The 1973 South African Grand Prix was Round 3 of the 1973 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Kyalami in South Africa on Sunday, 3 March 1973. Denny Hulme started on pole position in the McLaren Ford and Jackie Stewart was the race winner in the Tyrrell Ford.
1973 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 | 3 | Jackie Stewart | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 79 | 1:43:11.070 | 1:43:11.070 | - | - | 1:17.250 | 16 | 9 | |
| 2 | 6 | Peter Revson | United States | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 79 | +24.550 | 1:43:35.620 | +24.550 | +24.550 | 1:17.640 | 6 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 79 | +25.060 | 1:43:36.130 | +25.060 | +0.510 | 1:17.100 | 76 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 9 | Arturo Merzario | Italy | Ferrari | Goodyear | 78 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:18.820 | 15 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Denny Hulme | New Zealand | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 77 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:17.550 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 23 | George Follmer | United States | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 77 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:19.030 | 21 | 1 | |||
| 7 | 18 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 77 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:18.500 | 8 | ||||
| 8 | 12 | Andrea de Adamich | Italy | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 77 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:19.770 | 20 | ||||
| 9 | 7 | Jody Scheckter | South Africa | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 75 | Engine | 4 laps | 2 laps | 1:17.550 | 3 | |||
| 10 | 21 | Howden Ganley | New Zealand | Iso Marlboro Ford | Firestone | 73 | +6 laps | 6 laps | 2 laps | 1:19.530 | 19 | |||
| 11 | 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Sweden | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 73 | +6 laps | 6 laps | 1:17.630 | 4 | ||||
| DNF | 11 | Carlos Pace | Brazil | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 69 | Accident | 1:18.230 | 9 | |||||
| NCL | 26 | Eddie Keizan | South Africa | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 67 | +12 laps | 1:20.400 | 22 | |||||
| NCL | 14 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | France | March Ford | Goodyear | 66 | +13 laps | 1:18.880 | 18 | |||||
| NCL | 4 | François Cévert | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 66 | +13 laps | 1:18.210 | 25 | |||||
| NCL | 24 | Mike Beuttler | Great Britain | March Ford | Goodyear | 65 | +14 laps | 1:21.210 | 23 | |||||
| DNF | 19 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 52 | Gearbox | 1:18.960 | 17 | |||||
| DNF | 20 | Jackie Pretorius | South Africa | Iso Marlboro Ford | Firestone | 35 | Overheating | 1:21.320 | 24 | |||||
| DNF | 17 | Niki Lauda | Austria | BRM | Firestone | 26 | Engine | 1:18.410 | 10 | |||||
| DNF | 22 | Jackie Oliver | Great Britain | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 14 | Engine | 1:20.150 | 14 | |||||
| DNF | 16 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | France | BRM | Firestone | 4 | Clutch | 7 | ||||||
| DNF | 25 | Dave Charlton | South Africa | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 3 | Accident | 13 | ||||||
| DNF | 15 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | BRM | Firestone | 2 | Accident | 5 | ||||||
| DNF | 8 | Jacky Ickx | Belgium | Ferrari | Goodyear | 2 | Accident | 11 | ||||||
| DNF | 10 | Mike Hailwood | Great Britain | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 2 | Accident | 12 |