| 1971 South African Formula 1 Championship |
| Driver | Car-Engine-Model | Cape South Easter |
Highveld 100 |
Coronation 100 |
Goldfields Autumn Trophy |
Bulawayo 100 |
Republic Festival Trophy |
Natal Winter Trophy |
25th Anniversary Trophy |
False Bay 100 |
Rhodesian GP |
Rand Spring Trophy |
Welkom 100 |
Total |
| Dave Charlton | Lotus 49 C- Cosworth Lotus 72 D- Cosworth |
DNF |
9 |
9 |
6 |
9 |
9 |
DNF |
9 |
DNF |
3 |
9 |
9 |
72 |
| Jackie Pretorius | Brabham BT26 - Cosworth | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | - | DNF | DNF | 48 |
| John Love | March 701 - Cosworth Surtees TS9 - Cosworth |
DNF |
6 |
DNF |
9 |
3 |
3 |
DNF |
DNF |
9 |
9 |
DNF |
6 |
45 |
| Paddy Driver | McLaren M10B - Ford | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 40 | |
| John McNicol | Lola T142 - Ford McLaren M10B - Chevrolet |
DNF |
DNF |
2 |
- |
3 |
1 |
DNF |
6 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
26 |
| Willie Ferguson | Surtees TS5 - Ford Surtees TS8 - Chevrolet |
4 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
DNF |
2 |
6 |
DNF |
DNF |
DNF |
3 |
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26 |
| Spencer Schultze | Lola T142 - Ford Surtees TS5 - Ford |
3 |
- |
1 |
DNF |
DNF |
DNF |
4 |
DNF |
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DNS |
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8 |
| Peter de Klerk | Lola T140 - Ford Lotus 49 C- Cosworth DFV |
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DNS |
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3 |
3 |
- |
- |
1 |
7 |
| Brian Redman | Chevron B18 - FVC | 6 | DNF | 6 | ||||||||||
| Kipp Ackermann | McLaren M10B - Chevrolet | 2 | DNF | DNF | DNF | WD | 2 | 2 | DNF | 6 | ||||
| Bruce van der Merwe | Brabham BT20 - Repco | DNS | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
| Noddy Limberis | Lola T190 - Chevrolet | DNF | DNS | DNS | - | 1 | DNF | 3 | 4 | |||||
| Bobby Olthoff | McLaren M10A - Ford | DNF | DNF | 3 | DNF | DNF | 3 | |||||||
| Allan Saffey | Lola T142 - Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Leo Dave | Lola T140 - Ford | DNF | ||||||||||||
| Terry Townsend | Brabham BT20 - Repco | - | ||||||||||||
| Bryan Meano | Lola T140 - Ford | - | DNF | DNS | ||||||||||
| Fred Cowell | Lola T140 - Ford | - | DNF | DNF | ||||||||||
| Joe Domingo | Lola T140 - Chevrolet | DNF | DNS | DNF | ||||||||||
| Mike Domingo | Lola T142 - Ford Lola T142 - Chevrolet |
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DNS |
DNS |
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- |
DNF |
DNS |
Point System |
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|---|---|
| 9 points | - 1st |
| 6 points | - 2nd |
| 4 points | - 3rd |
| 3 points | - 4th |
| 2 points | - 5th |
| 1 point | - 6th |
All points counted towards championship.