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1971 South African Grand Prix

Round
1/11
Date
Mar 6, 1971 at 00:00 CET
Location
Midrand, South Africa
Circuit length
4.104 m
Race distance
324.216 km (79 laps)
Pos. Driver Constructor Time/Retired Grid Laps Points
1 #6 Mario Andretti Ferrari 1:47:35.500 4th 79 9
2 #9 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell +20.900 1st 79 6
3 #5 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari +31.400 3rd 79 4
4 #3 Reine Wisell Lotus +1:09.400 14th 79 3
5 #19 Chris Amon Matra +1 lap 2nd 78 2
6 #11 Denny Hulme McLaren +1 lap 7th 78 1
7 #28 Brian Redman Surtees +1 lap 17th 78
8 #4 Jacky Ickx Ferrari +1 lap 8th 78
9 #14 Graham Hill Brabham +2 laps 19th 77
10 #7 Ronnie Peterson March +2 laps 13th 77
11 #22 Henri Pescarolo March +2 laps 18th 77
12 #21 Rolf Stommelen Surtees +2 laps 15th 77
13 #8 Andrea de Adamich March +4 laps 22nd 75
DNF #2 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus Engine 5th 58
DNF #20 John Surtees Surtees Gearbox 6th 56
DNF #10 François Cevert Tyrrell Accident 9th 45
DNF #27 Howden Ganley BRM Physical 24th 42
DNF #16 Pedro Rodríguez BRM Overheating 10th 33
DNF #17 Jo Siffert BRM Overheating 16th 31
DNF #15 Dave Charlton Brabham Engine 12th 31
DNF #24 John Love March Differential 21st 30
DNF #25 Jackie Pretorius Brabham Engine 20th 22
DNF #12 Peter Gethin McLaren Fuel leak 11th 7
DNF #23 Jo Bonnier McLaren Suspension 23rd 5
DNF #26 Alex Soler-Roig March Engine 25th 5
Pos. Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 #9 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell 1:17.800
2 #19 Chris Amon Matra 1:18.400 +0.600
3 #5 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 1:18.700 +0.900
4 #6 Mario Andretti Ferrari 1:19.000 +1.200
5 #2 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus 1:19.100 +1.300
6 #20 John Surtees Surtees 1:19.100 +1.300
7 #11 Denny Hulme McLaren 1:19.100 +1.300
8 #4 Jacky Ickx Ferrari 1:19.200 +1.400
9 #10 François Cevert Tyrrell 1:19.200 +1.400
10 #16 Pedro Rodríguez BRM 1:19.300 +1.500
11 #12 Peter Gethin McLaren 1:19.600 +1.800
12 #15 Dave Charlton Brabham 1:19.800 +2.000
13 #7 Ronnie Peterson March 1:19.900 +2.100
14 #3 Reine Wisell Lotus 1:19.900 +2.100
15 #21 Rolf Stommelen Surtees 1:20.100 +2.300
16 #17 Jo Siffert BRM 1:20.200 +2.400
17 #28 Brian Redman Surtees 1:20.200 +2.400
18 #22 Henri Pescarolo March 1:20.200 +2.400
19 #14 Graham Hill Brabham 1:20.500 +2.700
20 #25 Jackie Pretorius Brabham 1:21.700 +3.900
21 #24 John Love March 1:21.900 +4.100
22 #8 Andrea de Adamich March 1:22.200 +4.400
23 #23 Jo Bonnier McLaren 1:22.300 +4.500
24 #27 Howden Ganley BRM 1:23.700 +5.900
25 #26 Alex Soler-Roig March 1:25.800 +8.000
Pos. Driver Constructor Time Gap Lap
1 #6 Mario Andretti Ferrari 1:20.300 73

Standings

Driver standings
Pos. Driver Constructor Wins Podiums Points Gap
1 Mario Andretti Ferrari 1 1 9
2 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell 0 1 6 -3
3 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 0 1 4 -5
4 Reine Wisell Lotus 0 0 3 -6
5 Chris Amon Matra 0 0 2 -7
6 Denny Hulme McLaren 0 0 1 -8
Pos. Constructor Engine Wins Podiums Points Gap
1 Ferrari Ferrari 1 2 9
2 Tyrrell Ford 0 1 6 -3
3 Lotus Ford 0 0 3 -6
4 Matra Matra 0 0 2 -7
5 McLaren Ford 0 0 1 -8

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1992 #5 Nigel Mansell Riccardo Patrese Ayrton Senna 1:17.578 - Nigel Mansell Nigel Mansell
1985 #5 Nigel Mansell Keke Rosberg Alain Prost 1:08.149 - Keke Rosberg Nigel Mansell
1984 #8 Niki Lauda Alain Prost Derek Warwick 1:08.877 - Patrick Tambay Nelson Piquet
1983 #6 Riccardo Patrese Andrea de Cesaris Nelson Piquet 1:09.948 - Nelson Piquet Patrick Tambay
1982 #15 Alain Prost Carlos Reutemann René Arnoux 1:08.278 - Alain Prost René Arnoux
1980 #16 René Arnoux Jacques Laffite Didier Pironi 1:13.150 - René Arnoux Jean-Pierre Jabouille
1979 #12 Gilles Villeneuve Jody Scheckter Jean-Pierre Jarier 1:14.412 - Gilles Villeneuve Jean-Pierre Jabouille
1978 #6 Ronnie Peterson Patrick Depailler John Watson 1:17.090 - Mario Andretti Niki Lauda
1977 #11 Niki Lauda Jody Scheckter Patrick Depailler 1:17.630 - John Watson James Hunt
1976 #1 Niki Lauda James Hunt Jochen Mass 1:17.970 - Niki Lauda James Hunt
1975 #3 Jody Scheckter Carlos Reutemann Patrick Depailler 1:17.200 - Carlos Pace Carlos Pace
1974 #7 Carlos Reutemann Jean-Pierre Beltoise Mike Hailwood 1:18.160 - Carlos Reutemann Niki Lauda
1973 #3 Jackie Stewart Peter Revson Emerson Fittipaldi 1:17.100 - Emerson Fittipaldi Denny Hulme
1972 #12 Denny Hulme Emerson Fittipaldi Peter Revson 1:18.900 - Mike Hailwood Jackie Stewart
1970 #12 Jack Brabham Denny Hulme Jackie Stewart 1:20.800 - John Surtees Jackie Stewart
1969 #7 Jackie Stewart Graham Hill Denny Hulme 1:21.600 - Jackie Stewart Jack Brabham
1968 #4 Jim Clark Graham Hill Jochen Rindt 1:23.700 - Jim Clark Jim Clark
1967 #4 Pedro Rodríguez John Love John Surtees 1:29.900 - Denny Hulme Jack Brabham
1965 #5 Jim Clark John Surtees Graham Hill 1:27.600 - Jim Clark Jim Clark
1963 #1 Jim Clark Dan Gurney Graham Hill 1:29.100 - Dan Gurney Jim Clark
1962 #3 Graham Hill Bruce McLaren Tony Maggs 1:31.000 - Jim Clark Jim Clark
The 1971 South African Grand Prix started Mar 6, 1971 on Kyalami Racing Circuit in Midrand, South Africa. Jackie Stewart started from pole position with Chris Amon next to him. Clay Regazzoni started from third place.

In 1 hour, 47 minutes and 35 seconds Mario Andretti finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Jackie Stewart in second and Clay Regazzoni in third place.

After the 1971 South African Grand Prix, Mario Andretti is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 9 points. Andretti is 3 points ahead of Jackie Stewart.