The Garagiste.

World Championship  ·  Round 1

South African Grand Prix

1971  ·  Kyalami  ·  6 March 1971  ·  79 laps

  1. 1st Mario Andretti Ferrari · 01:47:35.5
  2. 2nd Jackie Stewart Tyrrell · +20.9
  3. 3rd Clay Regazzoni Ferrari · +31.4

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Jackie Stewart

Tyrrell  —  Pole position

02 Lap 56

John Surtees

Retirement Surtees  —  Gearbox

03 Lap 58

Emerson Fittipaldi

Retirement Lotus-Ford  —  Engine

04 On the Charge

Reine Wisell

Lotus-Ford  —  P14 → P4

05 Victory

Mario Andretti

Ferrari  —  Won from P4

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Mario Andretti Ferrari 4 79 01:47:35.5 9
2 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell 1 79 +20.9 6
3 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 3 79 +31.4 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
8 Jacky Ickx Ferrari 8 78 +1 Lap
9 Graham Hill Brabham 19 77 +2 Laps
10 Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 13 77 +2 Laps
11 Henri Pescarolo March-Ford 18 77 +2 Laps
12 Rolf Stommelen Surtees 15 77 +2 Laps
13 Andrea de Adamich March-Alfa Romeo 22 75 +4 Laps
14 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 5 58 Engine
15 John Surtees Surtees 6 56 Gearbox
16 François Cevert Tyrrell 9 45 Accident
17 Howden Ganley BRM 24 42 Physical
18 Pedro Rodríguez BRM 10 33 Overheating
19 Dave Charlton Brabham 16 31 Engine
20 Jo Siffert BRM 12 31 Overheating
21 John Love March-Ford 21 30 Differential
22 Jackie Pretorius Brabham 20 22 Engine
23 Peter Gethin McLaren 11 7 Fuel leak
24 Jo Bonnier McLaren 23 5 Suspension
25 Alex Soler-Roig March-Ford 25 5 Engine

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