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| Pos | Nr | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyre | Time | Laps | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Dave Charlton |  McLaren M23 [2] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | - | 01:23.500 | 0 | 
| 2 | 6 |  Ian Scheckter |  Lotus 72E [R6] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | - | 01:24.300 | 0 | 
| 3 | 5 |  Paddy Driver |  Lotus 72E [R7] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | - | 01:24.900 | 0 | 
| 4 | 21 |  Peter Haller |  Surtees TS5A [007] | Ford V8 5.0 | - | 01:27.700 | 0 | 
| 5 | 11 |  Guy Tunmer |  Chevron B25 [25-73-02] | Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9 | - | 01:28.700 | 0 | 
| 6 | 12 |  Brian von Hage |  Chevron B25 [25-73-03] | Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9 | - | 01:28.700 | 0 | 
| 7 | 7 |  Mike Domingo |  Brabham BT33 [1-2] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | - | 01:29.500 | 0 | 
| 8 | 15 |  Tony Martin |  Chevron B25 [25-73-01] | Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9 | - | 01:30.300 | 0 | 
| 9 | 24 |  Bill Scheepers |  McLaren M10B [400-17] | Chevrolet V8 5.0 | - | 01:30.700 | 0 | 
| 10 | 20 |  Nolly Limberis |  Surtees TS5 [002] | Ford V8 5.0 | - | 01:30.800 | 0 | 
| 11 | 25 |  Joe Domingo |  McLaren M10B [400-16] | Ford V8 5.0 | - | 01:33.400 | 0 | 
| 12 | 19 |  Kipp Ackermann |  McLaren M10B [400-08] | Chevrolet V8 5.0 | - | 01:34.800 | 0 | 
| 13 | 22 |  Mike Hearn |  Surtees TS8 [004] | Ford V8 5.0 | - | 01:50.400 | 0 | 
| 14 | 2 |  Eddie Keizan |  Lotus 72D [R3] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | - | 0 | 
| Official Name | Goldfields 100 74 | 
|---|---|
| Circuit | Goldfields | 
| Date | October 19 | 
| Pole | Dave Charlton 01:23.500 | 
| Fastest Lap | |
| Podium | 1st Ian Scheckter (24) , 2nd Paddy Driver (8) , 3rd Brian von Hage | 
| Prev race | Rand Spring Trophy September 28 | 
| Next race | Cape South Easter Trophy February 8 | 
| P | N | Driver | Team | Car | Engine | Tyre | Time | Laps | Led | Gr | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 |  Ian Scheckter | Team Gunston |  Lotus 72E [R6] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | - | 00:46:44.700 | 32 | 24 | 2 | 10 | 
| 2 | 5 |  Paddy Driver | Team Gunston |  Lotus 72E [R7] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | - | 00:47:09.300 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 
| 3 | 12 |  Brian von Hage | Lexington Racing |  Chevron B25 [25-73-03] | Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9 | - | +1 lap | 31 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 
| 4 | 15 |  Tony Martin | South Coast Motors |  Chevron B25 [25-73-01] | Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9 | - | +1 lap | 31 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 
| 5 | 11 |  Guy Tunmer | Lexington Racing |  Chevron B25 [25-73-02] | Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9 | - | +2 laps | 30 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 
| 6 | 20 |  Nolly Limberis | Power Developments |  Surtees TS5 [002] | Ford V8 5.0 | - | +2 laps | 30 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 
| 7 | 19 |  Kipp Ackermann | G. S. Ackermann |  McLaren M10B [400-08] | Chevrolet V8 5.0 | - | +4 laps | 28 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 
| 8 | 1 |  Dave Charlton | Scuderia Scribante |  McLaren M23 [2] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | - | +6 laps | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 9 | 24 |  Bill Scheepers | Bill Scheepers |  McLaren M10B [400-17] | Chevrolet V8 5.0 | - | +7 laps | 25 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 
| DNF | 7 |  Mike Domingo | Team Domingo |  Brabham BT33 [1-2] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | - | DNF | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 
| DNF | 22 |  Mike Hearn | Mike Hearn |  Surtees TS8 [004] | Ford V8 5.0 | - | DNF | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 
| DNF | 21 |  Peter Haller | Team Molyslip |  Surtees TS5A [007] | Ford V8 5.0 | - | DNF | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 
| DNF | 25 |  Joe Domingo | Team Domingo |  McLaren M10B [400-16] | Ford V8 5.0 | - | DNF | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 
| DNS | 2 |  Eddie Keizan | Alex Blignaut |  Lotus 72D [R3] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | - | Engine | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 
| Pos | Driver | Team | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dave Charlton |  McLaren | 76 (90) | 
| 2 |  Ian Scheckter |  Lotus | 70 (79) | 
| 3 |  Paddy Driver |  Lotus | 40 | 
| 4 |  Guy Tunmer |  Chevron | 39 (43) | 
| 5 |  Eddie Keizan |  Lotus | 34 | 
|  Tyrrell | |||
| 6 |  Tony Martin |  Chevron | 25 | 
| 7 |  John McNicol |  March | 14 | 
| 8 |  Mike Domingo |  Brabham | 13 | 
| 9 |  Brian von Hage |  Chevron | 12 | 
| 10 |  Nolly Limberis |  Surtees | 4 | 
| 11 |  Gary Ainscough |  Lotus | 3 | 
| 12 |  Joe Domingo |  McLaren | 2 |