South African Grand Prix
Kyalami
Grand Prix starting grid
Race starts
Grid positions from race-result records; not a separately verified pre-race grid.
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell |
| 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari |
| 3 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus |
| 4 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees |
| 5 | Denny Hulme | McLaren |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari |
| 7 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari |
| 8 | François Cevert | Tyrrell |
| 9 | Ronnie Peterson | March |
| 10 | Tim Schenken | Surtees |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM |
| 12 | Peter Revson | McLaren |
| 13 | Chris Amon | Matra |
| 14 | Graham Hill | Brabham |
| 15 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham |
| 16 | Howden Ganley | BRM |
| 17 | Dave Charlton | Team Lotus |
| 18 | Peter Gethin | BRM |
| 19 | David Walker | Team Lotus |
| 20 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees |
| 21 | Niki Lauda | March |
| 22 | Henri Pescarolo | March |
| 23 | Helmut Marko | BRM |
| 24 | Carlos Pace | March |
| 25 | Rolf Stommelen | March |
| 26 | John Love | Surtees |