Kyalami · 6 March 1971
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari Andretti 9 + Regazzoni 4 + Ickx 0 | Andretti 9 + Regazzoni 4 + Ickx 0 | 13 | |
| 2 | Tyrrell Stewart 6 + Cevert 0 | Stewart 6 + Cevert 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Lotus-Ford Wisell 3 + Fittipaldi 0 | Wisell 3 + Fittipaldi 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Matra Amon 2 | Amon 2 | 2 | |
| 5 | McLaren Hulme 1 + Gethin 0 + Bonnier 0 | Hulme 1 + Gethin 0 + Bonnier 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Surtees Redman 0 + Stommelen 0 + Surtees 0 | Redman 0 + Stommelen 0 + Surtees 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Brabham Hill 0 + Charlton 0 + Pretorius 0 | Hill 0 + Charlton 0 + Pretorius 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | March-Ford Peterson 0 + Pescarolo 0 + Love 0 + Soler-Roig 0 | Peterson 0 + Pescarolo 0 + Love 0 + Soler-Roig 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | March-Alfa Romeo Adamich 0 | Adamich 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | BRM Ganley 0 + Rodríguez 0 + Siffert 0 | Ganley 0 + Rodríguez 0 + Siffert 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti Ferrari | Ferrari | 1:47:35.500 | 79 | — | 9 | |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart Tyrrell | Tyrrell | +20.900s | 79 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Clay Regazzoni Ferrari | Ferrari | +31.400s | 79 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Reine Wisell Lotus-Ford | Lotus-Ford | +1:09.400 | 79 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Chris Amon Matra | Matra | +1 Lap | 78 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Denny Hulme McLaren | McLaren | +1 Lap | 78 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Brian Redman Surtees | Surtees | +1 Lap | 78 | — | — | |
| 8 | Jacky Ickx Ferrari | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 78 | — | — | |
| 9 | Graham Hill Brabham | Brabham | +2 Laps | 77 | — | — | |
| 10 | Ronnie Peterson March-Ford | March-Ford | +2 Laps | 77 | — | — | |
| 11 | Henri Pescarolo March-Ford | March-Ford | +2 Laps | 77 | — | — | |
| 12 | Rolf Stommelen Surtees | Surtees | +2 Laps | 77 | — | — | |
| 13 | Andrea de Adamich March-Alfa Romeo | March-Alfa Romeo | +4 Laps | 75 | — | — | |
| 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford | Lotus-Ford | DNF Engine | 58 | — | — | |
| 15 | John Surtees Surtees | Surtees | DNF Gearbox | 56 | — | — | |
| 16 | François Cevert Tyrrell | Tyrrell | DNF Accident | 45 | — | — | |
| 17 | Howden Ganley BRM | BRM | DNF Physical | 42 | — | — | |
| 18 | Pedro Rodríguez BRM | BRM | DNF Overheating | 33 | — | — | |
| 19 | Dave Charlton Brabham | Brabham | DNF Engine | 31 | — | — | |
| 20 | Jo Siffert BRM | BRM | DNF Overheating | 31 | — | — | |
| 21 | John Love March-Ford | March-Ford | DNF Differential | 30 | — | — | |
| 22 | Jackie Pretorius Brabham | Brabham | DNF Engine | 22 | — | — | |
| 23 | Peter Gethin McLaren | McLaren | DNF Fuel leak | 7 | — | — | |
| 24 | Jo Bonnier McLaren | McLaren | DNF Suspension | 5 | — | — | |
| 25 | Alex Soler-Roig March-Ford | March-Ford | DNF Engine | 5 | — | — |