Season 1971 · Round 1

South African Grand Prix

1971 Season R2 →
1971-03-06 · Kyalami · South Africa · South African Grand Prix · 79Lap · 324.216km
6 Mario Andretti
Ferrari 1:47:35.500
Team win 13pt P1 · P3 · P8 1-3
8 Jackie Stewart
Tyrrell +20.900
5 Clay Regazzoni
Ferrari +31.400
Fastest Lap
—
DNF
12
Emerson Fittipaldi L58 John Surtees L56 François Cevert L45 Howden Ganley L42 Pedro Rodríguez L33 Dave Charlton L31 Jo Siffert L31 John Love L30 Jackie Pretorius L22 Peter Gethin L7 +2
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Pole-to-win rate 4/20 20%
Most DNFs · all-time P5
Closest finish · all-time P41
Circuit Info
Kyalami Midrand, South Africa
79Lap 324.216km 20 races held (1967–)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Niki Lauda 3 wins · GP #1
P3 Jackie Stewart 2 wins · → Niki Lauda -1
P6 Graham Hill 1 wins · → Alain Prost -1
Podiums
P1 Graham Hill 5 · GP #1
P2 Jackie Stewart 4 · → Graham Hill -1
P4 Denny Hulme 3 · → Alain Prost -1
Starts
P1 Niki Lauda 12 starts · GP #1
P2 Graham Hill 10 starts · → Niki Lauda -2
P2 Mario Andretti 10 starts · → Niki Lauda -2
Grid → Finish · places gained and lost
GRID FINISH 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 L79 Andretti · P4 → P1 · +3 4 Andretti AND 1 Andretti AND Stewart · P1 → P2 · -1 1 Stewart STE 2 Stewart STE Regazzoni · P3 → P3 3 Regazzoni REG 3 Regazzoni REG Wisell · P14 → P4 · +10 14 Wisell WIS 4 Wisell WIS Amon · P2 → P5 · -3 2 Amon AMO 5 Amon AMO Hulme · P7 → P6 · +1 7 Hulme HUL 6 Hulme HUL Redman · P17 → P7 · +10 17 Redman RED 7 Redman RED Ickx · P8 → P8 8 Ickx ICK 8 Ickx ICK Hill · P19 → P9 · +10 19 Hill HIL 9 Hill HIL Peterson · P13 → P10 · +3 13 Peterson PET 10 Peterson PET Pescarolo · P18 → P11 · +7 18 Pescarolo PES 11 Pescarolo PES Stommelen · P15 → P12 · +3 15 Stommelen STO 12 Stommelen STO de Adamich · P22 → P13 · +9 22 de Adamich DE 13 de Adamich DE Fittipaldi · P5 → retired L58 Fittipaldi · retired L58 5 Fittipaldi FIT R Fittipaldi FIT Surtees · P6 → retired L56 Surtees · retired L56 6 Surtees SUR R Surtees SUR Cevert · P9 → retired L45 Cevert · retired L45 9 Cevert CEV R Cevert CEV Ganley · P24 → retired L42 Ganley · retired L42 24 Ganley GAN R Ganley GAN Rodríguez · P10 → retired L33 Rodríguez · retired L33 10 Rodríguez ROD R Rodríguez ROD Charlton · P16 → retired L31 Charlton · retired L31 16 Charlton CHA R Charlton CHA Siffert · P12 → retired L31 Siffert · retired L31 12 Siffert SIF R Siffert SIF Love · P21 → retired L30 Love · retired L30 21 Love LOV R Love LOV Pretorius · P20 → retired L22 Pretorius · retired L22 20 Pretorius PRE R Pretorius PRE Gethin · P11 → retired L7 Gethin · retired L7 11 Gethin GET R Gethin GET Bonnier · P23 → retired L5 Bonnier · retired L5 23 Bonnier BON R Bonnier BON Soler-Roig · P25 → retired L5 Soler-Roig · retired L5 25 Soler-Roig SOL R Soler-Roig SOL
retired horizontal axis = laps completed · line thickness = places gained or lost
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
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2003 onwards.
Starting grid
Official
1
8 Jackie Stewart
2
11 Chris Amon
3
5 Clay Regazzoni
4
6 Mario Andretti
5
2 Emerson Fittipaldi
6
18 John Surtees
7
7 Denny Hulme
8
32 Jacky Ickx
9
9 François Cevert
10
15 Pedro Rodríguez
11
15 Peter Gethin
12
14 Jo Siffert
13
25 Ronnie Peterson
14
3 Reine Wisell
15
24 Rolf Stommelen
16
2 Dave Charlton
17
28 Brian Redman
18
21 Henri Pescarolo
19
22 Graham Hill
20
25 Jackie Pretorius
21
24 John Love
22
27 Andrea de Adamich
23
29 Jo Bonnier
24
16 Howden Ganley
25
18 Alex Soler-Roig
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
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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: 2026-09-05 14:15