1974 South African Grand Prix | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | 30 March 1974 | ||
Official name | XX Lucky Strike Grand Prix of South Africa | ||
Location | Midrand, Transvaal Province, South Africa | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 4.104 km (2.550 miles) | ||
Distance | 78 laps, 320.112 km (198.908 miles) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Ferrari | ||
Time | 1:16.58[1] | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford | |
Time | 1:18.16[2] on lap 58 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Brabham-Ford | ||
Second | BRM | ||
Third | McLaren-Ford | ||
Lap leaders |
The 1974 South African Grand Prix (formally the XX Lucky Strike Grand Prix of South Africa) was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami on 30 March 1974. It was race 3 of 15 in both the 1974 World Championship of Drivers and the 1974 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. This was Carlos Reutemann's first win, the first for an Argentinian driver since Juan Manuel Fangio won the 1957 German Grand Prix, and Brabham's first since the 1970 South African Grand Prix.