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1975 South African Grand Prix

The South African Grand Prix 1975 was the 3rd round of the 1975 F1 season, and took place at the Kyalami in Midrand, South Africa, on March 1st.

Jody Scheckter won the race after starting in the 3rd position, followed by Carlos Reutemann, and Patrick Depailler completing the podium.

Carlos Pace started from the pole position, but only managed to finish 4th.

Final results

1
2
Jody Scheckter
Tyrrell
1:43:16.90
Finished
2
-
Carlos Reutemann
Brabham
+3.74
Finished
3
2
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
+16.92
Finished
4
3
Carlos Pace
Brabham
+17.31
Finished
5
1
Niki Lauda
Ferrari
+28.64
Finished
6
10
Jochen Mass
McLaren
+1:03.64
Finished
7
7
Rolf Stommelen
Embassy Hill
+1:12.91
Finished
8
10
Mark Donohue
Penske
+1 Lap
9
10
Tom Pryce
Shadow-Ford
+1 Lap
10
2
Ronnie Peterson
Team Lotus
+1 Lap
11
14
Guy Tunmer
Team Lotus
+2 Laps
12
9
Jacky Ickx
Team Lotus
+2 Laps
13
9
Eddie Keizan
Team Lotus
+2 Laps
14
6
Dave Charlton
McLaren
+2 Laps
15
9
Bob Evans
BRM
+2 Laps
16
7
Clay Regazzoni
Ferrari
Throttle
17
11
Mario Andretti
Parnelli
Transmission
18
5
Jacques Laffite
Williams
Not classified
19
8
Emerson Fittipaldi
McLaren
Not classified
20
3
Ian Scheckter
Tyrrell
Accident
21
9
James Hunt
Hesketh
Fuel system
22
9
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Shadow-Ford
Overheating
23
3
Lella Lombardi
March
Fuel system
24
9
Arturo Merzario
Williams
Engine
25
15
John Watson
Surtees
Clutch
26
19
Vittorio Brambilla
March
Radiator
27
27
Wilson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
Did not qualify
28
28
Graham Hill
Lola
Did not qualify
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Race evolution

We do not have lap by lap information for this race, therefore we can't analyze the evolution of the reace.

Pit Stops

Unfortunately we do not have pit stops information for this race.

Strategy

Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..

Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 11 drivers out of the original 28 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Clay Regazzoni, who had a throttle issue on lap 71, Mario Andretti, who had a transmission problem on lap 70, Jacques Laffite, and Emerson Fittipaldi, both did not classify, Ian Scheckter, who had to retire due to an accident on lap 55, James Hunt, and Lella Lombardi, both had a fuel system failure, Jean-Pierre Jarier, who suffered from an overall car overhating on lap 37, Arturo Merzario, who suffered an engine malfunction on lap 22, John Watson, who had a problem with the clutch on lap 19, and Vittorio Brambilla, who had a problem with the radiator of the car on lap 16.

Throttle

  • Clay Regazzoni
    Lap 71

Transmission

  • Mario Andretti
    Lap 70

Not classified

  • Jacques Laffite
    Lap 69
  • Emerson Fittipaldi
    Lap 65

Accident

  • Ian Scheckter
    Lap 55

Fuel system

  • James Hunt
    Lap 53
  • Lella Lombardi
    Lap 23

Overheating

  • Jean-Pierre Jarier
    Lap 37

Engine

  • Arturo Merzario
    Lap 22

Clutch

  • John Watson
    Lap 19

Radiator

  • Vittorio Brambilla
    Lap 16

Qualifying

We do not have qualifying data for this race.