1973 South African Grand Prix

Race 3 of 15

Kyalami
79 laps
Time of race: 1:43:11.07
Average speed of winner: 188.528 kph
Margin of victory: 24.55 sec.
Lead changes: 2 among 3 drivers
Fastest lap: Emerson Fittipaldi 1:17.100
Lap leaders: Hulme 1-4, Scheckter 5-6, Stewart 7-79

Race notes: Only pole for Denny Hulme. Debut for George Follmer and Eddie Keizan. Finale for Jackie Pretorius.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	16	Jackie Stewart	3	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 006	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Tyrrell	1:17.65	79	1	73	1:43:11.07	9
2	6	Peter Revson	6	Yardley Team McLaren	McLaren M19C	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	McLaren	1:16.72	79	0	0	+24.55	6
3	2	Emerson Fittipaldi	1	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 72D	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Lotus	1:16.41	79	0	0	+25.06	4
4	15	Arturo Merzario	9	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312B2	Ferrari 001/11	Goodyear	Ferrari	1:17.64	78	0	0	+1 lap	3
5	1	Denny Hulme	5	Yardley Team McLaren	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	McLaren	1:16.28	77	1	4	+2 laps	2
6	21	George Follmer	23	UOP Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN1	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Shadow	1:18.82	77	0	0	+2 laps	1
7	8	Carlos Reutemann	18	Motor Racing Developments	Brabham BT37	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Brabham	1:16.94	77	0	0	+2 laps	0
8	20	Andrea de Adamich	12	Ceramica Pagnossin Team Surtees	Surtees TS9B	Ford Cosworth DFV	Firestone	Surtees	1:18.66	77	0	0	+2 laps	0
9	3	Jody Scheckter	7	Yardley Team McLaren	McLaren M19C	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	McLaren	1:16.43	75	1	2	engine (classified)	0
10	19	Howden Ganley	21	Frank Williams Racing Cars	Iso Marlboro FX3B	Ford Cosworth DFV	Firestone	Williams	1:18.07	73	0	0	+6 laps	0
11	4	Ronnie Peterson	2	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 72D	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Lotus	1:16.44	73	0	0	+6 laps	0
12	9	Carlos Pace	11	Brooke Bond Oxo Team Surtees	Surtees TS14A	Ford Cosworth DFV	Firestone	Surtees	1:17.06	69	0	0	accident	0
13	22	Eddie Keizan	26	Blignaut-Lucky Strike Racing	Tyrrell 004	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Blignaut	1:18.92	67	0	0	+12 laps (not classified)	0
14	18	Jean-Pierre Jarier	14	STP March Racing Team	March 721G	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	March	1:17.98	66	0	0	+13 laps (not classified)	0
15	25	François Cevert	4	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 005	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Tyrrell	no time	66	0	0	+13 laps (not classified)	0
16	23	Mike Beuttler	24	Clarke-Mordaunt-Guthrie-Durlacher	March 721G	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	CMG	1:20.37	65	0	0	+14 laps (not classified)	0
17	17	Wilson Fittipaldi	19	Motor Racing Developments	Brabham BT37	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Brabham	1:17.95	52	0	0	gearbox	0
18	24	Jackie Pretorius	20	Frank Williams Racing Cars	Iso Marlboro FX3B	Ford Cosworth DFV	Firestone	Williams	1:20.54	35	0	0	overheating	0
19	10	Niki Lauda	17	Marlboro-BRM	BRM P160D	BRM P142	Firestone	BRM	1:17.14	26	0	0	engine	0
20	14	Jackie Oliver	22	UOP Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN1	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Shadow	1:17.64	14	0	0	engine	0
21	7	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	16	Marlboro-BRM	BRM P160D	BRM P142	Firestone	BRM	1:16.84	4	0	0	clutch	0
22	13	Dave Charlton	25	Scuderia Scribante-Lucky Strike	Lotus 72D	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Scribante	1:17.18	3	0	0	accident	0
23	5	Clay Regazzoni	15	Marlboro-BRM	BRM P160D	BRM P142	Firestone	BRM	1:16.47	2	0	0	accident	0
24	11	Jacky Ickx	8	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312B2	Ferrari 001/11	Goodyear	Ferrari	1:17.16	2	0	0	accident	0
25	12	Mike Hailwood	10	Brooke Bond Oxo Team Surtees	Surtees TS14A	Ford Cosworth DFV	Firestone	Surtees	1:17.17	2	0	0	accident	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Emerson Fittipaldi	22	3	0	2	3
2	Jackie Stewart	19	3	0	1	3
3	Denny Hulme	8	3	1	0	1
4	François Cevert	6	3	0	0	1
5	Peter Revson	6	3	0	0	1
6	Arturo Merzario	6	3	0	0	0
7	Jacky Ickx	5	3	0	0	0
8	Wilson Fittipaldi	1	3	0	0	0
9	Clay Regazzoni	1	3	1	0	0
10	George Follmer	1	1	0	0	0
11	Howden Ganley	0	3	0	0	0
12	Carlos Reutemann	0	3	0	0	0
13	Niki Lauda	0	3	0	0	0
14	Andrea de Adamich	0	1	0	0	0
15	Nanni Galli	0	2	0	0	0
16	Jody Scheckter	0	1	0	0	0
17	Mike Beuttler	0	3	0	0	0
18	Jean-Pierre Jarier	0	3	0	0	0
19	Ronnie Peterson	0	3	1	0	0
20	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	0	3	0	0	0
21	Carlos Pace	0	3	0	0	0
22	Luiz Bueno	0	1	0	0	0
23	Eddie Keizan	0	1	0	0	0
24	Mike Hailwood	0	3	0	0	0
25	Jackie Pretorius	0	1	0	0	0