Season 1974 · Round 3

South African Grand Prix

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1974-03-30 · Kyalami · South Africa · South African Grand Prix · 78Lap · 320.112km
7 Carlos Reutemann
Brabham 1:42:40.960
Team win 9pt P1 · P17 · P21
14 Jean-Pierre Beltoise
BRM +33.940
33 Mike Hailwood
McLaren +42.160
Fastest Lap
—
DNF
8
Clay Regazzoni L65 John Watson L54 Jacky Ickx L31 James Hunt L13 Jochen Mass L11 Paddy Driver L6 Ronnie Peterson L2 Tom Belsø L0
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
78Lap 320.112km 20 races held (1967–)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Niki Lauda 3 wins · GP #1
P6 Graham Hill 1 wins · → Alain Prost -1
P6 Denny Hulme 1 wins · → Alain Prost -1
Podiums
P1 Graham Hill 5 · GP #1
P4 Denny Hulme 3 · → Alain Prost -1
P4 Niki Lauda 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 L78 Reutemann · P4 → P1 · +3 4 Reutemann REU 1 Reutemann REU Beltoise · P11 → P2 · +9 11 Beltoise BEL 2 Beltoise BEL Hailwood · P12 → P3 · +9 12 Hailwood HAI 3 Hailwood HAI Depailler · P15 → P4 · +11 15 Depailler DEP 4 Depailler DEP Stuck · P7 → P5 · +2 7 Stuck STU 5 Stuck STU Merzario · P3 → P6 · -3 3 Merzario MER 6 Merzario MER Fittipaldi · P5 → P7 · -2 5 Fittipaldi FIT 7 Fittipaldi FIT Scheckter · P8 → P8 8 Scheckter SCH 8 Scheckter SCH Hulme · P9 → P9 9 Hulme HUL 9 Hulme HUL Brambilla · P19 → P10 · +9 19 Brambilla BRA 10 Brambilla BRA Pace · P2 → P11 · -9 2 Pace PAC 11 Pace PAC Hill · P18 → P12 · +6 18 Hill HIL 12 Hill HIL Scheckter · P22 → P13 · +9 22 Scheckter SCH 13 Scheckter SCH Keizan · P24 → P14 · +10 24 Keizan KEI 14 Keizan KEI Migault · P25 → P15 · +10 25 Migault MIG 15 Migault MIG Lauda · P1 → P16 · -15 1 Lauda LAU 16 Lauda LAU Robarts · P23 → P17 · +6 23 Robarts ROB 17 Robarts ROB Pescarolo · P21 → P18 · +3 21 Pescarolo PES 18 Pescarolo PES Charlton · P20 → P19 · +1 20 Charlton CHA 19 Charlton CHA Regazzoni · P6 → retired L65 Regazzoni · retired L65 6 Regazzoni REG R Regazzoni REG Watson · P13 → retired L54 Watson · retired L54 13 Watson WAT R Watson WAT Ickx · P10 → retired L31 Ickx · retired L31 10 Ickx ICK R Ickx ICK Hunt · P14 → retired L13 Hunt · retired L13 14 Hunt HUN R Hunt HUN Mass · P17 → retired L11 Mass · retired L11 17 Mass MAS R Mass MAS Driver · P26 → retired L6 Driver · retired L6 26 Driver DRI R Driver DRI Peterson · P16 → retired L2 Peterson · retired L2 16 Peterson PET R Peterson PET Belsø · P27 → retired L0 Belsø · retired L0 27 Belsø BEL R Belsø BEL
retired horizontal axis = laps completed · line thickness = places gained or lost
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 7 Carlos Reutemann Brabham 4 78 1:42:40.960 9
2 14 Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 11 78 +33.940 6
3 33 Mike Hailwood McLaren 12 78 +42.160 4
4 4 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell 15 78 +44.190 3
5 9 Hans-Joachim Stuck March 7 78 +46.230 2
6 20 Arturo Merzario Iso Marlboro 3 78 +56.040 1
7 5 Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren 5 78 +1:08.390
8 3 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell 8 78 +1:10.540
9 6 Denny Hulme McLaren 9 77 +1 Lap
10 10 Vittorio Brambilla March 19 77 +1 Lap
11 8 Carlos Pace Surtees 2 77 +1 Lap
12 26 Graham Hill Lola 18 77 +1 Lap
13 29 Ian Scheckter Team Lotus 22 76 +2 Laps
14 32 Eddie Keizan Tyrrell 24 76 +2 Laps
15 37 François Migault BRM 25 75 +3 Laps
16 12 Niki Lauda Ferrari 1 74 Ignition
17 8 Richard Robarts Brabham 23 74 +4 Laps
18 15 Henri Pescarolo BRM 21 72 +6 Laps
19 23 Dave Charlton McLaren 20 71 +7 Laps
R 11 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 6 65 Oil pressure
R 28 John Watson Brabham 13 54 Fuel system
R 2 Jacky Ickx Team Lotus 10 31 Brakes
R 24 James Hunt Hesketh 14 13 Transmission
R 33 Jochen Mass Surtees 17 11 Suspension
R 30 Paddy Driver Team Lotus 26 6 Clutch
R 1 Ronnie Peterson Team Lotus 16 2 Collision
R 21 Tom Belsø Iso Marlboro 27 0 Clutch
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2003 onwards.
Starting grid
Official
1
12 Niki Lauda
2
8 Carlos Pace
3
20 Arturo Merzario
4
7 Carlos Reutemann
5
5 Emerson Fittipaldi
6
11 Clay Regazzoni
7
9 Hans-Joachim Stuck
8
3 Jody Scheckter
9
6 Denny Hulme
10
2 Jacky Ickx
11
14 Jean-Pierre Beltoise
12
33 Mike Hailwood
13
28 John Watson
14
24 James Hunt
15
4 Patrick Depailler
16
1 Ronnie Peterson
17
33 Jochen Mass
18
26 Graham Hill
19
10 Vittorio Brambilla
20
23 Dave Charlton
21
15 Henri Pescarolo
22
29 Ian Scheckter
23
8 Richard Robarts
24
32 Eddie Keizan
25
37 François Migault
26
30 Paddy Driver
27
21 Tom Belsø
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