South African Grand Prix 1971
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | 79 | 1:47:35.500 | 9 | 4 | FL |
| 2 | 9 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 79 | 1:47:56.400 | 6 | 1 | Pole |
| 3 | 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 79 | 1:48:06.900 | 4 | 3 | |
| 4 | 3 | Reine Wisell | Lotus | 79 | 1:48:44.900 | 3 | 14 | |
| 5 | 19 | Chris Amon | Matra | 78 | +1 lap | 2 | 2 | |
| 6 | 11 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 78 | +1 lap | 1 | 7 | |
| 7 | 28 | Brian Redman | Surtees | 78 | +1 lap | — | 17 | |
| 8 | 4 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 78 | +1 lap | — | 8 | |
| 9 | 14 | Graham Hill | Brabham | 77 | +2 laps | — | 19 | |
| 10 | 7 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 77 | +2 laps | — | 13 | |
| 11 | 22 | Henri Pescarolo | March | 77 | +2 laps | — | 18 | |
| 12 | 21 | Rolf Stommelen | Surtees | 77 | +2 laps | — | 15 | |
| 13 | 8 | Andrea de Adamich | March | 75 | +4 laps | — | 22 | |
| DNF | 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus | 58 | Engine | — | 5 | |
| DNF | 20 | John Surtees | Surtees | 56 | Gearbox | — | 6 | |
| DNF | 10 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 45 | Accident | — | 9 | |
| DNF | 27 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 42 | Physical | — | 24 | |
| DNF | 16 | Pedro Rodríguez | BRM | 33 | Overheating | — | 10 | |
| DNF | 17 | Jo Siffert | BRM | 31 | Overheating | — | 16 | |
| DNF | 15 | Dave Charlton | Brabham | 31 | Engine | — | 12 | |
| DNF | 24 | John Love | March | 30 | Differential | — | 21 | |
| DNF | 25 | Jackie Pretorius | Brabham | 22 | Engine | — | 20 | |
| DNF | 12 | Peter Gethin | McLaren | 7 | Fuel leak | — | 11 | |
| DNF | 23 | Jo Bonnier | McLaren | 5 | Suspension | — | 23 | |
| DNF | 26 | Alex Soler-Roig | March | 5 | Engine | — | 25 |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:17.800 |
| 2 | Chris Amon | Matra | — | — | — | 1:18.400 |
| 3 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:18.700 |
| 4 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:19.000 |
| 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:19.100 |
| 6 | John Surtees | Surtees | — | — | — | 1:19.100 |
| 7 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:19.100 |
| 8 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:19.200 |
| 9 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:19.200 |
| 10 | Pedro Rodríguez | BRM | — | — | — | 1:19.300 |
| 11 | Peter Gethin | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:19.600 |
| 12 | Dave Charlton | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:19.800 |
| 13 | Ronnie Peterson | March | — | — | — | 1:19.900 |
| 14 | Reine Wisell | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:19.900 |
| 15 | Rolf Stommelen | Surtees | — | — | — | 1:20.100 |
| 16 | Jo Siffert | BRM | — | — | — | 1:20.200 |
| 17 | Brian Redman | Surtees | — | — | — | 1:20.200 |
| 18 | Henri Pescarolo | March | — | — | — | 1:20.200 |
| 19 | Graham Hill | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:20.500 |
| 20 | Jackie Pretorius | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:21.700 |
| 21 | John Love | March | — | — | — | 1:21.900 |
| 22 | Andrea de Adamich | March | — | — | — | 1:22.200 |
| 23 | Jo Bonnier | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:22.300 |
| 24 | Howden Ganley | BRM | — | — | — | 1:23.700 |
| 25 | Alex Soler-Roig | March | — | — | — | 1:25.800 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 1 | — |
| 2 | Chris Amon | Matra | 2 | — |
| 3 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 3 | — |
| 4 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | 4 | — |
| 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus | 5 | — |
| 6 | John Surtees | Surtees | 6 | — |
| 7 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 7 | — |
| 8 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 8 | — |
| 9 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 9 | — |
| 10 | Pedro Rodríguez | BRM | 10 | — |
| 11 | Peter Gethin | McLaren | 11 | — |
| 12 | Dave Charlton | Brabham | 12 | — |
| 13 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 13 | — |
| 14 | Reine Wisell | Lotus | 14 | — |
| 15 | Rolf Stommelen | Surtees | 15 | — |
| 16 | Jo Siffert | BRM | 16 | — |
| 17 | Brian Redman | Surtees | 17 | — |
| 18 | Henri Pescarolo | March | 18 | — |
| 19 | Graham Hill | Brabham | 19 | — |
| 20 | Jackie Pretorius | Brabham | 20 | — |
| 21 | John Love | March | 21 | — |
| 22 | Andrea de Adamich | March | 22 | — |
| 23 | Jo Bonnier | McLaren | 23 | — |
| 24 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 24 | — |
| 25 | Alex Soler-Roig | March | 25 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | 73 | 1:20.300 | — |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | 9 |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart | 6 |
| 3 | Clay Regazzoni | 4 |
| 4 | Reine Wisell | 3 |
| 5 | Chris Amon | 2 |
| 6 | Denny Hulme | 1 |