South African Grand Prix
Mario Andretti (Ferrari) won the 1971 South African Grand Prix at Kyalami.
Circuit Kyalami
LocationMidrand, South Africa
Date6 March 1971
StatusFinished
Real F1 data provided by the Jolpica API (community-maintained successor to Ergast). Results typically update a few days after each race weekend — this is a results archive, not a live-timing feed.
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | 4 | 79 | Finished | 9 |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 1 | 79 | Finished | 6 |
| 3 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 3 | 79 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Reine Wisell | Lotus-Ford | 14 | 79 | Finished | 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 |