South African Grand Prix
1973 · Round 3 · Midrand, South Africa · Mar 3, 1973Race summary
Victory went to Stewart (from 16th on the grid), with a 24.6s margin. Stewart made the biggest gain, from 16th on the grid to 1st (up 15 places). Peterson had a difficult race, dropping from 4th to 11th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 16 | 79 | 1:43:11.070 | 9 |
| 2 | Peter Revson | McLaren | 6 | 79 | +24.550 | 6 |
| 3 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | 2 | 79 | +25.060 | 4 |
| 4 | Arturo Merzario | Ferrari | 15 | 78 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 1 | 77 | +2 Laps | 2 |
| 6 | George Follmer | Shadow | 21 | 77 | +2 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 8 | 77 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees | 20 | 77 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Jody Scheckter | McLaren | 3 | 75 | Engine | 0 |
| 10 | Howden Ganley | Iso Marlboro | 19 | 73 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 4 | 73 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| – | Carlos Pace | Surtees | 9 | 69 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Eddie Keizan | Tyrrell | 22 | 67 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | Jean-Pierre Jarier | March | 18 | 66 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 25 | 66 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | Mike Beuttler | March | 23 | 65 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | 17 | 52 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Jackie Pretorius | Iso Marlboro | 24 | 35 | Overheating | 0 |
| – | Niki Lauda | BRM | 10 | 26 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Jackie Oliver | Shadow | 14 | 14 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 7 | 4 | Clutch | 0 |
| – | Dave Charlton | Team Lotus | 13 | 3 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Clay Regazzoni | BRM | 5 | 2 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 11 | 2 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | 12 | 2 | Accident | 0 |