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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi • Anniversary • Argentina • Australia • Austria • Azerbaijan • Bahrain • Belgium • Brazil • Caesars Palace • Canada • China • Dallas • Detroit • Eifel • Emilia Romagna • Europe • France • Germany • Great Britain • Hungary • India • Indianapolis 500 • Italy • Japan • Korea • Las Vegas • Luxembourg • Malaysia • Mexico • Miami • Monaco • Morocco • Netherlands • Pacific • Pescara • Portugal • Qatar • Russia • Sakhir • San Marino • São Paulo • Saudi Arabia • Singapore • South Africa • Spain • Styria • Sweden • Switzerland • Turkey • Tuscany • United States • United States West • Vietnam | ||
| Bold indicates a Grand Prix scheduled for 2024. | ||
| V T E |   South African Grand Prix
|
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |