The South African Grand Prix was a Formula One World Championship event contested most years from the early 1960s through the early 1990s. It started as a race on a 23.4 km public roads course just west of East London in the 1930s. After World War II, the track was rebuilt as a 3.9 km semi-permanent course (still using some of the same public roads). The first Grand Prix was run here in 1962, but after the non-championship event in 1966, it was decided to move the race to a newer track at Kyalami, roughly halfway between Johannesburg and Pretoria.
Official Names[]
Years | Name |
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1961 | International RAC South African Grand Prix |
1962–1963, 1965–1966 | International RAC Grand Prix of SA |
1967–1973 | AA Suid-Afrikaanse Grand Prix AA Grand Prix of South Africa |
1974–1975 | Lucky Strike Suid-Afrikaanse Grand Prix Lucky Strike Grand Prix of South Africa |
1976–1977 | The Citizen Grand Prix of South Africa The Citizen Grand Prix van Suid-Afrika |
1978 | The Citizen and Asseng Grand Prix of South Africa |
1979 | Die Suid-Afrikaanse Simba Grand Prix Simba Grand Prix of South Africa |
1980 | Die Suid-Afrikaanse Nashua Grand Prix The South African Nashua Grand Prix |
1981 | Nashua Grand Prix |
1982 | Quindrink/Pointerware SA Grand Prix |
1983, 1985 | Southern Sun Hotels SA Grand Prix |
1984 | National Panasonic Grand Prix |
1992 | Yellow Pages South African Grand Prix |
1993 | Panasonic Grand Prix of South Africa |
Winners[]
Drivers[]
Constructors[]
Wins | Constructors | Years |
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6 | Lotus | 1961, , 1963, 1965, 1966, , 1968, 1978 |
4 | Ferrari | 1971, 1976, 1977, 1979 |
Williams | 1981, 1985, 1992, 1993 | |
2 | Maserati | 1934, 1939 |
Cooper | 1960, 1967 | |
Brabham | 1970, 1983 | |
Tyrrell | 1973, 1975 | |
Renault | 1980, 1982 | |
McLaren | 1972, 1984 |
By year[]
Notes[]
V T E | Grands Prix | |
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Abu Dhabi • Anniversary • Argentina • Australia • Austria • Azerbaijan • Bahrain • Belgium • Brazil • Caesars Palace • Canada • China‡ • Dallas • Detroit • Eifel • | ||
Bold indicates a Grand Prix scheduled for 2023. |
V T E | South African Grand Prix | |
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Circuits | Prince George Circuit (1934–1963), Kyalami Circuit (1965-1993) | |
Championship Races | 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986–1991 • 1992 • 1993 | |
Non-championship races | 1934 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 • 1960 • 1960 • 1961 • 1966 • 1981 |