Race Result
| GP n. 198 - 06/03/1971 - Grand Prix of South-Africa Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit |
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| Winner: | Mario Andretti / Ferrari - 1:47'35.5 | ||||||
| Pole Position: | Jackie Stewart / Tyrrell-Ford - 1:17.8 | ||||||
| Fastest Lap: | Mario Andretti / Ferrari - 1:20.3 | ||||||
| Pos | Nš | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 6 |  Mario Andretti |
Ferrari | 79 | 1:47'35.5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 9 |  Jackie Stewart |
Tyrrell-Ford | 79 | + 20.9 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 5 |  Clay Regazzoni |
Ferrari | 79 | + 31.4 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 |  Reine Wisell |
Lotus-Ford | 79 | + 1'09.4 | 14 | 3 |
| 5 | 19 |  Chris Amon |
Matra | 78 | + 1 lap | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 11 | Denny Hulme |
McLaren-Ford | 78 | + 1 lap | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | 28 | Brian Redman |
Surtees-Ford | 78 | + 1 lap | 17 | 0 |
| 8 | 4 |  Jacky Ickx |
Ferrari | 78 | + 1 lap | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | 14 | Graham Hill |
Brabham-Ford | 77 | + 2 laps | 19 | 0 |
| 10 | 7 | Ronnie Peterson |
March-Ford | 77 | + 2 laps | 13 | 0 |
| 11 | 22 |  Henri Pescarolo |
March-Ford | 77 | + 2 laps | 18 | 0 |
| 12 | 21 |  Rolf Stommelen |
Surtees-Ford | 77 | + 2 laps | 15 | 0 |
| 13 | 8 |  Andrea de Adamich |
March-Alfa Romeo | 75 | + 4 laps | 22 | 0 |
| Ret | 2 |  Emerson Fittipaldi |
Lotus-Ford | 58 | engine | 5 | 0 |
| Ret | 20 | John Surtees |
Surtees-Ford | 56 | gear box | 6 | 0 |
| Ret | 10 | Francois Cevert |
Tyrrell-Ford | 45 | accident | 9 | 0 |
| Ret | 27 | Howden Ganley |
BRM | 42 | physical | 24 | 0 |
| Ret | 16 |  Pedro Rodriguez |
BRM | 33 | overheating | 10 | 0 |
| Ret | 15 |  Dave Charlton |
Brabham-Ford | 31 | engine | 16 | 0 |
| Ret | 17 | Jo Siffert |
BRM | 31 | overheating | 12 | 0 |
| Ret | 24 |  John Love |
March-Ford | 30 | differential | 21 | 0 |
| Ret | 25 | Jackie Pretorius |
Brabham-Ford | 22 | engine | 20 | 0 |
| Ret | 12 | Peter Gethin |
McLaren-Ford | 7 | fuel leak | 11 | 0 |
| Ret | 26 |  Alex Soler-Roig |
March-Ford | 5 | engine | 25 | 0 |
| Ret | 23 | Jo Bonnier |
McLaren-Ford | 5 | suspension | 23 | 0 |