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| Nr | Driver | Team | Car | Engine | Tyre | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dave Charlton | Scuderia Scribante |  Lotus 72D [R3] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | - | 
| 2 |  John McNicol | Scuderia Scribante |  March 721 [1] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | - | 
| 3 |  Eddie Keizan | Alex Blignaut Racing |  Tyrrell - [004] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | - | 
| 5 |  Guy Tunmer | Paradise Beach Racing |  March 722 | Ford Cosworth FVC L4 1.8 | - | 
| 8 |  Ian Scheckter | Team Gunston |  Chevron B25 [25-73-01] | Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9 | - | 
| 9 |  Jackie Pretorius | Team Clover |  Brabham BT38 [12] | Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9 | - | 
| 10 |  Tony Martin | South Coast Motors |  Chevron B20 [72-8] | Ford BDA Felday L4 2.0 | - | 
| 11 |  Paddy Driver | Team Wynns |  McLaren M10B [400-16 (B)] | Ford V8 5.0 | - | 
| 15 |  Mike Domingo | Team Domingo |  Brabham BT33 [1-2] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | - | 
| 16 |  Nols Niemann | Alex Blignaut Racing |  Surtees TS9B [004] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | - | 
| 19 |  Kipp Ackermann | G. S. Ackermann |  McLaren M10B [400-08] | Chevrolet V8 5.0 | - | 
| 22 |  Peter Haller | Team Molyslip |  Surtees TS5A [007] | Ford V8 5.0 | - | 
| 23 |  Fred Cowell | Fred Cowell |  Lola T190 [190/F1/5] | Ford V8 5.0 | - | 
| 25 |  Joe Domingo | Team Domingo |  McLaren M10B [400-16] | Ford V8 5.0 | - | 
| 28 |  Gary Ainscough | Gary Ainscough |  Lotus 69 [59-XB/F3-38] | Ford Cosworth FVC L4 1.8 | - | 
| 29 |  Mike Hearn | Alex Blignaut Racing |  Surtees TS8 [004] | Ford V8 5.0 | - | 
| Pos | Nr | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyre | Time | Laps | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Dave Charlton |  Lotus 72D [R3] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | - | 01:24.100 | 0 | 
| 2 | 3 |  Eddie Keizan |  Tyrrell - [004] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | - | 01:24.300 | 0 | 
| 3 | 2 |  John McNicol |  March 721 [1] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | - | 01:24.900 | 0 | 
| 4 | 11 |  Paddy Driver |  McLaren M10B [400-16 (B)] | Ford V8 5.0 | - | 01:25.900 | 0 | 
| 5 | 8 |  Ian Scheckter |  Chevron B25 [25-73-01] | Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9 | - | 01:27.300 | 0 | 
| 6 | 5 |  Guy Tunmer |  March 722 | Ford Cosworth FVC L4 1.8 | - | 01:27.900 | 0 | 
| 7 | 9 |  Jackie Pretorius |  Brabham BT38 [12] | Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9 | - | 01:29.800 | 0 | 
| 8 | 10 |  Tony Martin |  Chevron B20 [72-8] | Ford BDA Felday L4 2.0 | - | 01:30.100 | 0 | 
| 9 | 22 |  Peter Haller |  Surtees TS5A [007] | Ford V8 5.0 | - | 01:31.100 | 0 | 
| 10 | 28 |  Gary Ainscough |  Lotus 69 [59-XB/F3-38] | Ford Cosworth FVC L4 1.8 | - | 01:32.500 | 0 | 
| 11 | 23 |  Fred Cowell |  Lola T190 [190/F1/5] | Ford V8 5.0 | - | 01:32.800 | 0 | 
| 12 | 25 |  Joe Domingo |  McLaren M10B [400-16] | Ford V8 5.0 | - | 01:35.000 | 0 | 
| 13 | 19 |  Kipp Ackermann |  McLaren M10B [400-08] | Chevrolet V8 5.0 | - | 01:35.800 | 0 | 
| 14 | 15 |  Mike Domingo |  Brabham BT33 [1-2] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | - | 01:40.000 | 0 | 
| 15 | 29 |  Mike Hearn |  Surtees TS8 [004] | Ford V8 5.0 | - | 01:54.700 | 0 | 
| 16 | 16 |  Nols Niemann |  Surtees TS9B [004] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | - | 0 | 
| Official Name | Goldfields 100 73 | 
|---|---|
| Circuit | Goldfields | 
| Date | October 20 | 
| Pole | Dave Charlton 01:24.100 | 
| Fastest Lap | |
