South African Grand Prix
1975 · Round 3 · Midrand, South Africa · Mar 1, 1975Race summary
Victory went to Scheckter (from 3rd on the grid), with a 3.740s margin. Tunmer made the biggest gain, from 25th on the grid to 11th (up 14 places). Andretti had a difficult race, dropping from 6th to 17th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 3 | 78 | 1:43:16.900 | 9 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 2 | 78 | +3.740 | 6 |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 5 | 78 | +16.920 | 4 |
| 4 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | 1 | 78 | +17.310 | 3 |
| 5 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 4 | 78 | +28.640 | 2 |
| 6 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 16 | 78 | +1:03.640 | 1 |
| 7 | Rolf Stommelen | Embassy Hill | 14 | 78 | +1:12.910 | 0 |
| 8 | Mark Donohue | Penske | 18 | 77 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford | 19 | 77 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 8 | 77 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Guy Tunmer | Team Lotus | 25 | 76 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Jacky Ickx | Team Lotus | 21 | 76 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Eddie Keizan | Team Lotus | 22 | 76 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Dave Charlton | McLaren | 20 | 76 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Bob Evans | BRM | 24 | 76 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 9 | 71 | Throttle | 0 |
| 17 | Mario Andretti | Parnelli | 6 | 70 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 23 | 69 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren | 11 | 65 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | Ian Scheckter | Tyrrell | 17 | 55 | Accident | 0 |
| – | James Hunt | Hesketh | 12 | 53 | Fuel system | 0 |
| – | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford | 13 | 37 | Overheating | 0 |
| – | Lella Lombardi | March | 26 | 23 | Fuel system | 0 |
| – | Arturo Merzario | Williams | 15 | 22 | Engine | 0 |
| – | John Watson | Surtees | 10 | 19 | Clutch | 0 |
| – | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 7 | 16 | Radiator | 0 |