← 1971 Season
South African Grand Prix 1971
| Circuit | Kyalami |
| Date | 1971-03-06 |
| Round | 1 |
Race Result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time/Status | Fastest Lap | Pts |
| 1 |
Mario Andretti |
Ferrari |
4 |
79 |
1:47:35.500 |
— |
9 |
| 2 |
Jackie Stewart |
Tyrrell |
1 |
79 |
+20.900 |
— |
6 |
| 3 |
Clay Regazzoni |
Ferrari |
3 |
79 |
+31.400 |
— |
4 |
| 4 |
Reine Wisell |
Lotus-Ford |
14 |
79 |
+1:09.400 |
— |
3 |
| 5 |
Chris Amon |
Matra |
2 |
78 |
+1 Lap |
— |
2 |
| 6 |
Denny Hulme |
McLaren |
7 |
78 |
+1 Lap |
— |
1 |
| 7 |
Brian Redman |
Surtees |
17 |
78 |
+1 Lap |
— |
0 |
| 8 |
Jacky Ickx |
Ferrari |
8 |
78 |
+1 Lap |
— |
0 |
| 9 |
Graham Hill |
Brabham |
19 |
77 |
+2 Laps |
— |
0 |
| 10 |
Ronnie Peterson |
March-Ford |
13 |
77 |
+2 Laps |
— |
0 |
| 11 |
Henri Pescarolo |
March-Ford |
18 |
77 |
+2 Laps |
— |
0 |
| 12 |
Rolf Stommelen |
Surtees |
15 |
77 |
+2 Laps |
— |
0 |
| 13 |
Andrea de Adamich |
March-Alfa Romeo |
22 |
75 |
+4 Laps |
— |
0 |
| 14 |
Emerson Fittipaldi |
Lotus-Ford |
5 |
58 |
Engine |
— |
0 |
| 15 |
John Surtees |
Surtees |
6 |
56 |
Gearbox |
— |
0 |
| 16 |
François Cevert |
Tyrrell |
9 |
45 |
Accident |
— |
0 |
| 17 |
Howden Ganley |
BRM |
24 |
42 |
Physical |
— |
0 |
| 18 |
Pedro Rodríguez |
BRM |
10 |
33 |
Overheating |
— |
0 |
| 19 |
Dave Charlton |
Brabham |
16 |
31 |
Engine |
— |
0 |
| 20 |
Jo Siffert |
BRM |
12 |
31 |
Overheating |
— |
0 |
| 21 |
John Love |
March-Ford |
21 |
30 |
Differential |
— |
0 |
| 22 |
Jackie Pretorius |
Brabham |
20 |
22 |
Engine |
— |
0 |
| 23 |
Peter Gethin |
McLaren |
11 |
7 |
Fuel leak |
— |
0 |
| 24 |
Jo Bonnier |
McLaren |
23 |
5 |
Suspension |
— |
0 |
| 25 |
Alex Soler-Roig |
March-Ford |
25 |
5 |
Engine |
— |
0 |
Tyre Strategy
Lap Times
Race Trace (Position by Lap)