1974 - South African Grand Prix

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1974 - South African Grand Prix

Race Name - South African Grand Prix
Date - 3/30/1974
Race Track - Kyalami Circuit
Number of Starting Cars - 27
Laps Run - 78
Pole Winner Niki Lauda
Average Race Speed - 187.076 kph
Lead Changes - 2 Leader(s) with 1 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Carlos Reutemann
Race Number - 3

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	4	Carlos Reutemann	Motor Racing Developments	Brabham BT44	Ford Cosworth DFV
2	11	JeanPierre Beltoise	Team Motul BRM	BRM Stanley P201	BRM P142
3	12	Mike Hailwood	Yardley Team McLaren	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV
4	15	Patrick Depailler	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 005	Ford Cosworth DFV
5	7	HansJoachim Stuck	March Engineering	March 741	Ford Cosworth DFV
6	3	Arturo Merzario	Frank Williams Racing Cars	Williams FW01	Ford Cosworth DFV
7	5	Emerson Fittipaldi	Marlboro Team Texaco	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV
8	8	Jody Scheckter	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 006	Ford Cosworth DFV
9	9	Denny Hulme	Marlboro Team Texaco	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV
10	19	Vittorio Brambilla	March Engineering	March 741	Ford Cosworth DFV
11	2	Carlos Pace	Bang and Olufsen Team Surtees	Surtees TS16	Ford Cosworth DFV
12	18	Graham Hill	Embassy Racing	Lola T370	Ford Cosworth DFV
13	22	Ian Scheckter	Team Gunston	Lotus 72E	Ford Cosworth DFV
14	24	Eddie Keizan	BlignautEmbassy Racing	Tyrrell 004	Ford Cosworth DFV
15	25	Franois Migault	Team Motul BRM	BRM P160E	BRM P142
16	1	Niki Lauda	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312B3	Ferrari 001/11
17	23	Richard Robarts	Motor Racing Developments	Brabham BT44	Ford Cosworth DFV
18	21	Henri Pescarolo	Team Motul BRM	BRM P160E	BRM P142
19	20	Dave Charlton	Scuderia ScribanteLucky Strike	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV
20	6	Clay Regazzoni	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312B3	Ferrari 001/11
21	14	John Watson	Goldie Hexagon Racing	Brabham BT42	Ford Cosworth DFV
22	10	Jacky Ickx	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 76	Ford Cosworth DFV
23	13	James Hunt	Hesketh Racing	March 731	Ford Cosworth DFV
24	17	Jochen Mass	Bang and Olufsen Team Surtees	Surtees TS16	Ford Cosworth DFV
25	26	Paddy Driver	Team Gunston	Lotus 72E	Ford Cosworth DFV
26	16	Ronnie Peterson	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 72E	Ford Cosworth DFV
27	27	Tom Belso	Frank Williams Racing Cars	Williams FW01	Ford Cosworth DFV