1974 Season - Round 3 - 1974-03-30
Carlos Reutemann won the 1974 South African Grand Prix for Brabham, with Jean-Pierre Beltoise (BRM) second and Mike Hailwood (McLaren) third. The win came from P4 on the grid.
Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P15 on the grid to P4 at the flag — a 11-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 9 drivers failing to finish.
27 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1974 South African Grand Prix, completing round 3 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 4 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 11 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Mike Hailwood | McLaren | 12 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Patrick Depailler |
| Tyrrell |
| 15 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 7 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Arturo Merzario | Iso Marlboro | 3 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren | 5 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 8 | Finished | 0 |
| 9 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 9 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 19 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Carlos Pace | Surtees | 2 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Graham Hill | Lola | 18 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Ian Scheckter | Team Lotus | 22 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Eddie Keizan | Tyrrell | 24 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | François Migault | BRM | 25 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 1 | Ignition | 0 |
| 17 | Richard Robarts | Brabham | 23 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 18 | Henri Pescarolo | BRM | 21 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 19 | Dave Charlton | McLaren | 20 | +7 Laps | 0 |
| 20 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 6 | Oil pressure | 0 |
| 21 | John Watson | Brabham | 13 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 22 | Jacky Ickx | Team Lotus | 10 | Brakes | 0 |
| 23 | James Hunt | Hesketh | 14 | Transmission | 0 |
| 24 | Jochen Mass | Surtees | 17 | Suspension | 0 |
| 25 | Paddy Driver | Team Lotus | 26 | Clutch | 0 |
| 26 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 16 | Collision | 0 |
| 27 | Tom Belsø | Iso Marlboro | 27 | Clutch | 0 |