The Garagiste.

World Championship  ·  Round 3

South African Grand Prix

1975  ·  Kyalami  ·  1 March 1975  ·  78 laps

  1. 1st Jody Scheckter Tyrrell · 01:43:16.9
  2. 2nd Carlos Reutemann Brabham · +3.74
  3. 3rd Patrick Depailler Tyrrell · +16.92

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Carlos Pace

Brabham  —  Pole position

02 Lap 55

Ian Scheckter

Retirement Tyrrell  —  Accident

03 Lap 65

Emerson Fittipaldi

Retirement McLaren  —  Not classified

04 Lap 69

Jacques Laffite

Retirement Williams  —  Not classified

05 On the Charge

Guy Tunmer

Team Lotus  —  P25 → P11

06 Victory

Jody Scheckter

Tyrrell  —  Won from P3

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell 3 78 01:43:16.9 9
2 Carlos Reutemann Brabham 2 78 +3.74 6
3 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell 5 78 +16.92 4
4 Carlos Pace Brabham 1 78 +17.31 3
5 Niki Lauda Ferrari 4 78 +28.64 2
6 Jochen Mass McLaren 16 78 +1:03.640 1
7 Rolf Stommelen Embassy Hill 14 78 +1:12.910
8 Mark Donohue Penske 18 77 +1 Lap
9 Tom Pryce Shadow-Ford 19 77 +1 Lap
10 Ronnie Peterson Team Lotus 8 77 +1 Lap
11 Guy Tunmer Team Lotus 25 76 +2 Laps
12 Jacky Ickx Team Lotus 21 76 +2 Laps
13 Eddie Keizan Team Lotus 22 76 +2 Laps
14 Dave Charlton McLaren 20 76 +2 Laps
15 Bob Evans BRM 24 76 +2 Laps
16 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 9 71 Throttle
17 Mario Andretti Parnelli 6 70 Transmission
18 Jacques Laffite Williams 23 69 Not classified
19 Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren 11 65 Not classified
20 Ian Scheckter Tyrrell 17 55 Accident
21 James Hunt Hesketh 12 53 Fuel system
22 Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford 13 37 Overheating
23 Lella Lombardi March 26 23 Fuel system
24 Arturo Merzario Williams 15 22 Engine
25 John Watson Surtees 10 19 Clutch
26 Vittorio Brambilla March 7 16 Radiator

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