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1974 South African Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitKyalami, 78 laps
Round3 of 15
Race numbers

The 1974 South African Grand Prix was the:

  • 238th World Championship race
  • 11th World Championship South African Grand Prix
  • 8th World Championship race at Kyalami
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+3(ARG) Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Ford Cosworth781hr 42m 04.960s9
2+9(FRA) Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM78+33.940s6
3+9(GBR) Mike HailwoodMcLaren-Ford Cosworth78+42.160s4
4+11(FRA) Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth78+44.190s3
5+2(DEU) Hans-Joachim StuckMarch-Ford Cosworth78+46.230s2
6-3(ITA) Arturo MerzarioIso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer)78+56.040s1
7-2(BRA) Emerson FittipaldiMcLaren-Ford Cosworth78+1m 08.390s 
8 (ZAF) Jody ScheckterTyrrell-Ford Cosworth78+1m 10.540s 
9 (NZL) Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford Cosworth77+1 lap 
10+9(ITA) Vittorio BrambillaMarch-Ford Cosworth77+1 lap 
11-9(BRA) Carlos PaceSurtees-Ford Cosworth77+1 lap 
12+6(GBR) Graham HillLola-Ford Cosworth (privateer)77+1 lap 
13+9(ZAF) Ian ScheckterLotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer)76+2 laps 
14+10(ZAF) Eddie KeizanTyrrell-Ford Cosworth (privateer)76+2 laps 
15+10(FRA) Francois MigaultBRM75+3 laps 
16-15(AUT) Niki LaudaFerrari74DNF 
17+6(GBR) Richard RobartsBrabham-Ford Cosworth74+4 laps 
18+3(FRA) Henri PescaroloBRM72+6 laps 
19+1(ZAF) Dave CharltonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer)71+7 laps 
R (CHE) Clay RegazzoniFerrari65DNF 
R (GBR) John WatsonBrabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer)56DNF 
R (BEL) Jacky IckxLotus-Ford Cosworth31DNF 
R (GBR) James HuntHesketh-Ford Cosworth13DNF 
R (DEU) Jochen MassSurtees-Ford Cosworth11DNF 
R (ZAF) Paddy DriverLotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer)6DNF 
R (SWE) Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford Cosworth2DNF 
R (DNK) Tom BelsoIso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer)0DNF 

Notes

  • Niki Lauda ended lap 74 in P2 before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:16.580

PosDriverConstructor
1(AUT) Niki LaudaFerrari
2(BRA) Carlos PaceSurtees-Ford Cosworth
3(ITA) Arturo MerzarioIso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
4(ARG) Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Ford Cosworth
5(BRA) Emerson FittipaldiMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
6(CHE) Clay RegazzoniFerrari
7(DEU) Hans-Joachim StuckMarch-Ford Cosworth
8(ZAF) Jody ScheckterTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
9(NZL) Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
10(BEL) Jacky IckxLotus-Ford Cosworth
11(FRA) Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM
12(GBR) Mike HailwoodMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
13(GBR) John WatsonBrabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
14(GBR) James HuntHesketh-Ford Cosworth
15(FRA) Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
16(SWE) Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford Cosworth
17(DEU) Jochen MassSurtees-Ford Cosworth
18(GBR) Graham HillLola-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
19(ITA) Vittorio BrambillaMarch-Ford Cosworth
20(ZAF) Dave CharltonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
21(FRA) Henri PescaroloBRM
22(ZAF) Ian ScheckterLotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
23(GBR) Richard RobartsBrabham-Ford Cosworth
24(ZAF) Eddie KeizanTyrrell-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
25(FRA) Francois MignaultBRM
26(ZAF) Paddy DriverLotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
27(DNK) Tom BelsoIso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(CHE) Clay Regazzoni10
2(NZL) Denny Hulme9
=(BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi9
=(ARG) Carlos Reutemann9
5(GBR) Mike Hailwood9
6(FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise8
7(AUT) Niki Lauda6
8(BEL) Jacky Ickx4
9(FRA) Patrick Depailler4
10(BRA) Carlos Pace3
11(DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck2
12(SWE) Ronnie Peterson1
=(ITA) Arturo Merzario1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1McLaren-Ford Cosworth22
2Ferrari12
3Brabham-Ford Cosworth9
4BRM8
5Lotus-Ford Cosworth4
6Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth4
7Surtees-Ford Cosworth3
8March-Ford Cosworth2
9Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth1

Statistics & milestones

Race debut
Tom Belso (first Danish driver to start a race)
Vittorio Brambilla
Paddy Driver (only start)
Ian Scheckter
Hesketh
Last start
Richard Robarts
Milestone race start
100th for Denny Hulme (5th driver to start 100 races, 1st New Zealander driver)
50th for Ronnie Peterson (23rd driver to start 50 races, 2nd Swedish driver)
Wins
1st for Carlos Reutemann (51st different winner, 3rd Argentine driver; first Argentine winner since 1957)
14th for Brabham (first since 1970)
Podiums
8th and last for Jean-Pierre Beltoise (first podium since 1972; last for BRM)
3rd for Carlos Reutemann
2nd and last for Mike Hailwood (first podium since 1972; only podium for McLaren)
61st and last for BRM
59th for Brabham
39th for McLaren
Poles
1st for Niki Lauda (43rd different polesitter, 2nd Austrian driver; first Austrian polesitter since 1970)
61st for Ferrari
Fastest laps
1st for Carlos Reutemann (56th different fastest lap setter, 5th Argentine driver; last until 1978; first Argentine driver to set a fastest lap since 1958 and last until 1978; only fastest lap for Brabham)
17th for Brabham (first since 1970)
Front row starts
1st for Niki Lauda (83rd different front row starter, 2nd Austrian driver; first Austrian front row starter since 1970)
1st for Carlos Pace (84th different front row starter, 2nd Brazilian driver; only front row start for Surtees)
Points finishes
25th for Jean-Pierre Beltoise
1st for Hans-Joachim Stuck (177th different point scorer, 7th German driver)
Win & fastest lap
1st for Carlos Reutemann (29th different driver to win and set the fastest lap, 3rd Argentine driver; last until 1978; first Argentine driver to win and set the fastest lap since 1958 and last until 1978; only win and fastest lap for Brabham)