The 1974 South African Grand Prix was Round 3 of the 1974 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Kyalami in South Africa on Sunday, 30 March 1974. Niki Lauda started on pole position for Ferrari and Carlos Reutemann was the race winner in the Brabham Ford. Reutemann’s maiden win was the first F1 victory achieved by an Argentine driver since Juan Manuel Fangio won the 1957 German Grand Prix.
1974 South African Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 78 | 1:42:40.960 | 1:42:40.960 | - | - | 1:18.160 | 58 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 14 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | France | BRM | Firestone | 78 | +33.940 | 1:43:14.900 | +33.940 | +33.940 | 1:18.570 | 11 | 6 | |
| 3 | 33 | Mike Hailwood | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 78 | +42.160 | 1:43:23.120 | +42.160 | +8.220 | 1:18.750 | 12 | 4 | |
| 4 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 78 | +44.190 | 1:43:25.150 | +44.190 | +2.030 | 1:18.770 | 15 | 3 | |
| 5 | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Germany | March Ford | Goodyear | 78 | +46.230 | 1:43:27.190 | +46.230 | +2.040 | 1:18.370 | 7 | 2 | |
| 6 | 20 | Arturo Merzario | Italy | Iso Marlboro Ford | Firestone | 78 | +56.040 | 1:43:37.000 | +56.040 | +9.810 | 1:18.930 | 3 | 1 | |
| 7 | 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 78 | +68.390 | 1:43:49.350 | +1:08.390 | +12.350 | 1:18.220 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | South Africa | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 78 | +70.540 | 1:43:51.500 | +1:10.540 | +2.150 | 1:18.800 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Denny Hulme | New Zealand | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 77 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:19.000 | 9 | |||
| 10 | 10 | Vittorio Brambilla | Italy | March Ford | Goodyear | 77 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:19.020 | 19 | ||||
| 11 | 18 | Carlos Pace | Brazil | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 77 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:19.320 | 2 | ||||
| 12 | 26 | Graham Hill | Great Britain | Lola Ford | Firestone | 77 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:19.820 | 18 | ||||
| 13 | 29 | Ian Scheckter | South Africa | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 76 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:20.080 | 22 | |||
| 14 | 32 | Eddie Keizan | South Africa | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 76 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:20.370 | 24 | ||||
| 15 | 37 | François Migault | France | BRM | Firestone | 75 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:20.940 | 25 | |||
| 16 | 12 | Niki Lauda | Austria | Ferrari | Goodyear | 74 | Ignition | 4 laps | 1 lap | 1:18.190 | 1 | |||
| 17 | 8 | Richard Robarts | Great Britain | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 74 | +4 laps | 4 laps | 1:21.900 | 23 | ||||
| 18 | 15 | Henri Pescarolo | France | BRM | Firestone | 72 | +6 laps | 6 laps | 2 laps | 1:20.950 | 21 | |||
| 19 | 23 | Dave Charlton | South Africa | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 71 | +7 laps | 7 laps | 1 lap | 1:18.990 | 20 | |||
| 20 | 11 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Ferrari | Goodyear | 65 | Oil Pressure | 13 laps | 6 laps | 1:18.170 | 6 | |||
| 21 | 28 | John Watson | Great Britain | Brabham Ford | Firestone | 54 | Fuel System | 24 laps | 11 laps | 1:19.980 | 13 | |||
| 22 | 2 | Jacky Ickx | Belgium | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 31 | Brakes | 47 laps | 23 laps | 1:19.580 | 10 | |||
| 23 | 24 | James Hunt | Great Britain | Hesketh Ford | Firestone | 13 | Transmission | 65 laps | 18 laps | 1:19.120 | 14 | |||
| 24 | 19 | Jochen Mass | Germany | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 11 | Suspension | 67 laps | 2 laps | 1:19.990 | 17 | |||
| 25 | 30 | Paddy Driver | South Africa | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 6 | Clutch | 72 laps | 5 laps | 1:23.940 | 26 | |||
| 26 | 1 | Ronnie Peterson | Sweden | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 2 | Collision | 76 laps | 4 laps | 1:25.660 | 16 | |||
| 27 | 21 | Tom Belsø | Denmark | Iso Marlboro Ford | Firestone | Clutch | 78 laps | 2 laps | 27 |