Season
1974
Race
3. South African Grand Prix
1974 South African Grand Prix
- Coordinates
- -25.9894, 28.0767
- Altitude
- 1460 m
- Race number
- 238
R
30/03/1974 00:00 · Africa/Johannesburg · 78 laps
| Position | Driver | Team | Grid | Race positions | Laps | Time | Points | Status | Fastest lap rank | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 4 | +3 | 78 | 1:42:40.960 | 9 | Finished | — | |
| 2 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 11 | +9 | 78 | 1:43:14.900 | 6 | Finished | — | |
| 3 | Mike Hailwood | McLaren | 12 | +9 | 78 | 1:43:23.120 | 4 | Finished | — | |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 15 | +11 | 78 | 1:43:25.150 | 3 | Finished | — | |
| 5 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 7 | +2 | 78 | 1:43:27.190 | 2 | Finished | — | |
| 6 | Arturo Merzario | Iso Marlboro | 3 | -3 | 78 | 1:43:37.000 | 1 | Finished | — | |
| 7 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren | 5 | -2 | 78 | 1:43:49.350 | 0 | Finished | — | |
| 8 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 8 | = | 78 | 1:43:51.500 | 0 | Finished | — | |
| 9 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 9 | = | 77 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 10 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 19 | +9 | 77 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 11 | Carlos Pace | Surtees | 2 | -9 | 77 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 12 | Graham Hill | Lola | 18 | +6 | 77 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 13 | Ian Scheckter | Team Lotus | 22 | +9 | 76 | — | 0 | +2 Laps | — | |
| 14 | Eddie Keizan | Tyrrell | 24 | +10 | 76 | — | 0 | +2 Laps | — | |
| 15 | François Migault | BRM | 25 | +10 | 75 | — | 0 | +3 Laps | — | |
| 16 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 1 | -15 | 74 | — | 0 | Ignition | — | |
| 17 | Richard Robarts | Brabham | 23 | +6 | 74 | — | 0 | +4 Laps | — | |
| 18 | Henri Pescarolo | BRM | 21 | +3 | 72 | — | 0 | +6 Laps | — | |
| 19 | Dave Charlton | McLaren | 20 | +1 | 71 | — | 0 | +7 Laps | — | |
| 20 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 6 | -14 | 65 | — | 0 | Oil pressure | — | |
| 21 | John Watson | Brabham | 13 | -8 | 54 | — | 0 | Fuel system | — | |
| 22 | Jacky Ickx | Team Lotus | 10 | -12 | 31 | — | 0 | Brakes | — | |
| 23 | James Hunt | Hesketh | 14 | -9 | 13 | — | 0 | Transmission | — | |
| 24 | Jochen Mass | Surtees | 17 | -7 | 11 | — | 0 | Suspension | — | |
| 25 | Paddy Driver | Team Lotus | 26 | +1 | 6 | — | 0 | Clutch | — | |
| 26 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 16 | -10 | 2 | — | 0 | Collision | — | |
| 27 | Tom Belsø | Iso Marlboro | 27 | = | 0 | — | 0 | Clutch | — |