| «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 | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 78 | 1:42:40.960 | 187.049 km/h | 9 |
| 2 | 11 | 14 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 78 | +33.940 | +33.940 | 6 |
| 3 | 12 | 33 | Mike Hailwood | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 78 | +42.160 | +08.220 | 4 |
| 4 | 15 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 78 | +44.190 | +02.030 | 3 |
| 5 | 7 | 9 | Hans Joachim Stuck | March • Ford Cosworth | 78 | +46.230 | +02.040 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | 20 | Arturo Merzario | Iso-Marlboro • Ford Cosworth | 78 | +56.040 | +09.810 | 1 |
| 7 | 5 | 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 78 | +01:08.390 | +12.350 | |
| 8 | 8 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 78 | +01:10.540 | +02.150 | |
| 9 | 9 | 6 | Denny Hulme | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 77 | +1 lap | ||
| 10 | 19 | 10 | Vittorio Brambilla | March • Ford Cosworth | 77 | +1 lap | ||
| 11 | 2 | 18 | Carlos Pace | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 77 | +1 lap | ||
| 12 | 18 | 26 | Graham Hill | Lola • Ford Cosworth | 77 | +1 lap | ||
| 13 | 22 | 29 | Ian Scheckter | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 76 | +2 laps | ||
| 14 | 24 | 32 | Eddie Keizan | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 76 | +2 laps | ||
| 15 | 25 | 37 | François Migault | BRM | 75 | +3 laps | ||
| 16 | 1 | 12 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 74 | ignition | ||
| 17 | 23 | 8 | Richard Robarts | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 74 | +4 laps | ||
| 18 | 21 | 15 | Henri Pescarolo | BRM | 72 | +6 laps | ||
| 19 | 20 | 23 | Dave Charlton | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 71 | +7 laps | ||
| 6 | 11 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 65 | oil pressure | |||
| 13 | 28 | John Watson | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 54 | fuel line | |||
| 10 | 2 | Jacky Ickx | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 31 | brakes | |||
| 14 | 24 | James Hunt | Hesketh • Ford Cosworth | 13 | transmission | |||
| 17 | 19 | Jochen Mass | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 11 | suspension | |||
| 26 | 30 | Paddy Driver | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 6 | clutch | |||
| 16 | 1 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 2 | steering | |||
| 27 | 21 | Tom Belsø | Iso-Marlboro • Ford Cosworth | 0 | clutch | |||
| WDR | 16 | Peter Revson | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | fatal accident in testing | ||||
| WDR | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | not present | ||||
| WDR | 22 | Rikky von Opel | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | car unavailable | ||||
| WDR | 25 | John McNicol | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | car unavailable |
Fastest lap - 01:18.160 - 189.028 km/h - Carlos Reutemann (lap 58)