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 | James Hunt | McLaren |
| 2 | Carlos Pace | Brabham |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus |
| 7 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi |
| 10 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus |
| 11 | John Watson | Brabham |
| 12 | Jochen Mass | McLaren |
| 12 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier |
| 14 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees |
| 15 | Tom Pryce | Shadow |
| 16 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign |
| 17 | Alex Ribeiro | March |
| 18 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March |
| 19 | Hans Binder | Surtees |
| 20 | Renzo Zorzi | Shadow |
| 21 | Boy Lunger | March |
| 22 | Larry Perkins | BRM |
| 23 | Brett Lunger | March |