Race Result
| GP n. 223 - 03/03/1973 - Grand Prix of South-Africa Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit |
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| Winner: | Jackie Stewart / Tyrrell-Ford - 1:43'11.07 | ||||||
| Pole Position: | Denny Hulme / McLaren-Ford - 1:16.28 | ||||||
| Fastest Lap: | Emerson Fittipaldi / Lotus-Ford - 1:17.10 | ||||||
| Pos | Nš | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 3 | Tyrrell-Ford | 79 | 1:43'11.07 | 16 | 9 | |
| 2 | 6 | McLaren-Ford | 79 | + 24.55 | 6 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | Lotus-Ford | 79 | + 25.06 | 2 | 4 | |
| 4 | 9 | Ferrari | 78 | + 1 lap | 15 | 3 | |
| 5 | 5 | McLaren-Ford | 77 | + 2 laps | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | 23 | Shadow-Ford | 77 | + 2 laps | 21 | 1 | |
| 7 | 18 | Brabham-Ford | 77 | + 2 laps | 8 | 0 | |
| 8 | 12 | Surtees-Ford | 77 | + 2laps | 20 | 0 | |
| 9 | 7 | McLaren-Ford | 75 | engine | 3 | 0 | |
| 10 | 21 | Iso Marlboro-Ford | 73 | + 6 laps | 19 | 0 | |
| 11 | 2 | Lotus-Ford | 73 | + 6 laps | 4 | 0 | |
| Nc | 26 | Tyrrell-Ford | 67 | not classified | 22 | 0 | |
| Nc | 14 | March-Ford | 66 | not classified | 18 | 0 | |
| Nc | 4 | Tyrrell-Ford | 66 | not classified | 25 | 0 | |
| Nc | 24 | March-Ford | 65 | not classified | 23 | 0 | |
| Ret | 11 | Surtees-Ford | 69 | accident | 9 | 0 | |
| Ret | 19 | Brabham-Ford | 52 | gear box | 17 | 0 | |
| Ret | 20 | Iso Marlboro-Ford | 35 | overheating | 24 | 0 | |
| Ret | 17 | BRM | 26 | engine | 10 | 0 | |
| Ret | 22 | Shadow-Ford | 14 | engine | 14 | 0 | |
| Ret | 16 | BRM | 4 | clutch | 7 | 0 | |
| Ret | 25 | Lotus-Ford | 3 | accident | 13 | 0 | |
| Ret | 15 | BRM | 2 | accident | 5 | 0 | |
| Ret | 8 | Ferrari | 2 | accident | 11 | 0 | |
| Ret | 10 | Surtees-Ford | 2 | accident | 12 | 0 | |