1974 season/Round 3
South African Grand Prix 1974
- Kyalami
- Midrand
- 30 March 1974
- 78 laps
- 320.1 km
- 4.094 km a lap
- P1Carlos ReutemannBrabham1:42:40.960
- P2Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM+33.940
- P3Mike HailwoodMcLaren+42.160
- Pole positionNiki LaudaFerrari · 1:16.580
- Fastest lapCarlos Reutemann1:18.160 · lap 58
- Winner started fromP4on 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 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 1:16.580 | |
| 2 | Carlos Pace | Surtees | 1:16.630 | +0.050 |
| 3 | Arturo Merzario | Iso-Marlboro | 1:16.790 | +0.210 |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 1:16.800 | +0.220 |
| 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren | 1:16.820 | +0.240 |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 1:16.850 | +0.270 |
| 7 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 1:16.980 | +0.400 |
| 8 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 1:16.990 | +0.410 |
| 9 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 1:17.110 | +0.530 |
| 10 | Jacky Ickx | Lotus | 1:17.180 | +0.600 |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 1:17.340 | +0.760 |
| 12 | Mike Hailwood | McLaren | 1:17.340 | +0.760 |
| 13 | John Watson | Brabham | 1:17.390 | +0.810 |
| 14 | James Hunt | Hesketh | 1:17.410 | +0.830 |
| 15 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1:17.750 | +1.170 |
| 16 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 1:18.000 | +1.420 |
| 17 | Jochen Mass | Surtees | 1:18.230 | +1.650 |
| 18 | Graham Hill | Lola | 1:18.250 | +1.670 |
| 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 1:18.290 | +1.710 |
| 20 | Dave Charlton | McLaren | 1:18.370 | +1.790 |
| 21 | Henri Pescarolo | BRM | 1:18.390 | +1.810 |
| 22 | Ian Scheckter | Lotus | 1:18.560 | +1.980 |
| 23 | Richard Robarts | Brabham | 1:18.600 | +2.020 |
| 24 | Eddie Keizan | Tyrrell | 1:19.000 | +2.420 |
| 25 | François Migault | BRM | 1:19.140 | +2.560 |
| 26 | Paddy Driver | Lotus | 1:19.490 | +2.910 |
| 27 | Tom Belsø | Iso-Marlboro | 1:19.800 | +3.220 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | 58 | 1:18.160 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 3. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clay Regazzoni | 10 | |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | 9 | |
| 2 | Denny Hulme | 9 | |
| 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 9 | |
| 5 | Mike Hailwood | 9 | |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 8 | ▲2 |
| 7 | Niki Lauda | 6 | ▼3 |
| 8 | Jacky Ickx | 4 | ▼2 |
| 9 | Patrick Depailler | 4 | |
| 10 | Carlos Pace | 3 | ▼3 |