The Garagiste.

World Championship  ·  Round 3

South African Grand Prix

1974  ·  Kyalami  ·  30 March 1974  ·  78 laps

  1. 1st Carlos Reutemann Brabham · 01:42:40.96
  2. 2nd Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM · +33.94
  3. 3rd Mike Hailwood McLaren · +42.16

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Niki Lauda

Ferrari  —  Pole position

02 Lap 65

Clay Regazzoni

Retirement Ferrari  —  Oil pressure

03 On the Charge

Patrick Depailler

Tyrrell  —  P15 → P4

04 Victory

Carlos Reutemann

Brabham  —  Won from P4

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Carlos Reutemann Brabham 4 78 01:42:40.96 9
2 Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 11 78 +33.94 6
3 Mike Hailwood McLaren 12 78 +42.16 4
4 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell 15 78 +44.19 3
5 Hans-Joachim Stuck March 7 78 +46.23 2
6 Arturo Merzario Iso Marlboro 3 78 +56.04 1
7 Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren 5 78 +1:08.390
8 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell 8 78 +1:10.540
9 Denny Hulme McLaren 9 77 +1 Lap
10 Vittorio Brambilla March 19 77 +1 Lap
11 Carlos Pace Surtees 2 77 +1 Lap
12 Graham Hill Lola 18 77 +1 Lap
13 Ian Scheckter Team Lotus 22 76 +2 Laps
14 Eddie Keizan Tyrrell 24 76 +2 Laps
15 François Migault BRM 25 75 +3 Laps
16 Niki Lauda Ferrari 1 74 Ignition
17 Richard Robarts Brabham 23 74 +4 Laps
18 Henri Pescarolo BRM 21 72 +6 Laps
19 Dave Charlton McLaren 20 71 +7 Laps
20 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 6 65 Oil pressure
21 John Watson Brabham 13 54 Fuel system
22 Jacky Ickx Team Lotus 10 31 Brakes
23 James Hunt Hesketh 14 13 Transmission
24 Jochen Mass Surtees 17 11 Suspension
25 Paddy Driver Team Lotus 26 6 Clutch
26 Ronnie Peterson Team Lotus 16 2 Collision
27 Tom Belsø Iso Marlboro 27 0 Clutch

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