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Jody Scheckter won the 1975 South African Grand Prix

Jody Scheckter won the 1975 South African Grand Prix for Tyrrell, ahead of Carlos Reutemann and Patrick Depailler at Kyalami Racing Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Jody Scheckter
Team
Tyrrell
Top listed
Jody Scheckter, Carlos Reutemann, and Patrick Depailler
Race date
March 1, 1975
Pole
Carlos Pace
Fastest lap
Carlos Pace
Classified drivers
28
Circuit
Kyalami Racing Circuit

The decisive result

Jody Scheckter finished first for Tyrrell. Carlos Reutemann is listed 2 for Brabham, with Patrick Depailler 3 for Tyrrell.

Grid to finish

Guy Tunmer from P25 to P11 (+14), Jochen Mass from P16 to P6 (+10), and Mark Donohue from P18 to P8 (+10) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Carlos Pace started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 7 Finished, 5 +2 laps, 3 +1 lap, 2 DNQ, and 2 Fuel system. Carlos Pace holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:17.200 on lap 11. 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
1Jody ScheckterTyrrell1:43:16.9009
2Carlos ReutemannBrabham1:43:20.6406
3Patrick DepaillerTyrrell1:43:33.8204
4Carlos PaceBrabham1:43:34.2103
5Niki LaudaFerrari1:43:45.5402
6Jochen MassMcLaren1:44:20.2401
7Rolf StommelenLola1:44:29.8100
8Mark DonohuePenske+1 lap0
9Tom PryceShadow+1 lap0
10Ronnie PetersonTeam Lotus+1 lap0
11Guy TunmerTeam Lotus+2 laps0
12Jacky IckxTeam Lotus+2 laps0
13Eddie KeizanTeam Lotus+2 laps0
14Dave CharltonMcLaren+2 laps0
15Bob EvansBRM+2 laps0
16Clay RegazzoniFerrariThrottle0
17Mario AndrettiParnelliTransmission0
NCJacques LaffiteFrank Williams Racing Cars+9 laps0
NCEmerson FittipaldiMcLaren+13 laps0
DNFIan ScheckterTyrrellAccident0