| «1971-01» | South Africa Grand Prix - V Grand Prix of South Africa |
| 1971-03-06 | Kyalami - 79 laps × 4.104 km : 324.216 km |
| Pos | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Speed | Lap | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | 01:20.300 | 183.990 km/h | 73 | |
| 2 | 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:20.800 | 182.851 km/h | 11 | +00.500 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hulme | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:20.800 | 182.851 km/h | 67 | +00.500 |
| 4 | 9 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.000 | 182.400 km/h | 65 | +00.700 |
| 5 | 3 | Reine Wisell | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.100 | 182.175 km/h | 10 | +00.800 |
| 6 | 20 | John Surtees | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.100 | 182.175 km/h | 11 | +00.800 |
| 7 | 17 | Jo Siffert | BRM | 01:21.100 | 182.175 km/h | 16 | +00.800 |
| 8 | 4 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 01:21.200 | 181.951 km/h | 13 | +00.900 |
| 9 | 16 | Pedro Rodriguez | BRM | 01:21.500 | 181.281 km/h | 3 | +01.200 |
| 10 | 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 01:21.500 | 181.281 km/h | 3 | +01.200 |
| 11 | 24 | John Love | March • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.500 | 181.281 km/h | 10 | +01.200 |
| 12 | 19 | Chris Amon | Matra | 01:21.500 | 181.281 km/h | 69 | +01.200 |
| 13 | 7 | Ronnie Peterson | March • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.600 | 181.059 km/h | 4 | +01.300 |
| 14 | 10 | François Cevert | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.600 | 181.059 km/h | 39 | +01.300 |
| 15 | 14 | Graham Hill | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.600 | 181.059 km/h | 64 | +01.300 |
| 16 | 28 | Brian Redman | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 01:22.000 | 180.176 km/h | 10 | +01.700 |
| 17 | 15 | Dave Charlton | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 01:22.500 | 179.084 km/h | 3 | +02.200 |
| 18 | 21 | Rolf Stommelen | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 01:22.900 | 178.220 km/h | 6 | +02.600 |
| 19 | 27 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 01:22.900 | 178.220 km/h | 12 | +02.600 |
| 20 | 12 | Peter Gethin | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:23.000 | 178.005 km/h | 4 | +02.700 |
| 21 | 22 | Henri Pescarolo | March • Ford Cosworth | 01:23.200 | 177.577 km/h | 14 | +02.900 |
| 22 | 25 | Jackie Pretorius | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 01:23.400 | 177.151 km/h | 20 | +03.100 |
| 23 | 23 | Jo Bonnier | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:23.800 | 176.305 km/h | 3 | +03.500 |
| 24 | 8 | Andrea de Adamich | March • Alfa Romeo | 01:25.100 | 173.612 km/h | 6 | +04.800 |
| 25 | 26 | Alex Soler-Roig | March • Ford Cosworth | 01:25.200 | 173.408 km/h | 5 | +04.900 |