South African Grand Prix
South African Grand Prix 1973
Podium
REVMcLaren
2
STETyrrell
1
FITLotus
3
Key facts
WinnerSTE1:43:11.070 from P16
PoleHUL1:16.280
Fastest lapFIT1:17.100 on lap 76
Finishers11 / 25classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STEJackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 16 | ▲15 | 79 | 1:43:11.070 | 9 | – |
| 2 | REVPeter Revson | McLaren | 6 | ▲4 | 79 | +24.550s | 6 | – |
| 3 | FITEmerson Fittipaldi | Lotus | 2 | ▼1 | 79 | +25.060s | 4 | 1:17.100 |
| 4 | MERArturo Merzario | Ferrari | 15 | ▲11 | 78 | +1 lap | 3 | – |
| 5 | HULDenny Hulme | McLaren | 1 | ▼4 | 77 | +2 laps | 2 | – |
| 6 | FOLGeorge Follmer | Shadow | 21 | ▲15 | 77 | +2 laps | 1 | – |
| 7 | REUCarlos Reutemann | Brabham | 8 | ▲1 | 77 | +2 laps | – | |
| 8 | DEAAndrea De Adamich | Surtees | 20 | ▲12 | 77 | +2 laps | – | |
| 9 | SCHJody Scheckter | McLaren | 3 | ▼6 | 75 | +4 laps | – | |
| 10 | GANHowden Ganley | Iso-Marlboro | 19 | ▲9 | 73 | +6 laps | – | |
| 11 | PETRonnie Peterson | Lotus | 4 | ▼7 | 73 | +6 laps | – | |
| DNF | PACCarlos Pace | Surtees | 9 | 69 | Accident | – | ||
| NC | KEIEddie Keizan | Tyrrell | 22 | 67 | Not classified | – | ||
| NC | JARJean-Pierre Jarier | March | 18 | 66 | Not classified | – | ||
| NC | CEVFrançois Cevert | Tyrrell | 25 | 66 | Not classified | – | ||
| NC | BEUMike Beuttler | March | 23 | 65 | Not classified | – | ||
| DNF | WFIWilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | 17 | 52 | Gearbox | – | ||
| DNF | PREJackie Pretorius | Iso-Marlboro | 24 | 35 | Overheating | – | ||
| DNF | LAUNiki Lauda | BRM | 10 | 26 | Engine | – | ||
| DNF | OLIJackie Oliver | Shadow | 14 | 14 | Engine | – | ||
| DNF | BELJean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 7 | 4 | Clutch | – | ||
| DNF | CHADave Charlton | Lotus | 13 | 3 | Accident | – | ||
| DNF | ICKJacky Ickx | Ferrari | 11 | 2 | Accident | – | ||
| DNF | REGClay Regazzoni | BRM | 5 | 2 | Accident | – | ||
| DNF | HAIMike Hailwood | Surtees | 12 | 2 | Accident | – |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HULDenny Hulme | McLaren | 1:16.280 | |
| 2 | FITEmerson Fittipaldi | Lotus | 1:16.410 | +0.130s |
| 3 | SCHJody Scheckter | McLaren | 1:16.430 | +0.150s |
| 4 | PETRonnie Peterson | Lotus | 1:16.440 | +0.160s |
| 5 | REGClay Regazzoni | BRM | 1:16.470 | +0.190s |
| 6 | REVPeter Revson | McLaren | 1:16.720 | +0.440s |
| 7 | BELJean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 1:16.840 | +0.560s |
| 8 | REUCarlos Reutemann | Brabham | 1:16.940 | +0.660s |
| 9 | PACCarlos Pace | Surtees | 1:17.060 | +0.780s |
| 10 | LAUNiki Lauda | BRM | 1:17.140 | +0.860s |
| 11 | ICKJacky Ickx | Ferrari | 1:17.160 | +0.880s |
| 12 | HAIMike Hailwood | Surtees | 1:17.170 | +0.890s |
| 13 | CHADave Charlton | Lotus | 1:17.180 | +0.900s |
| 14 | OLIJackie Oliver | Shadow | 1:17.640 | +1.360s |
| 15 | MERArturo Merzario | Ferrari | 1:17.640 | +1.360s |
| 16 | STEJackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 1:17.650 | +1.370s |
| 17 | WFIWilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | 1:17.950 | +1.670s |
| 18 | JARJean-Pierre Jarier | March | 1:17.980 | +1.700s |
| 19 | GANHowden Ganley | Iso-Marlboro | 1:18.070 | +1.790s |
| 20 | DEAAndrea De Adamich | Surtees | 1:18.660 | +2.380s |
| 21 | FOLGeorge Follmer | Shadow | 1:18.820 | +2.540s |
| 22 | KEIEddie Keizan | Tyrrell | 1:18.920 | +2.640s |
| 23 | BEUMike Beuttler | March | 1:20.370 | +4.090s |
| 24 | PREJackie Pretorius | Iso-Marlboro | 1:20.540 | +4.260s |
| 25 | CEVFrançois Cevert | Tyrrell | – |
Kyalami Racing Circuit
Previous winners here
| 1972 | Denny Hulme | McLaren |
| 1971 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari |
| 1970 | Jack Brabham | Brabham |
| 1969 | Jackie Stewart | Matra |
| 1968 | Jim Clark | Lotus |
| 1967 | Pedro Rodríguez | Cooper |
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