South African Grand Prix

South African Grand Prix
Prince George Circuit (1934–1966); Kyalami (1967–1993)
Race information
Number of times held	33
First held	1934
Last held	1993
Most wins (drivers)	Jim Clark (4)
Most wins (constructors)	Lotus (6)
Last race (1993)
Pole position
	Alain Prost; Williams-Renault; 1:15.696;
Podium
	1. A. Prost; Williams-Renault; 1:38:45.082; ; 2. A. Senna; McLaren-Ford; +1:19.824; ; 3. M. Blundell; Ligier-Renault; +1 lap; ;
Fastest lap
	Alain Prost; Williams-Renault; 1:19.492;

The South African Grand Prix was first run as a Grand Prix motor racing handicap race in 1934 at the Prince George Circuit at East London, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.

The races were stopped because of World War II. It was started again in 1962 as part of the Formula One circuit. It was a popular F1 event. It was stopped again after the 1985 race. Some nations began boycotting (not participating) South African events because of racial segregation policy of apartheid.[1]

After apartheid was ended in 1991, there were two more races held in 1992 and 1993.

Winners of the South African Grand Prix

Repeat winners (drivers)

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Wins	Driver	Years won
4	Jim Clark	1961, 1963, 1965, 1968
3	Niki Lauda	1976, 1977, 1984
2	Jackie Stewart	1969, 1973
	Carlos Reutemann	1974, 1981
	Nigel Mansell	1985, 1992
	Alain Prost	1982, 1993

Repeat winners (constructors)

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Wins	Constructor	Years won[2]
6	Lotus	1961, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1978
4	Ferrari	1971, 1976, 1977, 1979
4	Williams	1981, 1985, 1992, 1993
2	Maserati	1934, 1939
	Cooper	1960, 1967
	Brabham	1970, 1983
	Tyrrell	1973, 1975
	Renault	1980, 1982
	McLaren	1972, 1984

Repeat winners (engine manufacturers)

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Wins	Manufacturer	Years won[2]
8	Ford *	1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1981
5	Climax	1960, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1966
4	Ferrari	1971, 1976, 1977, 1979
4	Renault	1980, 1982, 1992, 1993
3	Maserati	1934, 1939, 1967

* Built by Cosworth

By year

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A map of both the locations of the South African Grand Prix

Year	Driver	Constructor	Location	Report
1934	Whitney Straight	Maserati 8CM 3.0L	East London	Report
1935	Not held
1936	Mario Massacuratti	Bugatti 35B	East London	Report
1937	Pat Fairfield	ERA-B		Report
1938	Buller Meyer	Riley		Report
1939	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati 6CM		Report
1940 – 1959	Not held
1960[3]	Paul Frère	Cooper-Climax	East London	Report
1960[3]	Stirling Moss	Porsche		Report
1961	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax		Report
1962	Graham Hill	BRM	East London	Report
1963	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	East London	Report
1964	Not held
1965	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	East London	Report
1966	Mike Spence	Lotus–Climax	East London	Report
1967	Pedro Rodríguez	Cooper-Maserati	Kyalami	Report
1968	Jim Clark	Lotus-Ford		Report
1969	Jackie Stewart	Matra-Ford		Report
1970	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Ford		Report
1971	Mario Andretti	Ferrari		Report
1972	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford		Report
1973	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford		Report
1974	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford		Report
1975	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford		Report
1976	Niki Lauda	Ferrari		Report
1977	Niki Lauda	Ferrari		Report
1978	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford		Report
1979	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari		Report
1980	René Arnoux	Renault		Report
1981	Carlos Reutemann	Williams-Ford		Report
1982	Alain Prost	Renault		Report
1983	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-BMW		Report
1984	Niki Lauda	McLaren-TAG		Report
1985	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Honda		Report
1986 – 1991	Not held
1992	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Renault	Kyalami	Report
1993	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	Kyalami	Report

Broadcasting

United Kingdom

Year	Network	Lap-by-lap	Colour commentator(s)
1993	BBC Two	Murray Walker	James Hunt
1993	Eurosport	Allard Kalff	John Watson
1992	BBC Two	Murray Walker	James Hunt
1992	Eurosport	Allard Kalff	John Watson
1985	BBC Two	Murray Walker	James Hunt
1984
1983
1982
1981
1980
1979
1978	ITV	Andrew Marriott
1972	BBC One	Barrie Gill
1971	BBC One	Barrie Gill

References

AUTO RACING; [3 STAR Edition] Compiled from wire reports by Ken Paskman. Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Fla.: Oct 24, 1985. pg. B.2
Official Formula One website. "1950 – present race results archives". Retrieved 23 August 2006.
There were two South African Grands Prix in 1960. Reference

Resource

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[norace86-1] AUTO RACING; [3 STAR Edition] Compiled from wire reports by Ken Paskman. Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Fla.: Oct 24, 1985. pg. B.2

[F1-2] Official Formula One website. "1950 – present race results archives". Retrieved 23 August 2006.

[3] There were two South African Grands Prix in 1960. Reference

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