World Championship · Round 2
South African Grand Prix
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The result
Classification
| # | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / Retirement | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 2 | 78 | 01:42:18.4 | 9 |
| 2 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | 78 | +1.3 | 6 |
| 3 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 4 | 78 | +45.9 | 4 |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 12 | 78 | +1:08.400 | 3 |
| 5 | John Watson | Penske | 3 | 77 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Parnelli | 13 | 77 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 7 | 77 | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 5 | 77 | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 6 | 77 | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | Bob Evans | Team Lotus | 23 | 77 | +1 Lap | |
| 11 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | 20 | 77 | +1 Lap | |
| 12 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 17 | 76 | +2 Laps | |
| 13 | Michel Leclère | Wolf | 22 | 76 | +2 Laps | |
| 14 | Chris Amon | Ensign | 18 | 76 | +2 Laps | |
| 15 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 24 | 74 | +4 Laps | |
| 16 | Jacky Ickx | Wolf | 19 | 73 | +5 Laps | |
| 17 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 21 | 70 | Engine | |
| 18 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 9 | 52 | Engine | |
| 19 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 8 | 49 | Engine | |
| 20 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 15 | 28 | Radiator | |
| 21 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 14 | 22 | Oil pressure | |
| 22 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 25 | 18 | Clutch | |
| 23 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 11 | 16 | Oil pressure | |
| 24 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 13 | 15 | Accident | |
| 25 | Ian Scheckter | Tyrrell | 16 | 0 | Accident |
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