Round 3 · 1973
South African Grand Prix
WinnerSTJTyrrell · from P16
PoleHUM
Fastest lap1:17.100Fittipaldi · L76
Biggest gain+15Stewart P16→P1
Retirements14of 25 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart STJ | Tyrrell | 16 | +15 | 79 | 1:43:11.070 | — | 9 |
| 2 | Peter Revson REV | McLaren | 6 | +4 | 79 | +24.550 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Team Lotus | 2 | -1 | 79 | +25.060 FL | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Arturo Merzario MEZ | Ferrari | 15 | +11 | 78 | +1 lap | — | 3 |
| 5 | Denny Hulme HUM | McLaren | 1 | -4 | 77 | +2 laps | — | 2 |
| 6 | George Follmer FOL | Shadow | 21 | +15 | 77 | +2 laps | — | 1 |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Brabham | 8 | +1 | 77 | +2 laps | — | |
| 8 | Surtees | 20 | +12 | 77 | +2 laps | — | ||
| 9 | Jody Scheckter SCK | McLaren | 3 | -6 | 75 | +4 laps | — | |
| 10 | Howden Ganley GAN | Iso Marlboro | 19 | +9 | 73 | +6 laps | — | |
| 11 | Ronnie Peterson PEO | Team Lotus | 4 | -7 | 73 | +6 laps | — | |
| — | Jackie Oliver OLI | Shadow | 14 | 14 | DNF · L14 | — | ||
| — | Mike Hailwood HAI | Surtees | 12 | 2 | DNF · L2 | — | ||
| — | Dave Charlton CHL | Team Lotus | 13 | 3 | DNF · L3 | — | ||
| — | Jackie Pretorius PRT | Iso Marlboro | 24 | 35 | DNF · L35 | — | ||
| — | Jacky Ickx ICK | Ferrari | 11 | 2 | DNF · L2 | — | ||
| — | BRM | 7 | 4 | DNF · L4 | — | |||
| — | Tyrrell | 25 | 66 | NC · L66 | — | |||
| — | Clay Regazzoni REA | BRM | 5 | 2 | DNF · L2 | — | ||
| — | Mike Beuttler BEU | March | 23 | 65 | NC · L65 | — | ||
| — | March | 18 | 66 | NC · L66 | — | |||
| — | Niki Lauda LAU | BRM | 10 | 26 | DNF · L26 | — | ||
| — | Jose Carlos Pace CRL | Surtees | 9 | 69 | DNF · L69 | — | ||
| — | Brabham | 17 | 52 | DNF · L52 | — | |||
| — | Eddie Keizan KEI | Tyrrell | 22 | 67 | NC · L67 | — |
Session schedule
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Championship after round 3
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | ||
| 2 | Jackie Stewart STJ | 19 | |
| 3 | Denny Hulme HUM | 8 | ▲1 |
| 4 | 6 | ▼1 | |
| 5 | Peter Revson REV | 6 | ▲13 |
| 6 | Arturo Merzario MEZ | 6 | |
| 7 | Jacky Ickx ICK | 5 | ▼2 |
| 8 | 1 | ▼1 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Kyalami
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | South African Grand Prix | Denny Hulme HUM | McLaren | 5 |
| 1971 | South African Grand Prix | Mario Andretti ANI | Ferrari | 4 |
| 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 |