.104 km (2.550 miles) | ||
| Distance | 78 laps, 320.112 km (198.908 miles) | ||
| Weather | Dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | ||
| Time | 1:14.65 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | |
| Time | 1:17.09 on lap 2 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Second | Tyrrell-Ford | ||
| Third | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
The 1978 South African Grand Prix (formally the XXIV Citizen and Asseng Grand Prix of South Africa) was a Formula One motor race held on 4 March 1978 at Kyalami. It was the third round of the 1978 Formula One season and the 300th World Championship Grand Prix held since the championship began in 1950. This was the debut race of the future world champion Keke Rosberg.
The Ferrari (312T3) and Brabham (BT46) teams had new cars in Kyalami for the race. The event also saw the return of Renault with its unique turbocharged car.