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The 1977 South African Grand Prix (formally the XXIII The Citizen Grand Prix of South Africa) was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami on 5 March 1977, won by Niki Lauda of Austria. The race is principally remembered for the accident that resulted in the deaths of race marshal Frederick Jansen van Vuuren and driver Tom Pryce.
1977 South African Grand Prix Thomas Maldwyn Pryce (11 June 1949 – 5 March 1977) was a British racing driver from Wales known for winning the Brands Hatch Race of Champions , a non-championship Formula One race, in 1975 and for the circumstances surrounding his death at age 27 .
1977 South African Grand Prix: Marshal Sources This page was last edited on 20 November 2022, at 11:13 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
One by One (reissued in edited form as The Quick and the Dead in 1978) is a documentary about the deadliness of Grand Prix racing, including footage of fatal racing accidents. It is narrated by Stacy Keach. The film was reissued as The Quick and the Dead in 1978 including the death of Tom Pryce at the 1977 South African Grand Prix.
Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit (from Khaya lami, My home in Zulu) is a 4.529 km (2.814 mi) motor racing circuit located in Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa, just north of Johannesburg. The circuit has been used for Grand Prix and Formula One races and has hosted the South African Grand Prix twenty times.
United States Grand Prix: Watkins Glen International: Surtees TS16: Race [40] Mark Donohue (USA) [note 14] August 17, 1975: 38 Austrian Grand Prix: Österreichring: March 751: Practice [18] Tom Pryce (UK) [note 15] March 5, 1977: 27 South African Grand Prix: Kyalami Racing Circuit: Shadow DN8: Race [42] Brian McGuire (AUS) [note 16] August 29 ...
5 – British Formula One driver Tom Pryce dies during the South African Grand Prix at Kyalami when his car strikes and kills marshal Frederik Jansen van Vuuren. 7 – A Pretoria restaurant is destroyed by a bomb. April. 1 – Pik Botha, South Africa's ambassador in the United States of America, is appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs. June
Brazilian Grand Prix: Autodromo de Interlagos, São Paulo: 23 January 3 South African Grand Prix: Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit, Midrand: 5 March 4 United States Grand Prix West: Long Beach Street Circuit, California: 3 April 5 Spanish Grand Prix: Circuito Permanente Del Jarama, Madrid: 8 May 6 Monaco Grand Prix: Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo: 22 ...