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1975 South African Grand Prix

Round
3/14
Date
Mar 1, 1975 at 00:00 CET
Location
Midrand, South Africa
Circuit length
4.104 m
Race distance
320.112 km (78 laps)
Pos. Driver Constructor Time/Retired Grid Laps Points
1 #3 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell 1:43:16.900 3rd 78 9
2 #7 Carlos Reutemann Brabham +3.740 2nd 78 6
3 #4 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell +16.920 5th 78 4
4 #8 Carlos Pace Brabham +17.310 1st 78 3
5 #12 Niki Lauda Ferrari +28.640 4th 78 2
6 #2 Jochen Mass McLaren +1:03.340 16th 78 1
7 #23 Rolf Stommelen Lola +1:12.910 14th 78
8 #28 Mark Donohue Penske +1 lap 18th 77
9 #16 Tom Pryce Shadow +1 lap 19th 77
10 #5 Ronnie Peterson Lotus +1 lap 8th 77
11 #34 Guy Tunmer Lotus +2 laps 25th 76
12 #6 Jacky Ickx Lotus +2 laps 21st 76
13 #33 Eddie Keizan Lotus +2 laps 22nd 76
14 #31 Dave Charlton McLaren +2 laps 20th 76
15 #14 Bob Evans BRM +2 laps 24th 76
16 #11 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari Throttle 9th 71
17 #27 Mario Andretti Parnelli Transmission 6th 70
NC #21 Jacques Laffite Frank Williams Racing Cars +9 laps 23rd 69
NC #1 Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren +13 laps 11th 65
DNF #32 Ian Scheckter Tyrrell Accident 17th 55
DNF #24 James Hunt Hesketh Fuel system 12th 53
DNF #17 Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow Overheating 13th 37
DNF #10 Lella Lombardi March Fuel system 26th 23
DNF #20 Arturo Merzario Frank Williams Racing Cars Engine 15th 22
DNF #18 John Watson Surtees Clutch 10th 19
DNF #9 Vittorio Brambilla March Radiator 7th 16
DNQ #30 Wilson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi
DNQ #22 Graham Hill Lola
Pos. Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 #8 Carlos Pace Brabham 1:16.410
2 #7 Carlos Reutemann Brabham 1:16.480 +0.070
3 #3 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell 1:16.640 +0.230
4 #12 Niki Lauda Ferrari 1:16.830 +0.420
5 #4 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell 1:16.830 +0.420
6 #27 Mario Andretti Parnelli 1:16.890 +0.480
7 #9 Vittorio Brambilla March 1:17.050 +0.640
8 #5 Ronnie Peterson Lotus 1:17.140 +0.730
9 #11 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 1:17.160 +0.750
10 #18 John Watson Surtees 1:17.170 +0.760
11 #1 Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren 1:17.220 +0.810
12 #24 James Hunt Hesketh 1:17.300 +0.890
13 #17 Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow 1:17.320 +0.910
14 #23 Rolf Stommelen Lola 1:17.470 +1.060
15 #20 Arturo Merzario Frank Williams Racing Cars 1:17.530 +1.120
16 #2 Jochen Mass McLaren 1:17.790 +1.380
17 #32 Ian Scheckter Tyrrell 1:18.010 +1.600
18 #28 Mark Donohue Penske 1:18.280 +1.870
19 #16 Tom Pryce Shadow 1:18.360 +1.950
20 #31 Dave Charlton McLaren 1:18.510 +2.100
21 #6 Jacky Ickx Lotus 1:18.680 +2.270
22 #33 Eddie Keizan Lotus 1:19.010 +2.600
23 #21 Jacques Laffite Frank Williams Racing Cars 1:19.150 +2.740
24 #14 Bob Evans BRM 1:19.170 +2.760
25 #34 Guy Tunmer Lotus 1:19.520 +3.110
26 #10 Lella Lombardi March 1:19.680 +3.270
27 #30 Wilson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 1:19.730 +3.320
28 #22 Graham Hill Lola 1:21.450 +5.040
Pos. Driver Constructor Time Gap Lap
1 #8 Carlos Pace Brabham 1:17.200 11

Standings

Driver standings
Pos. Driver Constructor Wins Podiums Points Gap
1 Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren 1 2 15
2 Carlos Pace Brabham 1 1 12 -3
3 Carlos Reutemann Brabham 0 2 10 -5
4 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell 1 1 9 -6
5 James Hunt Hesketh 0 1 7 -8
6 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell 0 1 6 -9
7 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 0 0 6 -9
8 Jochen Mass McLaren 0 1 5 -10
9 Niki Lauda Ferrari 0 0 5 -10
Pos. Constructor Engine Wins Podiums Points Gap
1 Brabham Ford 1 3 19
2 McLaren Ford 1 3 16 -3
3 Tyrrell Ford 1 2 11 -8
4 Ferrari Ferrari 0 0 8 -11
5 Hesketh Ford 0 1 7 -12

More South African GP

Year Winner 2nd 3rd Fastest lap Pole position
1993 #2 Alain Prost Ayrton Senna Mark Blundell 1:19.492 - Alain Prost Alain Prost
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
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
1971 #6 Mario Andretti Jackie Stewart Clay Regazzoni 1:20.300 - Mario Andretti 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 1975 South African Grand Prix started Mar 1, 1975 on Kyalami Racing Circuit in Midrand, South Africa. Carlos Pace started from pole position with Carlos Reutemann next to him. Jody Scheckter started from third place.

In 1 hour, 43 minutes and 16 seconds Jody Scheckter finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Carlos Reutemann in second and Patrick Depailler in third place.

After the 1975 South African Grand Prix, Emerson Fittipaldi is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 15 points. Fittipaldi is 3 points ahead of Carlos Pace.