The 1971 South African Grand Prix was Round 1 of the 1971 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Kyalami in South Africa on Sunday, 6 March 1971. Jackie Stewart started on pole position in the Tyrrell Ford and Mario Andretti was the race winner for Ferrari.
1971 South African Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Mario Andretti | United States | Ferrari | Firestone | 79 | 1:47:35.500 | 1:47:35.500 | - | - | 1:20.300 | 73 | 180.803 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 9 | Jackie Stewart | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 79 | +20.900 | 1:47:56.400 | +20.900 | +20.900 | 1:21.000 | 65 | 180.220 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Ferrari | Firestone | 79 | +31.400 | 1:48:06.900 | +31.400 | +10.500 | 1:21.200 | 4 | 179.928 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | Reine Wisell | Sweden | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 79 | +1:09.400 | 1:48:44.900 | +1:09.400 | +38.000 | 1:21.100 | 10 | 178.880 | 14 | 3 |
| 5 | 19 | Chris Amon | New Zealand | Matra | Goodyear | 78 | +1 lap | 1:47:43.200 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:21.500 | 69 | 178.302 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 11 | Denny Hulme | New Zealand | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 78 | +1 lap | 1:47:53.600 | 1 lap | +10.400 | 1:20.800 | 67 | 178.015 | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | 28 | Brian Redman | Great Britain | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 78 | +1 lap | 1:48:05.500 | 1 lap | +11.900 | 1:22.000 | 10 | 177.689 | 17 | |
| 8 | 4 | Jacky Ickx | Belgium | Ferrari | Firestone | 78 | +1 lap | 1:48:35.400 | 1 lap | +29.900 | 1:21.200 | 13 | 176.873 | 8 | |
| 9 | 14 | Graham Hill | Great Britain | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 77 | +2 laps | 1:47:43.700 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:21.600 | 64 | 176.002 | 19 | |
| 10 | 7 | Ronnie Peterson | Sweden | March Ford | Firestone | 77 | +2 laps | 1:48:00.600 | 2 laps | +16.900 | 1:21.600 | 4 | 175.543 | 13 | |
| 11 | 22 | Henri Pescarolo | France | March Ford | Goodyear | 77 | +2 laps | 1:48:22.400 | 2 laps | +21.800 | 1:23.200 | 14 | 174.955 | 18 | |
| 12 | 21 | Rolf Stommelen | Germany | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 77 | +2 laps | 1:48:37.800 | 2 laps | +15.400 | 1:22.900 | 6 | 174.541 | 15 | |
| 13 | 8 | Andrea de Adamich | Italy | March Alfa Romeo | Firestone | 75 | +4 laps | 1:48:08.600 | 4 laps | 2 laps | 1:25.100 | 6 | 170.773 | 22 | |
| DNF | 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 58 | Engine | 1:20:06.500 | 1:20.800 | 11 | 178.282 | 5 | |||
| DNF | 20 | John Surtees | Great Britain | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 56 | Gearbox | 1:19:28.800 | 1:21.100 | 11 | 173.495 | 6 | |||
| DNF | 10 | François Cévert | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 45 | Accident | 1:01:59.600 | 1:21.600 | 39 | 178.741 | 9 | |||
| DNF | 27 | Howden Ganley | New Zealand | BRM | Firestone | 42 | Physical | 1:27:46.600 | 1:22.900 | 12 | 117.822 | 24 | |||
| DNF | 16 | Pedro Rodríguez | Mexico | BRM | Firestone | 33 | Overheating | 45:28.600 | 1:21.500 | 3 | 178.683 | 10 | |||
| DNF | 17 | Jo Siffert | Switzerland | BRM | Firestone | 31 | Overheating | 42:45.300 | 1:21.100 | 16 | 178.539 | 12 | |||
| DNF | 15 | Dave Charlton | South Africa | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 31 | Engine | 43:21.800 | 1:22.500 | 3 | 176.034 | 16 | |||
| DNF | 24 | John Love | Zimbabwe | March Ford | Firestone | 30 | Differential | 41:54.600 | 1:21.500 | 10 | 176.263 | 21 | |||
| DNF | 25 | Jackie Pretorius | South Africa | Brabham Ford | - | 22 | Engine | 31:05.000 | 1:23.400 | 20 | 174.282 | 20 | |||
| DNF | 12 | Peter Gethin | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 7 | Fuel leak | 17:56.400 | 1:23.000 | 4 | 96.080 | 11 | |||
| DNF | 26 | Alex Soler-Roig | Spain | March Ford | Firestone | 5 | Engine | 7:26.800 | 1:25.200 | 5 | 165.335 | 25 | |||
| DNF | 23 | Jo Bonnier | Sweden | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 5 | Suspension | 14:48.200 | 1:23.800 | 3 | 83.170 | 23 |