1975 Season - Round 3 - 1975-03-01
Jody Scheckter won the 1975 South African Grand Prix for Tyrrell, with Carlos Reutemann (Brabham) second and Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell) third. The win came from P3 on the grid.
Guy Tunmer (Team Lotus) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P25 on the grid to P11 at the flag β a 14-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 11 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1975 South African Grand Prix, completing round 3 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 3 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 2 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 5 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Carlos Pace |
| Brabham |
| 1 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 4 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 16 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Rolf Stommelen | Embassy Hill | 14 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | Mark Donohue | Penske | 18 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford | 19 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 8 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Guy Tunmer | Team Lotus | 25 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Jacky Ickx | Team Lotus | 21 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Eddie Keizan | Team Lotus | 22 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Dave Charlton | McLaren | 20 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Bob Evans | BRM | 24 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 9 | Throttle | 0 |
| 17 | Mario Andretti | Parnelli | 6 | Transmission | 0 |
| 18 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 23 | Not classified | 0 |
| 19 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren | 11 | Not classified | 0 |
| 20 | Ian Scheckter | Tyrrell | 17 | Accident | 0 |
| 21 | James Hunt | Hesketh | 12 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 22 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford | 13 | Overheating | 0 |
| 23 | Lella Lombardi | March | 26 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 24 | Arturo Merzario | Williams | 15 | Engine | 0 |
| 25 | John Watson | Surtees | 10 | Clutch | 0 |
| 26 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 7 | Radiator | 0 |