Round 3 · 1 March 1975
1975 South African Grand Prix: results
Jody Scheckter (Tyrrell) won the 1975 South African Grand Prix, round 3 of the championship, held on 1 March 1975 at Kyalami (South Africa), starting from position 3. Carlos Reutemann (Brabham) and Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell) completed the podium. Pole position went to Carlos Pace.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:43:16.900 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 2 | +3.740 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 5 | +16.920 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | 1 | +17.310 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 4 | +28.640 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 16 | +63.640 s | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | Rolf Stommelen | Embassy Hill | 14 | +72.910 s | — | Finished |
| 8 | Mark Donohue | Penske | 18 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford | 19 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 8 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Guy Tunmer | Team Lotus | 25 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 12 | Jacky Ickx | Team Lotus | 21 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 13 | Eddie Keizan | Team Lotus | 22 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 14 | Dave Charlton | McLaren | 20 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 15 | Bob Evans | BRM | 24 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 16 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 9 | — | — | Throttle |
| 17 | Mario Andretti | Parnelli | 6 | — | — | Transmission |
| 18 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 23 | — | — | Not classified |
| 19 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren | 11 | — | — | Not classified |
| 20 | Ian Scheckter | Tyrrell | 17 | — | — | Accident |
| 21 | James Hunt | Hesketh | 12 | — | — | Fuel system |
| 22 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford | 13 | — | — | Overheating |
| 23 | Lella Lombardi | March | 26 | — | — | Fuel system |
| 24 | Arturo Merzario | Williams | 15 | — | — | Engine |
| 25 | John Watson | Surtees | 10 | — | — | Clutch |
| 26 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 7 | — | — | Radiator |