Round 1 · 1971
South African Grand Prix
WinnerANIFerrari · from P4
PoleSTJ
Fastest lap1:20.300Andretti · L73
Biggest gain+10Wisell P14→P4
Retirements12of 25 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti ANI | Ferrari | 4 | +3 | 79 | 1:47:35.500 FL | — | 9 |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart STJ | Tyrrell | 1 | -1 | 79 | +20.900 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Clay Regazzoni REA | Ferrari | 3 | 0 | 79 | +31.400 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Reine Wisell WIS | Team Lotus | 14 | +10 | 79 | +1:09.400 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Chris Amon AMO | Matra | 2 | -3 | 78 | +1 lap | — | 2 |
| 6 | Denny Hulme HUM | McLaren | 7 | +1 | 78 | +1 lap | — | 1 |
| 7 | Brian Redman RED | Surtees | 17 | +10 | 78 | +1 lap | — | |
| 8 | Jacky Ickx ICK | Ferrari | 8 | 0 | 78 | +1 lap | — | |
| 9 | Graham Hill HIG | Brabham | 19 | +10 | 77 | +2 laps | — | |
| 10 | Ronnie Peterson PEO | March | 13 | +3 | 77 | +2 laps | — | |
| 11 | Henri Pescarolo PES | March | 18 | +7 | 77 | +2 laps | — | |
| 12 | Rolf Stommelen STM | Surtees | 15 | +3 | 77 | +2 laps | — | |
| 13 | March | 22 | +9 | 75 | +4 laps | — | ||
| — | Pedro Rodriguez ROD | BRM | 10 | 33 | DNF · L33 | — | ||
| — | Jo Bonnier BON | McLaren | 23 | 5 | DNF · L5 | — | ||
| — | John Surtees SUE | Surtees | 6 | 56 | DNF · L56 | — | ||
| — | Jo Siffert SIF | BRM | 16 | 31 | DNF · L31 | — | ||
| — | John Love LOV | March | 21 | 30 | DNF · L30 | — | ||
| — | Dave Charlton CHL | Brabham | 12 | 31 | DNF · L31 | — | ||
| — | Jackie Pretorius PRT | Brabham | 20 | 22 | DNF · L22 | — | ||
| — | Tyrrell | 9 | 45 | DNF · L45 | — | |||
| — | Peter Gethin GET | McLaren | 11 | 7 | DNF · L7 | — | ||
| — | Team Lotus | 5 | 58 | DNF · L58 | — | |||
| — | Alex Soler-Roig SOL | March | 25 | 5 | DNF · L5 | — | ||
| — | Howden Ganley GAN | BRM | 24 | 42 | DNF · L42 | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 1
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti ANI | 9 | |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart STJ | 6 | |
| 3 | Clay Regazzoni REA | 4 | |
| 4 | Reine Wisell WIS | 3 | |
| 5 | Chris Amon AMO | 2 | |
| 6 | Denny Hulme HUM | 1 | |
| 7 | Pedro Rodriguez ROD | 0 | |
| 8 | Jo Bonnier BON | 0 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Kyalami
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | South African Grand Prix | Jack Brabham BRB | Brabham | 3 |
| 1969 | South African Grand Prix | Jackie Stewart STJ | Matra | 4 |
| 1968 | South African Grand Prix | Jim Clark CLA | Team Lotus | 1 |
| 1967 | South African Grand Prix | Pedro Rodriguez ROD | Cooper | 4 |