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Kyalami Did You Know
The first F1 World Championship race was the 1950 British Grand Prix at Silverstone on 13 May 1950.
Ronnie Peterson won the South African Grand Prix 1978 at Kyalami on 4 March 1978, starting from P12 on the grid. Patrick Depailler finished second for Tyrrell, with John Watson completing the podium for Brabham.
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- WinnerRonnie Peterson
- CircuitKyalami
- Winning teamTeam Lotus
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Pts | FL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |  Team Lotus | 12 | 9 | Finished | ||
2 |  Patrick Depailler DEP +0.466 |  Tyrrell | 11 | 6 | Finished | |
3 |  John Watson WAT +4.442 |  Brabham | 10 | 4 | Finished | |
4 |  Alan Jones JON +30.986 |  Williams | 18 | 3 | Finished | |
5 |  Jacques Laffite LAF +1:09.218 |  Ligier | 13 | 2 | Finished | |
6 | Tyrrell | 14 | 1 | +1 Lap | ||
7 | Team Lotus | 2 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
8 |  ATS | 17 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
9 |  Arrows | 22 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
10 | Team Lotus | 21 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
11 |  McLaren | 20 | 0 | +2 Laps | ||
12 |  Surtees | 19 | 0 | +2 Laps | ||
R | Arrows | 7 | 0 | Engine | ||
R |  Wolf | 5 | 0 | Spun off | ||
R | McLaren | 4 | 0 | Accident | ||
R |  Ferrari | 8 | 0 | Oil leak | ||
R | Ferrari | 9 | 0 | Spun off | ||
R | Brabham | 1 | 0 | Engine | ||
R | Surtees | 23 | 0 | Engine | ||
R | ATS | 15 | 0 | Engine | ||
R |  Merzario | 26 | 0 | Suspension | ||
R |  Renault | 6 | 0 | Engine | ||
R |  Theodore | 24 | 0 | Clutch | ||
R |  Fittipaldi | 16 | 0 | Transmission | ||
R |  Hesketh | 25 | 0 | Oil leak | ||
R | McLaren | 3 | 0 | Engine | ||
F |  Martini | 0 | 0 | Did not qualify | ||
F |  Shadow | 0 | 0 | Did not qualify | ||
F |  Ensign | 0 | 0 | Did not qualify | ||
F | Shadow | 0 | 0 | Did not qualify |
Classification30 drivers