1971 South African Grand Prix
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| Circuit | Kyalami, 79 laps |
| Round | 1 of 11 |
| Race numbers | The 1971 South African Grand Prix was the:
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| Previous race | 1970 Mexican Grand Prix |
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +3 | (USA) Mario Andretti | Ferrari | 79 | 1hr 47m 35.500s | 9 |
| 2 | -1 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 79 | +20.900s | 6 |
| 3 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 79 | +31.400s | 4 | |
| 4 | +10 | (SWE) Reine Wisell | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 79 | +1m 09.400s | 3 |
| 5 | -3 | (NZL) Chris Amon | Matra | 78 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | +1 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 78 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | +10 | (GBR) Brian Redman | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 78 | +1 lap | |
| 8 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 78 | +1 lap | ||
| 9 | +10 | (GBR) Graham Hill | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 77 | +2 laps | |
| 10 | +3 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford Cosworth | 77 | +2 laps | |
| 11 | +7 | (FRA) Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 77 | +2 laps | |
| 12 | +3 | (DEU) Rolf Stommelen | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 77 | +2 laps | |
| 13 | +9 | (ITA) Andrea de Adamich | March-Alfa Romeo | 75 | +4 laps | |
| R | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 58 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) John Surtees | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 56 | DNF | ||
| R | (FRA) Francois Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 45 | DNF | ||
| R | (NZL) Howden Ganley | BRM | 42 | DNF | ||
| R | (MEX) Pedro Rodriguez | BRM | 33 | DNF | ||
| R | (CHE) Jo Siffert | BRM | 31 | DNF | ||
| R | (ZAF) Dave Charlton | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 31 | DNF | ||
| R | (RHO) John Love | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 30 | DNF | ||
| R | (ZAF) Jackie Pretorius | Brabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 22 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Peter Gethin | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 7 | DNF | ||
| R | (SWE) Jo Bonnier | McLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 5 | DNF | ||
| R | (ESP) Alex Soler-Roig | March-Ford Cosworth | 5 | DNF | ||
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:17.800
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 2 | (NZL) Chris Amon | Matra |
| 3 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari |
| 4 | (USA) Mario Andretti | Ferrari |
| 5 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 6 | (GBR) John Surtees | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
| 7 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 8 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | Ferrari |
| 9 | (FRA) Francois Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 10 | (MEX) Pedro Rodriguez | BRM |
| 11 | (GBR) Peter Gethin | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 12 | (ZAF) Dave Charlton | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
| 13 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford Cosworth |
| 14 | (SWE) Reine Wisell | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 15 | (DEU) Rolf Stommelen | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
| 16 | (CHE) Jo Siffert | BRM |
| 17 | (GBR) Brian Redman | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
| 18 | (FRA) Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 19 | (GBR) Graham Hill | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
| 20 | (ZAF) Jackie Pretorius | Brabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 21 | (RHO) John Love | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 22 | (ITA) Andrea de Adamich | March-Alfa Romeo |
| 23 | (SWE) Jo Bonnier | McLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 24 | (NZL) Howden Ganley | BRM |
| 25 | (ESP) Alex Soler-Roig | March-Ford Cosworth |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (USA) Mario Andretti | 9 |
| 2 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | 6 |
| 3 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | 4 |
| 4 | (SWE) Reine Wisell | 3 |
| 5 | (NZL) Chris Amon | 2 |
| 6 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Howden Ganley
- Alex Soler-Roig (first Spanish driver to start a race since 1960)
- Milestone race start
- 100th for John Surtees (4th driver to start 100 races, 2nd British driver)
- 50th for Pedro Rodriguez (20th driver to start 50 races, 1st Mexican driver)
- Wins
- 1st for Mario Andretti (45th different winner, 14th American driver, first win since 1967; first American winner since 1967; only win for Ferrari)
- 47th for Ferrari
- Podiums
- 24th for Jackie Stewart (first for Tyrrell)
- 5th for Clay Regazzoni
- 2nd for Mario Andretti (first for Ferrari, last podium until 1976)
- 171st & 172nd for Ferrari
- 1st for Tyrrell (28th different podium finisher)
- Poles
- 7th for Jackie Stewart
- 2nd for Tyrrell
- Fastest laps
- 1st for Mario Andretti (48th different fastest lap setter, 12th American driver; last until 1975; last American driver to set a fastest lap since 1967 and last until 1975; only fastest lap for Ferrari)
- 52nd for Ferrari
- Front row starts
- 26th for Jackie Stewart
- 15th for Chris Amon (first for Matra)
- 3rd for Clay Regazzoni
- Win & fastest lap
- 1st for Mario Andretti (25th different driver to win and set the fastest lap, 7th American driver; last until 1977; first American driver to win and set the fastest lap since 1967 and last until 1977; only win and fastest lap for Ferrari)