Round 3 of 14 · Midrand · 1 March 1975, Saturday
South African Grand Prix
Key highlights
Pace
pole position
78
laps
17
finishers out of 26
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 1:43:16.90 | 9 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | +3.74 | 6 |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | +16.92 | 4 |
| 4 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | +17.31 | 3 |
| 5 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | +28.64 | 2 |
| 6 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | +1:03.64 | 1 |
| 7 | Rolf Stommelen | Embassy Hill | +1:12.91 | |
| 8 | Mark Donohue | Penske | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | +1 Lap | |
| 11 | Guy Tunmer | Team Lotus | +2 Laps | |
| 12 | Jacky Ickx | Team Lotus | +2 Laps | |
| 13 | Eddie Keizan | Team Lotus | +2 Laps | |
| 14 | Dave Charlton | McLaren | +2 Laps | |
| 15 | Bob Evans | BRM | +2 Laps | |
| 16 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | Throttle | |
| 17 | Mario Andretti | Parnelli | Transmission | |
| NC | Jacques Laffite | Williams | Not classified | |
| NC | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren | Not classified | |
| DNF | Ian Scheckter | Tyrrell | Accident | |
| DNF | James Hunt | Hesketh | Fuel system | |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford | Overheating | |
| DNF | Lella Lombardi | March | Fuel system | |
| DNF | Arturo Merzario | Williams | Engine | |
| DNF | John Watson | Surtees | Clutch | |
| DNF | Vittorio Brambilla | March | Radiator | |
| DNQ | Wilson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Graham Hill | Lola | Did not qualify |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- NC
- Not classified
- DNQ
- Did not qualify