1973 season/Round 3
South African Grand Prix 1973
- Kyalami
- Midrand
- 3 March 1973
- 79 laps
- 324.2 km
- 4.094 km a lap
- P1Jackie StewartTyrrell1:43:11.070
- P2Peter RevsonMcLaren+24.550
- P3Emerson FittipaldiLotus+25.060
- Pole positionDenny HulmeMcLaren · 1:16.280
- Fastest lapEmerson Fittipaldi1:17.100 · lap 76
- Winner started fromP16on the grid
Result
A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 1:16.280 | |
| 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus | 1:16.410 | +0.130 |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | McLaren | 1:16.430 | +0.150 |
| 4 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 1:16.440 | +0.160 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | BRM | 1:16.470 | +0.190 |
| 6 | Peter Revson | McLaren | 1:16.720 | +0.440 |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 1:16.840 | +0.560 |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 1:16.940 | +0.660 |
| 9 | Carlos Pace | Surtees | 1:17.060 | +0.780 |
| 10 | Niki Lauda | BRM | 1:17.140 | +0.860 |
| 11 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 1:17.160 | +0.880 |
| 12 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | 1:17.170 | +0.890 |
| 13 | Dave Charlton | Lotus | 1:17.180 | +0.900 |
| 14 | Jackie Oliver | Shadow | 1:17.640 | +1.360 |
| 15 | Arturo Merzario | Ferrari | 1:17.640 | +1.360 |
| 16 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 1:17.650 | +1.370 |
| 17 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | 1:17.950 | +1.670 |
| 18 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | March | 1:17.980 | +1.700 |
| 19 | Howden Ganley | Iso-Marlboro | 1:18.070 | +1.790 |
| 20 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees | 1:18.660 | +2.380 |
| 21 | George Follmer | Shadow | 1:18.820 | +2.540 |
| 22 | Eddie Keizan | Tyrrell | 1:18.920 | +2.640 |
| 23 | Mike Beuttler | March | 1:20.370 | +4.090 |
| 24 | Jackie Pretorius | Iso-Marlboro | 1:20.540 | +4.260 |
| 25 | François Cevert | Tyrrell |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 76 | 1:17.100 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 3. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 22 | |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart | 19 | |
| 3 | Denny Hulme | 8 | ▲1 |
| 4 | François Cevert | 6 | ▼1 |
| 4 | Peter Revson | 6 | |
| 6 | Arturo Merzario | 6 | |
| 7 | Jacky Ickx | 5 | ▼2 |
| 8 | Clay Regazzoni | 1 | ▼1 |
| 8 | George Follmer | 1 | |
| 8 | Wilson Fittipaldi | 1 | ▼1 |