| «1973-03» | South Africa Grand Prix - VII Grand Prix of South Africa |
| 1973-03-03 | Kyalami - 79 laps × 4.104 km : 324.216 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | 3 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 79 | 1:43:11.070 | 188.526 km/h | 9 |
| 2 | 6 | 6 | Peter Revson | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 79 | +24.550 | +24.550 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 79 | +25.060 | +00.510 | 4 |
| 4 | 15 | 9 | Arturo Merzario | Ferrari | 78 | +1 lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 1 | 5 | Denny Hulme | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 77 | +2 laps | 2 | |
| 6 | 21 | 23 | George Follmer | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 77 | +2 laps | 1 | |
| 7 | 8 | 18 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 77 | +2 laps | ||
| 8 | 20 | 12 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 77 | +2 laps | ||
| 9 | 3 | 7 | Jody Scheckter | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 75 | engine | ||
| 10 | 19 | 21 | Howden Ganley | Iso-Marlboro • Ford Cosworth | 73 | +6 laps | ||
| 11 | 4 | 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 73 | +6 laps | ||
| 9 | 11 | Carlos Pace | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 69 | accident | |||
| DNC | 22 | 26 | Eddie Keizan | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 67 | |||
| DNC | 18 | 14 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | March • Ford Cosworth | 66 | |||
| DNC | 25 | 4 | François Cevert | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 66 | |||
| DNC | 23 | 24 | Mike Beuttler | March • Ford Cosworth | 65 | |||
| 17 | 19 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 52 | vibration | |||
| 24 | 20 | Jackie Pretorius | Iso-Marlboro • Ford Cosworth | 35 | cylinder head gasket | |||
| 10 | 17 | Niki Lauda | BRM | 26 | engine | |||
| 14 | 22 | Jackie Oliver | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 14 | engine | |||
| 7 | 16 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 4 | clutch | |||
| 13 | 25 | Dave Charlton | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 3 | accident | |||
| 11 | 8 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 2 | accident | |||
| 5 | 15 | Clay Regazzoni | BRM | 2 | accident | |||
| 12 | 10 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 2 | accident | |||
| WDR | 27 | John Surtees | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | not present |
Fastest lap - 01:17.100 - 191.626 km/h - Emerson Fittipaldi (lap 76)