Season 1971 · Round 1

South African Grand Prix

1971 Season R2 →
1971-03-06 · Kyalami · South Africa · South African Grand Prix
Winner
6 Mario Andretti
1:47:35.500
Pole Position
8 Jackie Stewart
Grid P1
Fastest Lap
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DNF
12
DNFs · starters 25 cars
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 6 Mario Andretti Ferrari 4 79 1:47:35.500 9
2 8 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell 1 79 +20.900 6
3 5 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 3 79 +31.400 4
4 3 Reine Wisell Lotus-Ford 14 79 +1:09.400 3
5 11 Chris Amon Matra 2 78 +1 Lap 2
6 7 Denny Hulme McLaren 7 78 +1 Lap 1
7 28 Brian Redman Surtees 17 78 +1 Lap
8 32 Jacky Ickx Ferrari 8 78 +1 Lap
9 22 Graham Hill Brabham 19 77 +2 Laps
10 25 Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 13 77 +2 Laps
11 21 Henri Pescarolo March-Ford 18 77 +2 Laps
12 24 Rolf Stommelen Surtees 15 77 +2 Laps
13 27 Andrea de Adamich March-Alfa Romeo 22 75 +4 Laps
R 2 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 5 58 Engine
R 18 John Surtees Surtees 6 56 Gearbox
R 9 François Cevert Tyrrell 9 45 Accident
R 16 Howden Ganley BRM 24 42 Physical
R 15 Pedro Rodríguez BRM 10 33 Overheating
R 2 Dave Charlton Brabham 16 31 Engine
R 14 Jo Siffert BRM 12 31 Overheating
R 24 John Love March-Ford 21 30 Differential
R 25 Jackie Pretorius Brabham 20 22 Engine
R 15 Peter Gethin McLaren 11 7 Fuel leak
R 29 Jo Bonnier McLaren 23 5 Suspension
R 18 Alex Soler-Roig March-Ford 25 5 Engine
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-07-21 14:15