| Podium | 1st John McNicol (40) , 2nd Paddy Driver, 3rd Jackie Pretorius | 
| Prev race | Rand Spring Trophy October 6 | 
| Next race | Natal Mercury 100 April 13 | 
| P | N | Driver | Team | Car | Engine | Tyre | Time | Laps | Led | Gr | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |  John McNicol | Scuderia Scribante |  March 721 [1] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | - | 00:58:42.900 | 40 | 40 | 3 | 9 | 
| 2 | 11 |  Paddy Driver | Team Wynns |  McLaren M10B [400-16 (B)] | Ford V8 5.0 | - | 00:59:35.500 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 
| 3 | 9 |  Jackie Pretorius | Team Clover |  Brabham BT38 [12] | Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9 | - | +1 lap | 39 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 
| 4 | 8 |  Ian Scheckter | Team Gunston |  Chevron B25 [25-73-01] | Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9 | - | +2 laps | 38 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 
| 5 | 22 |  Peter Haller | Team Molyslip |  Surtees TS5A [007] | Ford V8 5.0 | - | +3 laps | 37 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 
| 6 | 28 |  Gary Ainscough | Gary Ainscough |  Lotus 69 [59-XB/F3-38] | Ford Cosworth FVC L4 1.8 | - | +4 laps | 36 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 
| 7 | 16 |  Nols Niemann | Alex Blignaut Racing |  Surtees TS9B [004] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | - | +9 laps | 31 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 
| 8 | 10 |  Tony Martin | South Coast Motors |  Chevron B20 [72-8] | Ford BDA Felday L4 2.0 | - | +9 laps | 31 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 
| 9 | 19 |  Kipp Ackermann | G. S. Ackermann |  McLaren M10B [400-08] | Chevrolet V8 5.0 | - | +40 laps | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 
| 10 | 15 |  Mike Domingo | Team Domingo |  Brabham BT33 [1-2] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | - | +40 laps | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 
| 11 | 25 |  Joe Domingo | Team Domingo |  McLaren M10B [400-16] | Ford V8 5.0 | - | +40 laps | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 
| 12 | 23 |  Fred Cowell | Fred Cowell |  Lola T190 [190/F1/5] | Ford V8 5.0 | - | +40 laps | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 
| DNF | 1 |  Dave Charlton | Scuderia Scribante |  Lotus 72D [R3] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | - | Fuel pressure | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| DNF | 3 |  Eddie Keizan | Alex Blignaut Racing |  Tyrrell - [004] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | - | Throttle | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| DNF | 5 |  Guy Tunmer | Paradise Beach Racing |  March 722 | Ford Cosworth FVC L4 1.8 | - | Clutch | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 
| DNS | 29 |  Mike Hearn | Alex Blignaut Racing |  Surtees TS8 [004] | Ford V8 5.0 | - | DNS | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 
| Pos | Driver | Team | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dave Charlton |  Lotus | 72 (93) | 
| 2 |  Eddie Keizan |  Tyrrell | 51 (53) | 
| 3 |  Paddy Driver |  McLaren | 40 (52) | 
| 4 |  Ian Scheckter |  Chevron | 27 (29) | 
| 5 |  John McNicol |  March | 20 | 
| 6 |  John Love |  Chevron | 15 | 
| 7 |  Jackie Pretorius |  Brabham | 14 | 
| 8 |  Nols Niemann |  Surtees | 5 | 
| 9 |  Guy Tunmer |  March | 5 | 
| 10 |  Meyer Botha |  March | 4 | 
| 11 |  Peter Haller |  Lola | 3 | 
|  Surtees | |||
| 12 |  Tony Martin |  Chevron | 2 | 
| 13 |  Mike Domingo |  McLaren | 2 | 
|  Brabham | |||
| 14 |  Peter de Klerk |  Chevron | 1 | 
| 15 |  Kipp Ackermann |  McLaren | 1 | 
| 16 |  Gary Ainscough |  Lotus | 1 |