Gran Premio del Sudáfrica 1971: Resultados de la carrera
| Pos. | No. | Piloto | Escuderia | Puntos | Tiempo | Vueltas | Parrilla | Vuelta rápida |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | 9 | 1:47:35.5 | 79 | 4 | |
| 2 | 9 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 6 | +20.9 | 79 | 1 | |
| 3 | 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 4 | +31.4 | 79 | 3 | |
| 4 | 3 | Reine Wisell | Lotus-Ford | 3 | +1:09.4 | 79 | 14 | |
| 5 | 19 | Chris Amon | Matra | 2 | +1 vuelta | 78 | 2 | |
| 6 | 11 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 1 | +1 vuelta | 78 | 7 | |
| 7 | 28 | Brian Redman | Surtees | 0 | +1 vuelta | 78 | 17 | |
| 8 | 4 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 0 | +1 vuelta | 78 | 8 | |
| 9 | 14 | Graham Hill | Brabham | 0 | +2 vueltas | 77 | 19 | |
| 10 | 7 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford | 0 | +2 vueltas | 77 | 13 | |
| 11 | 22 | Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford | 0 | +2 vueltas | 77 | 18 | |
| 12 | 21 | Rolf Stommelen | Surtees | 0 | +2 vueltas | 77 | 15 | |
| 13 | 8 | Andrea de Adamich | March-Alfa Romeo | 0 | +4 vueltas | 75 | 22 | |
| 14 | 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford | 0 | Motor | 58 | 5 | |
| 15 | 20 | John Surtees | Surtees | 0 | Caja de cambios | 56 | 6 | |
| 16 | 10 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 0 | Accidente | 45 | 9 | |
| 17 | 27 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 0 | DNF | 42 | 24 | |
| 18 | 16 | Pedro Rodríguez | BRM | 0 | DNF | 33 | 10 | |
| 19 | 15 | Dave Charlton | Brabham | 0 | Motor | 31 | 16 | |
| 20 | 17 | Jo Siffert | BRM | 0 | DNF | 31 | 12 | |
| 21 | 24 | John Love | March-Ford | 0 | Diferencial | 30 | 21 | |
| 22 | 25 | Jackie Pretorius | Brabham | 0 | Motor | 22 | 20 | |
| 23 | 12 | Peter Gethin | McLaren | 0 | DNF | 7 | 11 | |
| 24 | 23 | Jo Bonnier | McLaren | 0 | Suspensión | 5 | 23 | |
| 25 | 26 | Alex Soler-Roig | March-Ford | 0 | Motor | 5 | 25 |
