Season
1975
Race
3. South African Grand Prix
1975 South African Grand Prix
- Coordinates
- -25.9894, 28.0767
- Altitude
- 1460 m
- Race number
- 253
R
01/03/1975 00:00 · Africa/Johannesburg · 78 laps
| Position | Driver | Team | Grid | Race positions | Laps | Time | Points | Status | Fastest lap rank | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 3 | +2 | 78 | 1:43:16.900 | 9 | Finished | — | |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 2 | = | 78 | 1:43:20.640 | 6 | Finished | — | |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 5 | +2 | 78 | 1:43:33.820 | 4 | Finished | — | |
| 4 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | 1 | -3 | 78 | 1:43:34.210 | 3 | Finished | — | |
| 5 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 4 | -1 | 78 | 1:43:45.540 | 2 | Finished | — | |
| 6 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 16 | +10 | 78 | 1:44:20.540 | 1 | Finished | — | |
| 7 | Rolf Stommelen | Embassy Hill | 14 | +7 | 78 | 1:44:29.810 | 0 | Finished | — | |
| 8 | Mark Donohue | Penske | 18 | +10 | 77 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 9 | Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford | 19 | +10 | 77 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 10 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 8 | -2 | 77 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 11 | Guy Tunmer | Team Lotus | 25 | +14 | 76 | — | 0 | +2 Laps | — | |
| 12 | Jacky Ickx | Team Lotus | 21 | +9 | 76 | — | 0 | +2 Laps | — | |
| 13 | Eddie Keizan | Team Lotus | 22 | +9 | 76 | — | 0 | +2 Laps | — | |
| 14 | Dave Charlton | McLaren | 20 | +6 | 76 | — | 0 | +2 Laps | — | |
| 15 | Bob Evans | BRM | 24 | +9 | 76 | — | 0 | +2 Laps | — | |
| 16 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 9 | -7 | 71 | — | 0 | Throttle | — | |
| 17 | Mario Andretti | Parnelli | 6 | -11 | 70 | — | 0 | Transmission | — | |
| 18 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 23 | +5 | 69 | — | 0 | Not classified | — | |
| 19 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren | 11 | -8 | 65 | — | 0 | Not classified | — | |
| 20 | Ian Scheckter | Tyrrell | 17 | -3 | 55 | — | 0 | Accident | — | |
| 21 | James Hunt | Hesketh | 12 | -9 | 53 | — | 0 | Fuel system | — | |
| 22 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford | 13 | -9 | 37 | — | 0 | Overheating | — | |
| 23 | Lella Lombardi | March | 26 | +3 | 23 | — | 0 | Fuel system | — | |
| 24 | Arturo Merzario | Williams | 15 | -9 | 22 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 25 | John Watson | Surtees | 10 | -15 | 19 | — | 0 | Clutch | — | |
| 26 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 7 | -19 | 16 | — | 0 | Radiator | — |