| «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 | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 6 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | 79 | 1:47:35.500 | 180.804 km/h | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | 9 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 79 | +20.900 | +20.900 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 79 | +31.400 | +10.500 | 4 |
| 4 | 14 | 3 | Reine Wisell | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 79 | +01:09.400 | +38.000 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 19 | Chris Amon | Matra | 78 | +1 lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 7 | 11 | Denny Hulme | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 78 | +1 lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 17 | 28 | Brian Redman | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 78 | +1 lap | ||
| 8 | 8 | 4 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 78 | +1 lap | ||
| 9 | 19 | 14 | Graham Hill | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 77 | +2 laps | ||
| 10 | 13 | 7 | Ronnie Peterson | March • Ford Cosworth | 77 | +2 laps | ||
| 11 | 18 | 22 | Henri Pescarolo | March • Ford Cosworth | 77 | +2 laps | ||
| 12 | 15 | 21 | Rolf Stommelen | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 77 | +2 laps | ||
| 13 | 22 | 8 | Andrea de Adamich | March • Alfa Romeo | 75 | +4 laps | ||
| 5 | 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 58 | gearbox | |||
| 6 | 20 | John Surtees | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 56 | oil line | |||
| 9 | 10 | François Cevert | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 45 | accident | |||
| 24 | 27 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 42 | driver ill | |||
| 10 | 16 | Pedro Rodriguez | BRM | 33 | gearbox | |||
| 16 | 17 | Jo Siffert | BRM | 31 | overheating | |||
| 12 | 15 | Dave Charlton | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 31 | valve | |||
| 21 | 24 | John Love | March • Ford Cosworth | 30 | differential | |||
| 20 | 25 | Jackie Pretorius | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 22 | valve | |||
| 11 | 12 | Peter Gethin | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 7 | fuel leak | |||
| 23 | 23 | Jo Bonnier | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 5 | suspension | |||
| 25 | 26 | Alex Soler-Roig | March • Ford Cosworth | 5 | engine | |||
| WDR | 18 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | suspended |
Fastest lap - 01:20.300 - 183.990 km/h - Mario Andretti (lap 73)