South African Grand Prix
Round 1 · 6 March 1971 ·Kyalami, Midrand, South Africa
Stewart
Tyrrell
2
Andretti
Ferrari
1
Regazzoni
Ferrari
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti |  American | Ferrari | 79 | 1:47:35.5 | 9 |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart |  British | Tyrrell | 79 | +20.9 | 6 |
| 3 | Clay Regazzoni |  Swiss | Ferrari | 79 | +31.4 | 4 |
| 4 | Reine Wisell |  Swedish | Lotus-Ford | 79 | +1:09.4 | 3 |
| 5 | Chris Amon |  New Zealander | Matra | 78 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Denny Hulme | New Zealander | McLaren | 78 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Brian Redman | British | Surtees | 78 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Jacky Ickx |  Belgian | Ferrari | 78 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Graham Hill | British | Brabham | 77 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Ronnie Peterson | Swedish | March-Ford | 77 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Henri Pescarolo |  French | March-Ford | 77 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Rolf Stommelen |  German | Surtees | 77 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Andrea de Adamich |  Italian | March-Alfa Romeo | 75 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| R | Emerson Fittipaldi |  Brazilian | Lotus-Ford | 58 | Engine | 0 |
| R | John Surtees | British | Surtees | 56 | Gearbox | 0 |
| R | François Cevert | French | Tyrrell | 45 | Accident | 0 |
| R | Howden Ganley | New Zealander | BRM | 42 | Physical | 0 |
| R | Pedro Rodríguez |  Mexican | BRM | 33 | Overheating | 0 |
| R | Dave Charlton |  South African | Brabham | 31 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Jo Siffert | Swiss | BRM | 31 | Overheating | 0 |
| R | John Love | Rhodesian | March-Ford | 30 | Differential | 0 |
| R | Jackie Pretorius | South African | Brabham | 22 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Peter Gethin | British | McLaren | 7 | Fuel leak | 0 |
| R | Jo Bonnier | Swedish | McLaren | 5 | Suspension | 0 |
| R | Alex Soler-Roig |  Spanish | March-Ford | 5 | Engine | 0 |
- R
- Retired