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5 March 1977 [23] 1977 South African Grand Prix: Pit-Straight [22] Shadow DN8: Tom Pryce: van Vuuren was a junior fire marshal in the pit lane. While crossing the track with another marshal to extinguish a fire that had engulfed Renzo Zorzi's vehicle, he was struck by Tom Pryce, who was unable to see van Vuuren. The impact killed van Vuuren ...
United States Grand Prix: Watkins Glen International: Tyrrell 006: Qualifying [38] Peter Revson (USA) March 22, 1974: 35 South African Grand Prix [note 13] Kyalami Racing Circuit: Shadow DN3: Test [39] Helmut Koinigg (AUT) October 6, 1974: 25 United States Grand Prix: Watkins Glen International: Surtees TS16: Race [40] Mark Donohue (USA) [note ...
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 .
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.
It was a popular F1 event, but the Grand Prix was suspended right after the controversial 1985 race, due to the nation's policy of apartheid. [1] Following the end of apartheid in 1991, the race returned to the Formula One schedule in 1992 and 1993. The 1993 race was the last South African Grand Prix, as of 2025. Plans to revive the race in ...
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 .
20 February – Christoffel Venter 84, South African Air Force general. (b. 1892) 5 March – Tom Pryce 27, a Welsh racing driver, (b. 1949) killed during the 1977 South African Grand Prix in Midrand; 8 March – Moses Kottler, sculptor. (b. 1896) 12 September – Steve Biko 30, black consciousness activist. (b. 1946) [3]
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 ...