1975 South African Grand Prix
- Date
- 1 Mar 1975
- Circuit
- Kyalami, Midrand, South Africa
- Round
- 3 of 14
- Winner
- Jody Scheckter (Tyrrell)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 3 | 78 | 1:43:16.90 | 9 | |
| 2 | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 2 | 78 | +3.74 | 6 | |
| 3 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 5 | 78 | +16.92 | 4 | |
| 4 | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | 1 | 78 | +17.31 | 3 | |
| 5 | 12 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 4 | 78 | +28.64 | 2 | |
| 6 | 2 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 16 | 78 | +1:03.64 | 1 | |
| 7 | 23 | Rolf Stommelen | Embassy Hill | 14 | 78 | +1:12.91 | 0 | |
| 8 | 28 | Mark Donohue | Penske | 18 | 77 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford | 19 | 77 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 5 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 8 | 77 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 34 | Guy Tunmer | Team Lotus | 25 | 76 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 6 | Jacky Ickx | Team Lotus | 21 | 76 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 33 | Eddie Keizan | Team Lotus | 22 | 76 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 31 | Dave Charlton | McLaren | 20 | 76 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 14 | Bob Evans | BRM | 24 | 76 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 16 | 11 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 9 | 71 | Throttle | 0 | |
| 17 | 27 | Mario Andretti | Parnelli | 6 | 70 | Transmission | 0 | |
| N | 21 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 23 | 69 | Not classified | 0 | |
| N | 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren | 11 | 65 | Not classified | 0 | |
| R | 32 | Ian Scheckter | Tyrrell | 17 | 55 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 24 | James Hunt | Hesketh | 12 | 53 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford | 13 | 37 | Overheating | 0 | |
| R | 10 | Lella Lombardi | March | 26 | 23 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Arturo Merzario | Williams | 15 | 22 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 18 | John Watson | Surtees | 10 | 19 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 7 | 16 | Radiator | 0 | |
| F | 30 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 22 | Graham Hill | Lola | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | James Hunt | Hesketh | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Mark Donohue | Penske | 0 | 0 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brabham | 1 | 19 |
| 2 | McLaren | 1 | 16 |
| 3 | Tyrrell | 1 | 11 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | Hesketh | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | Penske | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Parnelli | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Embassy Hill | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Team Lotus | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Shadow-Ford | 0 | 0 |