South African Grand Prix
1971 · Round 1 · Midrand, South Africa · Mar 6, 1971Race summary
Victory went to Andretti (from 4th on the grid), with a 20.9s margin. Wisell made the biggest gain, from 14th on the grid to 4th (up 10 places). Amon had a difficult race, dropping from 2nd to 5th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | 4 | 79 | 1:47:35.500 | 9 |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 1 | 79 | +20.900 | 6 |
| 3 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 3 | 79 | +31.400 | 4 |
| 4 | Reine Wisell | Lotus-Ford | 14 | 79 | +1:09.400 | 3 |
| 5 | Chris Amon | Matra | 2 | 78 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 7 | 78 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Brian Redman | Surtees | 17 | 78 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 8 | 78 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Graham Hill | Brabham | 19 | 77 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford | 13 | 77 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford | 18 | 77 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Rolf Stommelen | Surtees | 15 | 77 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Andrea de Adamich | March-Alfa Romeo | 22 | 75 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| – | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford | 5 | 58 | Engine | 0 |
| – | John Surtees | Surtees | 6 | 56 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 9 | 45 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Howden Ganley | BRM | 24 | 42 | Physical | 0 |
| – | Pedro Rodríguez | BRM | 10 | 33 | Overheating | 0 |
| – | Dave Charlton | Brabham | 16 | 31 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Jo Siffert | BRM | 12 | 31 | Overheating | 0 |
| – | John Love | March-Ford | 21 | 30 | Differential | 0 |
| – | Jackie Pretorius | Brabham | 20 | 22 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Peter Gethin | McLaren | 11 | 7 | Fuel leak | 0 |
| – | Jo Bonnier | McLaren | 23 | 5 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Alex Soler-Roig | March-Ford | 25 | 5 | Engine | 0 |