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 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari |
| 2 | Carlos Pace | Surtees |
| 3 | Arturo Merzario | Iso Marlboro |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham |
| 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari |
| 7 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March |
| 8 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell |
| 9 | Denny Hulme | McLaren |
| 10 | Jacky Ickx | Team Lotus |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM |
| 12 | Mike Hailwood | McLaren |
| 13 | John Watson | Brabham |
| 14 | James Hunt | Hesketh |
| 15 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell |
| 16 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus |
| 17 | Jochen Mass | Surtees |
| 18 | Graham Hill | Lola |
| 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | March |
| 20 | Dave Charlton | McLaren |
| 21 | Henri Pescarolo | BRM |
| 22 | Ian Scheckter | Team Lotus |
| 23 | Richard Robarts | Brabham |
| 24 | Eddie Keizan | Tyrrell |
| 25 | François Migault | BRM |
| 26 | Paddy Driver | Team Lotus |
| 27 | Tom Belsø | Iso Marlboro |