March 3, 1973 Kyalami | Lap distance 4.104 km
Report | Articles (1) | Photos (10) | 1973 season
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 9 | 3 | Jackie Stewart (GBR) | Tyrrell 006 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 79 | 1:43'11.07 | 16 | 1'17.65 | 2 | 1'17.25 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 6 | Peter Revson (USA) | McLaren M19C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 79 | 1:43'35.62 | +24.55 | 6 | 1'16.72 | 6 | 1'17.64 | |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi (BRA) | Team Lotus 72D | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 79 | 1:43'36.13 | +25.06 | 2 | 1'16.41 | 1 | 1'17.10 | (76) |
| 4 | 3 | 9 | Arturo Merzario (ITA) | Ferrari 312B2 | Ferrari 312B | Goodyear | 78 | 1:43'50.04 | +1 lap | 15 | 1'17.64 | 11 | 1'18.82 | |
| 5 | 2 | 5 | Denny Hulme (NZL) | McLaren M23 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 77 | 1:43'33.57 | +2 laps | 1 | 1'16.28 | 3 | 1'17.55 | |
| 6 | 1 | 23 | George Follmer (USA) | Shadow DN1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 77 | 1:43'46.90 | +2 laps | 21 | 1'18.82 | 14 | 1'19.03 | |
| 7 | 18 | Carlos Reutemann (ARG) | Brabham BT37 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 77 | 1:43'50.79 | +2 laps | 8 | 1'16.94 | 10 | 1'18.50 | ||
| 8 | 12 | Andrea de Adamich (ITA) | Surtees TS9B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Firestone | 77 | 1:44'28.10 | +2 laps | 20 | 1'18.66 | 16 | 1'19.77 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Jody Scheckter (RSA) | McLaren M19C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 75 | +4 laps | 3 | 1'16.43 | 3 | 1'17.55 | |||
| 10 | 21 | Howden Ganley (NZL) | Iso Marlboro FX3B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Firestone | 73 | 1:43'35.50 | +6 laps | 19 | 1'18.07 | 15 | 1'19.53 | ||
| 11 | 2 | Ronnie Peterson (SWE) | Team Lotus 72D | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 73 | 1:43'58.09 | +6 laps | 4 | 1'16.44 | 5 | 1'17.63 | ||
| Not classified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 26 | Eddie Keizan (RSA) | Tyrrell 004 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 67 | 22 | 1'18.92 | 18 | 1'20.40 | ||||
| -- | 14 | Jean-Pierre Jarier (FRA) | March 721G | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 66 | 18 | 1'17.98 | 12 | 1'18.88 | ||||
| -- | 4 | François Cevert (FRA) | Tyrrell 005 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 66 | 25 | - | 7 | 1'18.21 | ||||
| -- | 24 | Mike Beuttler (GBR) | March 721G | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 65 | 23 | 1'20.37 | 19 | 1'21.21 | ||||
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| accident | 11 | Carlos Pace (BRA) | Surtees TS14A | Ford Cosworth DFV | Firestone | 69 | 9 | 1'17.06 | 8 | 1'18.23 | ||||
| gearbox | 19 | Wilson Fittipaldi (BRA) | Brabham BT37 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 52 | 17 | 1'17.95 | 13 | 1'18.96 | ||||
| overheating | 20 | Jackie Pretorius (RSA) | Iso Marlboro FX3B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Firestone | 35 | 24 | 1'20.54 | 20 | 1'21.32 | ||||
| engine | 17 | Niki Lauda (AUT) | BRM P160D | BRM P142-60 | Firestone | 26 | 10 | 1'17.14 | 9 | 1'18.41 | ||||
| engine | 22 | Jackie Oliver (GBR) | Shadow DN1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 14 | 14 | 1'17.64 | 17 | 1'20.15 | ||||
| clutch | 16 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise (FRA) | BRM P160D | BRM P142-60 | Firestone | 4 | 7 | 1'16.84 | ||||||
| accident | 25 | Dave Charlton (RSA) | Team Lotus 72D | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 3 | 13 | 1'17.18 | ||||||
| accident | 15 | Clay Regazzoni (SUI) | BRM P160D | BRM P142-60 | Firestone | 2 | 5 | 1'16.47 | ||||||
| accident | 8 | Jacky Ickx (BEL) | Ferrari 312B2 | Ferrari 312B | Goodyear | 2 | 11 | 1'17.16 | ||||||
| accident | 10 | Mike Hailwood (GBR) | Surtees TS14A | Ford Cosworth DFV | Firestone | 2 | 12 | 1'17.17 | ||||||
