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1975 South Africa Grand Prix in Formula 1 at the Kyalami circuit. Full information

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1975 South Africa Grand Prix

1975 South Africa Grand Prix is 253rd Formula 1 race. Passed at the Kyalami circuit. Carlos Pace won the pole position, Jody Scheckter won this race. Carlos Reutemann and Patrick Depailler also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 78 laps (320 km).

Previous race: 1975 Brazil Grand Prix
Next race: 1975 Spain Grand Prix
Race Start: 1st March 1975

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1975 South Africa Grand Prix

19th victory for the Tyrrell team
3rd victory for the Jody Scheckter
7th podium for the Jody Scheckter
8th podium for the Carlos Reutemann
2nd podium for the Patrick Depailler

1975 South Africa Grand Prix

Tyrrell 007 #3 - 1975 South Africa Grand Prix winner

1975 South Africa Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell 007, #3	9.00	1h 43m 16.90s ( 185.964 km/h )	78	Elf Team Tyrrell
2	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham BT44B, #7	6.00	1h 43m 20.64s ( +03.74s )	78	Martini Racing
3	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell 007, #4	4.00	1h 43m 33.82s ( +16.92s )	78	Elf Team Tyrrell
4	Carlos Pace	Brabham BT44B, #8	3.00	1h 43m 34.21s ( +17.31s )	78	Martini Racing
5	Niki Lauda	Ferrari 312T, #12	2.00	1h 43m 45.54s ( +28.64s )	78	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
6	Jochen Mass	McLaren M23, #2	1.00	1h 44m 20.24s ( +1m 03.34s )	78	Marlboro Team Texaco
7	Rolf Stommelen	Lola T371, #23	0	1h 44m 29.81s ( +1m 12.91s )	78	Embassy Racing with Graham Hill
8	Mark Donohue	Penske PC1, #28	0		77	Penske Cars
9	Tom Pryce	Shadow DN5, #16	0		77	UOP Shadow Racing Team
10	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus 72E, #5	0		77	John Player Team Lotus
11	Guy Tunmer	Lotus 72E, #34	0		76	Team Gunston
12	Jacky Ickx	Lotus 72E, #6	0		76	John Player Team Lotus
13	Eddie Keizan	Lotus 72A, #33	0		76	Team Gunston
14	Dave Charlton	McLaren M23, #31	0		76	Lucky Strike Racing
15	Bob Evans	BRM P201, #14	0		76	Stanley BRM
16	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari 312T, #11	0	Throttle	71	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
17	Mario Andretti	Parnelli VPJ4, #27	0	Joint	70	Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing
nc	Jacques Laffite	Williams FW, #21	0		69	Frank Williams Racing Cars
nc	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren M23, #1	0		65	Marlboro Team Texaco
ab	Ian Scheckter	Tyrrell 007, #32	0	Accident	55	Lexington Racing
ab	James Hunt	Hesketh 308, #24	0	Fuel injection	53	Hesketh Racing
ab	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow DN5, #17	0	Overheating	37	UOP Shadow Racing Team
ab	Lella Lombardi	March 741, #10	0	Fuel pressure	23	March Engineering
ab	Arturo Merzario	Williams FW, #20	0	Throttle	22	Frank Williams Racing Cars
ab	John Watson	Surtees TS16, #18	0	Clutch	19	Team Surtees
ab	Vittorio Brambilla	March 751, #9	0	Oil line	16	Beta Team March
np	Graham Hill	Lola T370, #22	0	Accident		Embassy Racing with Graham Hill
nq	Wilson Fittipaldi	Copersucar FD02, #30	0			Copersucar-Fittipaldi

Qualifying Results for the 1975 South Africa Grand Prix on the Kyalami circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Carlos Pace	Brabham BT44B, #8	1'16''41	Martini Racing
2	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham BT44B, #7	1'16''48	Martini Racing
3	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell 007, #3	1'16''64	Elf Team Tyrrell
4	Niki Lauda	Ferrari 312T, #12	1'16''83	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
5	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell 007, #4	1'16''83	Elf Team Tyrrell
6	Mario Andretti	Parnelli VPJ4, #27	1'16''89	Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing
7	Vittorio Brambilla	March 751, #9	1'17''05	Beta Team March
8	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus 72E, #5	1'17''14	John Player Team Lotus
9	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari 312T, #11	1'17''16	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
10	John Watson	Surtees TS16, #18	1'17''17	Team Surtees
11	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren M23, #1	1'17''22	Marlboro Team Texaco
12	James Hunt	Hesketh 308, #24	1'17''30	Hesketh Racing
13	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow DN5, #17	1'17''32	UOP Shadow Racing Team
14	Rolf Stommelen	Lola T371, #23	1'17''47	Embassy Racing with Graham Hill
15	Arturo Merzario	Williams FW, #20	1'17''53	Frank Williams Racing Cars
16	Jochen Mass	McLaren M23, #2	1'17''79	Marlboro Team Texaco
17	Ian Scheckter	Tyrrell 007, #32	1'18''01	Lexington Racing
18	Mark Donohue	Penske PC1, #28	1'18''28	Penske Cars
19	Tom Pryce	Shadow DN5, #16	1'18''36	UOP Shadow Racing Team
20	Dave Charlton	McLaren M23, #31	1'18''51	Lucky Strike Racing
21	Jacky Ickx	Lotus 72E, #6	1'18''68	John Player Team Lotus
22	Eddie Keizan	Lotus 72A, #33	1'19''01	Team Gunston
23	Jacques Laffite	Williams FW, #21	1'19''15	Frank Williams Racing Cars
24	Bob Evans	BRM P201, #14	1'19''17	Stanley BRM
25	Guy Tunmer	Lotus 72E, #34	1'19''52	Team Gunston
26	Lella Lombardi	March 741, #10	1'19''68	March Engineering
27	Wilson Fittipaldi	Copersucar FD02, #30	1'19''73	Copersucar-Fittipaldi
28	Graham Hill	Lola T370, #22	1'21''45	Embassy Racing with Graham Hill