World Championship · Round 3
South African Grand Prix
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The result
Classification
| # | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / Retirement | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 3 | 78 | 01:42:21.6 | 9 |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 5 | 78 | +5.2 | 6 |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 4 | 78 | +5.7 | 4 |
| 4 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | 78 | +9.5 | 3 |
| 5 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 12 | 78 | +19.9 | 2 |
| 6 | John Watson | Brabham | 11 | 78 | +20.2 | 1 |
| 7 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 14 | 78 | +23.6 | |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 8 | 78 | +26.7 | |
| 9 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 16 | 78 | +46.2 | |
| 10 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 9 | 78 | +1:11.700 | |
| 11 | Hans Binder | Surtees | 19 | 77 | +1 Lap | |
| 12 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 10 | 77 | +1 Lap | |
| 13 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | 2 | 76 | +2 Laps | |
| 14 | Brett Lunger | March | 23 | 76 | +2 Laps | |
| 15 | Larry Perkins | BRM | 22 | 73 | +5 Laps | |
| 16 | Alex Ribeiro | March | 17 | 66 | Engine | |
| 17 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 18 | 55 | Engine | |
| 18 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 6 | 43 | Accident | |
| 19 | Boy Lunger | March | 21 | 33 | Gearbox | |
| 20 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 12 | 22 | Accident | |
| 21 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 15 | 22 | Accident | |
| 22 | Renzo Zorzi | Shadow | 20 | 21 | Fuel leak | |
| 23 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | 7 | 5 | Fuel system |
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