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1975 South African Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitKyalami, 78 laps
Round3 of 14
Race numbers

The 1975 South African Grand Prix was the:

  • 253rd World Championship race
  • 12th World Championship South African Grand Prix
  • 9th World Championship race at Kyalami
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+2(ZAF) Jody ScheckterTyrrell-Ford Cosworth781hr 43m 16.900s9
2 (ARG) Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Ford Cosworth78+3.740s6
3+2(FRA) Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth78+16.920s4
4-3(BRA) Carlos PaceBrabham-Ford Cosworth78+17.310s3
5-1(AUT) Niki LaudaFerrari78+28.640s2
6+10(DEU) Jochen MassMcLaren-Ford Cosworth78+1m 03.340s1
7+7(DEU) Rolf StommelenLola-Ford Cosworth (privateer)78+1m 12.910s 
8+10(USA) Mark DonohuePenske-Ford Cosworth77+1 lap 
9+10(GBR) Tom PryceShadow-Ford Cosworth77+1 lap 
10-2(SWE) Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford Cosworth77+1 lap 
11+14(ZAF) Guy TunmerLotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer)76+2 laps 
12+9(BEL) Jacky IckxLotus-Ford Cosworth76+2 laps 
13+9(ZAF) Eddie KeizanLotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer)76+2 laps 
14+6(ZAF) Dave CharltonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer)76+2 laps 
15+9(GBR) Bob EvansBRM76+2 laps 
16-7(CHE) Clay RegazzoniFerrari71DNF 
17-11(USA) Mario AndrettiParnelli-Ford Cosworth70DNF 
NC (FRA) Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Ford Cosworth69+9 laps 
NC (BRA) Emerson FittipaldiMcLaren-Ford Cosworth65+13 laps 
R (ZAF) Ian ScheckterTyrrell-Ford Cosworth (privateer)55DNF 
R (GBR) James HuntHesketh-Ford Cosworth53DNF 
R (FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierShadow-Ford Cosworth37DNF 
R (ITA) Lella LombardiMarch-Ford Cosworth23DNF 
R (ITA) Arturo MerzarioWilliams-Ford Cosworth22DNF 
R (GBR) John WatsonSurtees-Ford Cosworth19DNF 
R (ITA) Vittorio BrambillaMarch-Ford Cosworth16DNF 

Notes

  • Clay Regazzoni ended lap 71 in P5 before retiring on the following lap.
  • Mario Andretti ended lap 70 in P8 before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:16.410

PosDriverConstructor
1(BRA) Carlos PaceBrabham-Ford Cosworth
2(ARG) Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Ford Cosworth
3(ZAF) Jody ScheckterTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
4(AUT) Niki LaudaFerrari
5(FRA) Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
6(USA) Mario AndrettiParnelli-Ford Cosworth
7(ITA) Vittorio BrambillaMarch-Ford Cosworth
8(SWE) Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford Cosworth
9(CHE) Clay RegazzoniFerrari
10(GBR) John WatsonSurtees-Ford Cosworth
11(BRA) Emerson FittipaldiMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
12(GBR) James HuntHesketh-Ford Cosworth
13(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierShadow-Ford Cosworth
14(DEU) Rolf StommelenLola-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
15(ITA) Arturo MerzarioWilliams-Ford Cosworth
16(DEU) Jochen MassMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
17(ZAF) Ian ScheckterTyrrell-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
18(USA) Mark DonohuePenske-Ford Cosworth
19(GBR) Tom PryceShadow-Ford Cosworth
20(ZAF) Dave CharltonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
21(BEL) Jacky IckxLotus-Ford Cosworth
22(ZAF) Eddie KeizanLotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
23(FRA) Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Ford Cosworth
24(GBR) Bob EvansBRM
25(ZAF) Guy TunmerLotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
26(ITA) Lella LombardiMarch-Ford Cosworth

Non-qualifiers

DriverConstructor
(BRA) Wilson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth
(GBR) Graham HillLola-Ford Cosworth (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi15
2(BRA) Carlos Pace12
3(ARG) Carlos Reutemann10
4(ZAF) Jody Scheckter9
5(GBR) James Hunt7
6(FRA) Patrick Depailler6
7(CHE) Clay Regazzoni6
8(DEU) Jochen Mass5
9(AUT) Niki Lauda5

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Brabham-Ford Cosworth19
2McLaren-Ford Cosworth16
3Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth11
4Ferrari8
5Hesketh-Ford Cosworth7

Stats & milestones

Race debut
Bob Evans
Lella Lombardi
Guy Tunmer (only start)
Last start
Dave Charlton
Eddie Keizan
Wins
3rd for Jody Scheckter
19th for Tyrrell
Podiums
8th for Carlos Reutemann
7th for Jody Scheckter
2nd for Patrick Depailler
66th for Brabham
41st & 42nd for Tyrrell
Poles
1st and only for Carlos Pace (46th different polesitter, 2nd Brazilian driver; last Brazilian polesitter until 1980)
17th for Brabham
1-2 start
5th for Brabham
Fastest laps
5th and last for Carlos Pace
20th for Brabham (3rd constructor to set 20 fastest laps)
Front row starts
7th for Carlos Reutemann (last until 1977; last for Brabham)
3rd for Carlos Pace