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 | Carlos Pace | Brabham |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell |
| 4 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Parnelli |
| 7 | Vittorio Brambilla | March |
| 8 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus |
| 9 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari |
| 10 | John Watson | Surtees |
| 11 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren |
| 12 | James Hunt | Hesketh |
| 13 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford |
| 14 | Rolf Stommelen | Embassy Hill |
| 15 | Arturo Merzario | Williams |
| 16 | Jochen Mass | McLaren |
| 17 | Ian Scheckter | Tyrrell |
| 18 | Mark Donohue | Penske |
| 19 | Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford |
| 20 | Dave Charlton | McLaren |
| 21 | Jacky Ickx | Team Lotus |
| 22 | Eddie Keizan | Team Lotus |
| 23 | Jacques Laffite | Williams |
| 24 | Bob Evans | BRM |
| 25 | Guy Tunmer | Team Lotus |
| 26 | Lella Lombardi | March |