1977 South African Grand Prix
- Round
- 3 of 1977
- Circuit
- Kyalami
- Location
- Midrand, South Africa
- Dates
- —
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Winner
- Niki Lauda
- Constructor
- Ferrari
- Entrant
- Ferrari
- Pole position
- James Hunt
- Fastest lap
- John Watson
- Confidence
- reference
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 3 | 78 | 9 | — |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Walter Wolf Racing | 5 | 78 | 6 | — |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 4 | 78 | 4 | — |
| 4 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | 78 | 3 | — |
| 5 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 13 | 78 | 2 | — |
| 6 | John Watson | Brabham | 11 | 78 | 1 | — · fastest lap |
| 7 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 14 | 78 | — | — |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 8 | 78 | — | — |
| 9 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 16 | 78 | — | — |
| 10 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 9 | 78 | — | — |
| 11 | Hans Binder | Surtees | 19 | 77 | — | — |
| 12 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 10 | 77 | — | — |
| 13 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | 2 | 76 | — | — |
| 14 | Brett Lunger | March | 23 | 76 | — | — |
| 15 | Larry Perkins | BRM | 22 | 73 | — | — |
| DNF | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 6 | 43 | — | Accident |
| DNF | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | 7 | 5 | — | Fuel system |
| DNF | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 12 | 22 | — | Accident |
| DNF | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 15 | 22 | — | Fatal accident |
| DNF | Alex Ribeiro | March | 17 | 66 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 18 | 55 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Renzo Zorzi | Shadow | 20 | 21 | — | Fuel leak |
| DNF | Boy Hayje | March | 21 | 33 | — | Gearbox |