← 1971 Season
Round 1 · GP · 1971
South African Grand Prix
06 Mar 1971KyalamiSouth Africafinished
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Gap / Status | Points | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | 4 | 79 | Finished | 9 | — |
| P2 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 1 | 79 | Finished | 6 | — |
| P3 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 3 | 79 | Finished | 4 | — |
| P4 | Reine Wisell | Team Lotus | 14 | 79 | Finished | 3 | — |
| P5 | Chris Amon | Matra | 2 | 78 | +1 Lap | 2 | — |
| P6 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 7 | 78 | +1 Lap | 1 | — |
| P7 | Brian Redman | Surtees | 17 | 78 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P8 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 8 | 78 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P9 | Graham Hill | Brabham | 19 | 77 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| P10 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 13 | 77 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| P11 | Henri Pescarolo | March | 18 | 77 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| P12 | Rolf Stommelen | Surtees | 15 | 77 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| P13 | Andrea de Adamich | March | 22 | 75 | +4 Laps | 0 | — |
| P14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | 5 | 58 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P15 | John Surtees | Surtees | 6 | 56 | Gearbox | 0 | — |
| P16 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 9 | 45 | Accident | 0 | — |
| P17 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 24 | 42 | Physical | 0 | — |
| P18 | Pedro Rodríguez | BRM | 10 | 33 | Overheating | 0 | — |
| P19 | Dave Charlton | Brabham | 16 | 31 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P20 | Jo Siffert | BRM | 12 | 31 | Overheating | 0 | — |
| P21 | John Love | March | 21 | 30 | Differential | 0 | — |
| P22 | Jackie Pretorius | Brabham | 20 | 22 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P23 | Peter Gethin | McLaren | 11 | 7 | Fuel leak | 0 | — |
| P24 | Jo Bonnier | McLaren | 23 | 5 | Suspension | 0 | — |
| P25 | Alex Soler-Roig | March | 25 | 5 | Engine | 0 | — |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | — | — | — |
| P2 | Chris Amon | Matra | — | — | — |
| P3 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | — | — | — |
| P4 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | — | — | — |
| P5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | — | — | — |
| P6 | John Surtees | Surtees | — | — | — |
| P7 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | — | — | — |
| P8 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | — | — | — |
| P9 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | — | — | — |
| P10 | Pedro Rodríguez | BRM | — | — | — |
| P11 | Peter Gethin | McLaren | — | — | — |
| P12 | Dave Charlton | Brabham | — | — | — |
| P13 | Ronnie Peterson | March | — | — | — |
| P14 | Reine Wisell | Team Lotus | — | — | — |
| P15 | Rolf Stommelen | Surtees | — | — | — |
| P16 | Jo Siffert | BRM | — | — | — |
| P17 | Brian Redman | Surtees | — | — | — |
| P18 | Henri Pescarolo | March | — | — | — |
| P19 | Graham Hill | Brabham | — | — | — |
| P20 | Jackie Pretorius | Brabham | — | — | — |
| P21 | John Love | March | — | — | — |
| P22 | Andrea de Adamich | March | — | — | — |
| P23 | Jo Bonnier | McLaren | — | — | — |
| P24 | Howden Ganley | BRM | — | — | — |
| P25 | Alex Soler-Roig | March | — | — | — |