Season
1971
Race
1. South African Grand Prix
1971 South African Grand Prix
- Coordinates
- -25.9894, 28.0767
- Altitude
- 1460 m
- Race number
- 198
R
06/03/1971 00:00 · Africa/Johannesburg · 79 laps
| Position | Driver | Team | Grid | Race positions | Laps | Time | Points | Status | Fastest lap rank | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | 4 | +3 | 79 | 1:47:35.500 | 9 | Finished | — | |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 1 | -1 | 79 | 1:47:56.400 | 6 | Finished | — | |
| 3 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 3 | = | 79 | 1:48:06.900 | 4 | Finished | — | |
| 4 | Reine Wisell | Lotus-Ford | 14 | +10 | 79 | 1:48:44.900 | 3 | Finished | — | |
| 5 | Chris Amon | Matra | 2 | -3 | 78 | — | 2 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 6 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 7 | +1 | 78 | — | 1 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 7 | Brian Redman | Surtees | 17 | +10 | 78 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 8 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 8 | = | 78 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 9 | Graham Hill | Brabham | 19 | +10 | 77 | — | 0 | +2 Laps | — | |
| 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford | 13 | +3 | 77 | — | 0 | +2 Laps | — | |
| 11 | Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford | 18 | +7 | 77 | — | 0 | +2 Laps | — | |
| 12 | Rolf Stommelen | Surtees | 15 | +3 | 77 | — | 0 | +2 Laps | — | |
| 13 | Andrea de Adamich | March-Alfa Romeo | 22 | +9 | 75 | — | 0 | +4 Laps | — | |
| 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford | 5 | -9 | 58 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 15 | John Surtees | Surtees | 6 | -9 | 56 | — | 0 | Gearbox | — | |
| 16 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 9 | -7 | 45 | — | 0 | Accident | — | |
| 17 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 24 | +7 | 42 | — | 0 | Physical | — | |
| 18 | Pedro Rodríguez | BRM | 10 | -8 | 33 | — | 0 | Overheating | — | |
| 19 | Dave Charlton | Brabham | 16 | -3 | 31 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 20 | Jo Siffert | BRM | 12 | -8 | 31 | — | 0 | Overheating | — | |
| 21 | John Love | March-Ford | 21 | = | 30 | — | 0 | Differential | — | |
| 22 | Jackie Pretorius | Brabham | 20 | -2 | 22 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 23 | Peter Gethin | McLaren | 11 | -12 | 7 | — | 0 | Fuel leak | — | |
| 24 | Jo Bonnier | McLaren | 23 | -1 | 5 | — | 0 | Suspension | — | |
| 25 | Alex Soler-Roig | March-Ford | 25 | = | 5 | — | 0 | Engine | — |