South African Grand Prix 1975

Kyalami
Midrand
1 March 1975
78 laps
320.1 km
4.094 km a lap

Pole positionCarlos PaceBrabham · 1:16.410
Fastest lapCarlos Pace1:17.200 · lap 11
Winner started fromP3on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Jody Scheckter	3	Tyrrell · Ford	3	78	1:43:16.900	9
2	Carlos Reutemann	7	Brabham · Ford	2	78	+3.740	6
3	Patrick Depailler	4	Tyrrell · Ford	5	78	+16.920	4
4	Carlos Pacefastest lap	8	Brabham · Ford	1	78	+17.310	3
5	Niki Lauda	12	Ferrari	4	78	+28.640	2
6	Jochen Mass	2	McLaren · Ford	16	78	+1:03.340	1
7	Rolf Stommelen	23	Lola · Ford	14	78	+1:12.910
8	Mark Donohue	28	Penske · Ford	18	77	+1 lap
9	Tom Pryce	16	Shadow · Ford	19	77	+1 lap
10	Ronnie Peterson	5	Lotus · Ford	8	77	+1 lap
11	Guy Tunmer	34	Lotus · Ford	25	76	+2 laps
12	Jacky Ickx	6	Lotus · Ford	21	76	+2 laps
13	Eddie Keizan	33	Lotus · Ford	22	76	+2 laps
14	Dave Charlton	31	McLaren · Ford	20	76	+2 laps
15	Bob Evans	14	BRM	24	76	+2 laps
16	Clay Regazzoni	11	Ferrari	9	71	Throttle
17	Mario Andretti	27	Parnelli · Ford	6	70	Transmission
NC	Jacques Laffite	21	Frank Williams Racing Cars · Ford	23	69	+9 laps
NC	Emerson Fittipaldi	1	McLaren · Ford	11	65	+13 laps
DNF	Ian Scheckter	32	Tyrrell · Ford	17	55	Accident
DNF	James Hunt	24	Hesketh · Ford	12	53	Fuel system
DNF	Jean-Pierre Jarier	17	Shadow · Ford	13	37	Overheating
DNF	Lella Lombardi	10	March · Ford	26	23	Fuel system
DNF	Arturo Merzario	20	Frank Williams Racing Cars · Ford	15	22	Engine
DNF	John Watson	18	Surtees · Ford	10	19	Clutch
DNF	Vittorio Brambilla	9	March · Ford	7	16	Radiator
DNQ	Wilson Fittipaldi	30	Fittipaldi · Ford	–
DNQ	Graham Hill	22	Lola · Ford	–

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	Carlos Pace	Brabham	1:16.410
2	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham	1:16.480	+0.070
3	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	1:16.640	+0.230
4	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	1:16.830	+0.420
5	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	1:16.830	+0.420
6	Mario Andretti	Parnelli	1:16.890	+0.480
7	Vittorio Brambilla	March	1:17.050	+0.640
8	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus	1:17.140	+0.730
9	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:17.160	+0.750
10	John Watson	Surtees	1:17.170	+0.760
11	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren	1:17.220	+0.810
12	James Hunt	Hesketh	1:17.300	+0.890
13	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow	1:17.320	+0.910
14	Rolf Stommelen	Lola	1:17.470	+1.060
15	Arturo Merzario	Frank Williams Racing Cars	1:17.530	+1.120
16	Jochen Mass	McLaren	1:17.790	+1.380
17	Ian Scheckter	Tyrrell	1:18.010	+1.600
18	Mark Donohue	Penske	1:18.280	+1.870
19	Tom Pryce	Shadow	1:18.360	+1.950
20	Dave Charlton	McLaren	1:18.510	+2.100
21	Jacky Ickx	Lotus	1:18.680	+2.270
22	Eddie Keizan	Lotus	1:19.010	+2.600
23	Jacques Laffite	Frank Williams Racing Cars	1:19.150	+2.740
24	Bob Evans	BRM	1:19.170	+2.760
25	Guy Tunmer	Lotus	1:19.520	+3.110
26	Lella Lombardi	March	1:19.680	+3.270
27	Wilson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	1:19.730	+3.320
28	Graham Hill	Lola	1:21.450	+5.040

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Carlos Pace	11	1:17.200

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 3. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 3
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Emerson Fittipaldi	15
2	Carlos Pace	12
3	Carlos Reutemann	10	▲2
4	Jody Scheckter	9
5	James Hunt	7	▼2
6	Patrick Depailler	6	▲2
7	Clay Regazzoni	6	▼3
8	Jochen Mass	5	▼3
9	Niki Lauda	5	▼2

Constructors' championship after round 3
Pos	Team	Points	Change
1	Brabham	19	▲1
2	McLaren	16	▼1
3	Tyrrell	11	▲2
4	Ferrari	8
5	Hesketh	7	▼2