South African Grand Prix
1974 · Round 3 · Midrand, South Africa · Mar 30, 1974Race summary
Victory went to Reutemann (from 4th on the grid), with a 33.9s margin. Depailler made the biggest gain, from 15th on the grid to 4th (up 11 places). Lauda had a difficult race, dropping from 1st to 16th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 4 | 78 | 1:42:40.960 | 9 |
| 2 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 11 | 78 | +33.940 | 6 |
| 3 | Mike Hailwood | McLaren | 12 | 78 | +42.160 | 4 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 15 | 78 | +44.190 | 3 |
| 5 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 7 | 78 | +46.230 | 2 |
| 6 | Arturo Merzario | Iso Marlboro | 3 | 78 | +56.040 | 1 |
| 7 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren | 5 | 78 | +1:08.390 | 0 |
| 8 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 8 | 78 | +1:10.540 | 0 |
| 9 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 9 | 77 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 19 | 77 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Carlos Pace | Surtees | 2 | 77 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Graham Hill | Lola | 18 | 77 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Ian Scheckter | Team Lotus | 22 | 76 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Eddie Keizan | Tyrrell | 24 | 76 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | François Migault | BRM | 25 | 75 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 1 | 74 | Ignition | 0 |
| 17 | Richard Robarts | Brabham | 23 | 74 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 18 | Henri Pescarolo | BRM | 21 | 72 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 19 | Dave Charlton | McLaren | 20 | 71 | +7 Laps | 0 |
| – | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 6 | 65 | Oil pressure | 0 |
| – | John Watson | Brabham | 13 | 54 | Fuel system | 0 |
| – | Jacky Ickx | Team Lotus | 10 | 31 | Brakes | 0 |
| – | James Hunt | Hesketh | 14 | 13 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Jochen Mass | Surtees | 17 | 11 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Paddy Driver | Team Lotus | 26 | 6 | Clutch | 0 |
| – | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 16 | 2 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Tom Belsø | Iso Marlboro | 27 | 0 | Clutch | 0 |