1975 - South African Grand Prix

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1975 - South African Grand Prix

Race Name - South African Grand Prix
Date - 3/1/1975
Race Track - Kyalami Circuit
Number of Starting Cars - 26
Laps Run - 78
Pole Winner Carlos Pace
Average Race Speed - 185.989 kph
Lead Changes - 2 Leader(s) with 1 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Jody Scheckter
Race Number - 3

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	3	Jody Scheckter	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 007	Ford Cosworth DFV
2	2	Carlos Reutemann	Martini Racing	Brabham BT44B	Ford Cosworth DFV
3	5	Patrick Depailler	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 007	Ford Cosworth DFV
4	1	Carlos Pace	Martini Racing	Brabham BT44B	Ford Cosworth DFV
5	4	Niki Lauda	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T	Ferrari 015
6	16	Jochen Mass	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV
7	14	Rolf Stommelen	Embassy Racing	Lola T370	Ford Cosworth DFV
8	18	Mark Donohue	Penske Cars	Penske PC1	Ford Cosworth DFV
9	19	Tom Pryce	UOP Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN5	Ford Cosworth DFV
10	8	Ronnie Peterson	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 72E	Ford Cosworth DFV
11	25	Guy Tunmer	Team Gunston	Lotus 72D	Ford Cosworth DFV
12	21	Jacky Ickx	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 72E	Ford Cosworth DFV
13	22	Eddie Keizan	Team Gunston	Lotus 72D	Ford Cosworth DFV
14	20	Dave Charlton	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV
15	24	Bob Evans	Stanley BRM	BRM Stanley P201	BRM P200
16	9	Clay Regazzoni	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T	Ferrari 015
17	6	Mario Andretti	Vels Parnelli Jones Racing	Parnelli VPJ4	Ford Cosworth DFV
18	23	Jacques Laffite	Frank Williams Racing Cars	Williams FW02	Ford Cosworth DFV
19	11	Emerson Fittipaldi	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV
20	17	Ian Scheckter	Lexington Racing	Tyrrell 007	Ford Cosworth DFV
21	12	James Hunt	Hesketh Racing	Hesketh 308B	Ford Cosworth DFV
22	13	JeanPierre Jarier	UOP Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN5	Ford Cosworth DFV
23	26	Lella Lombardi	March Engineering	March 741	Ford Cosworth DFV
24	15	Arturo Merzario	Frank Williams Racing Cars	Williams FW03	Ford Cosworth DFV
25	10	John Watson	Team Surtees	Surtees TS16	Ford Cosworth DFV
26	7	Vittorio Brambilla	Beta Team March	March 751	Ford Cosworth DFV