| «1974-03» | South Africa Grand Prix - VIII Grand Prix of South Africa |
| 1974-03-30 | Kyalami - 78 laps × 4.104 km : 320.112 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 12 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 01:16.580 | 192.928 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 18 | Carlos Pace | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 01:16.630 | +00.050 (+0.065%) | +00.050 |
| 3 | 3 | 20 | Arturo Merzario | Iso-Marlboro • Ford Cosworth | 01:16.790 | +00.210 (+0.274%) | +00.160 |
| 4 | 4 | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 01:16.800 | +00.220 (+0.287%) | +00.010 |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:16.820 | +00.240 (+0.313%) | +00.020 |
| 6 | 6 | 11 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 01:16.850 | +00.270 (+0.353%) | +00.030 |
| 7 | 7 | 9 | Hans Joachim Stuck | March • Ford Cosworth | 01:16.980 | +00.400 (+0.522%) | +00.130 |
| 8 | 8 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:16.990 | +00.410 (+0.535%) | +00.010 |
| 9 | 9 | 6 | Denny Hulme | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:17.110 | +00.530 (+0.692%) | +00.120 |
| 10 | 10 | 2 | Jacky Ickx | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:17.180 | +00.600 (+0.783%) | +00.070 |
| 11 | 11 | 14 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 01:17.340 | +00.760 (+0.992%) | +00.160 |
| 12 | 12 | 33 | Mike Hailwood | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:17.340 | +00.760 (+0.992%) | +00.000 |
| 13 | 13 | 28 | John Watson | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 01:17.410 | +00.830 (+1.084%) | +00.070 |
| 14 | 14 | 24 | James Hunt | Hesketh • Ford Cosworth | 01:17.610 | +01.030 (+1.345%) | +00.200 |
| 15 | 15 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:17.750 | +01.170 (+1.528%) | +00.140 |
| 16 | 16 | 1 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:18.000 | +01.420 (+1.854%) | +00.250 |
| 17 | 17 | 19 | Jochen Mass | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 01:18.230 | +01.650 (+2.155%) | +00.230 |
| 18 | 18 | 26 | Graham Hill | Lola • Ford Cosworth | 01:18.250 | +01.670 (+2.181%) | +00.020 |
| 19 | 19 | 10 | Vittorio Brambilla | March • Ford Cosworth | 01:18.290 | +01.710 (+2.233%) | +00.040 |
| 20 | 20 | 23 | Dave Charlton | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:18.370 | +01.790 (+2.337%) | +00.080 |
| 21 | 21 | 15 | Henri Pescarolo | BRM | 01:18.390 | +01.810 (+2.364%) | +00.020 |
| 22 | 22 | 29 | Ian Scheckter | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:18.560 | +01.980 (+2.586%) | +00.170 |
| 23 | 23 | 8 | Richard Robarts | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 01:18.600 | +02.020 (+2.638%) | +00.040 |
| 24 | 24 | 32 | Eddie Keizan | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:19.000 | +02.420 (+3.160%) | +00.400 |
| 25 | 25 | 37 | François Migault | BRM | 01:19.140 | +02.560 (+3.343%) | +00.140 |
| 26 | 26 | 30 | Paddy Driver | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:19.490 | +02.910 (+3.800%) | +00.350 |
| 27 | 27 | 21 | Tom Belsø | Iso-Marlboro • Ford Cosworth | 01:19.800 | +03.220 (+4.205%) | +00.310 |