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Carlos Reutemann won the 1974 South African Grand Prix

Carlos Reutemann won the 1974 South African Grand Prix for Brabham, ahead of Jean-Pierre Beltoise and Mike Hailwood at Kyalami Racing Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Carlos Reutemann
Team
Brabham
Top listed
Carlos Reutemann, Jean-Pierre Beltoise, and Mike Hailwood
Race date
March 30, 1974
Pole
Niki Lauda
Fastest lap
Carlos Reutemann
Classified drivers
27
Circuit
Kyalami Racing Circuit

The decisive result

Carlos Reutemann finished first for Brabham. Jean-Pierre Beltoise is listed 2 for BRM, with Mike Hailwood 3 for McLaren.

Grid to finish

Patrick Depailler from P15 to P4 (+11), Eddie Keizan from P24 to P14 (+10), and François Migault from P25 to P15 (+10) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Niki Lauda started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 8 Finished, 4 +1 lap, 2 +2 laps, 2 Clutch, and 1 +3 laps. Carlos Reutemann holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:18.160 on lap 58. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Carlos ReutemannBrabham1:42:40.9609
2Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM1:43:14.9006
3Mike HailwoodMcLaren1:43:23.1204
4Patrick DepaillerTyrrell1:43:25.1503
5Hans-Joachim StuckMarch1:43:27.1902
6Arturo MerzarioIso-Marlboro1:43:37.0001
7Emerson FittipaldiMcLaren1:43:49.3500
8Jody ScheckterTyrrell1:43:51.5000
9Denny HulmeMcLaren+1 lap0
10Vittorio BrambillaMarch+1 lap0
11Carlos PaceSurtees+1 lap0
12Graham HillLola+1 lap0
13Ian ScheckterTeam Lotus+2 laps0
14Eddie KeizanTyrrell+2 laps0
15François MigaultBRM+3 laps0
16Niki LaudaFerrariIgnition0
17Richard RobartsBrabham+4 laps0
18Henri PescaroloBRM+6 laps0
19Dave CharltonMcLaren+7 laps0
DNFClay RegazzoniFerrariOil pressure0