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The 1962 South African Grand Prix, formally titled the 9th International RAC Grand Prix of South Africa, [1] was a Formula One motor race held at East London on 29 December 1962. It was the ninth and final race in both the 1962 World Championship of Drivers and the 1962 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers .
The 1962 Formula One season was the 16th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 13th World Championship of Drivers, the 5th International Cup for F1 Manufacturers, and numerous non-championship Formula One races. The World Championship was contested over nine races between 20 May and 29 December 1962.
The 5th Cape Grand Prix was a motor race, run to South African Formula One-style rules, held on 2 January 1962 at Killarney Motor Racing Complex, Cape Town, South Africa. The race was run over 60 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Trevor Taylor, in his Lotus 21.
The first World Championship F1 race in South Africa was held on 29 December 1962. In that race, Graham Hill took advantage of Jim Clark 's mechanical problems with his Lotus and took race victory and the championship.
In 1963 Lederle broke a leg in practice for the Rand 9 Hours sports car race and missed a large part of the 1964 season whilst recovering. He returned with his Lotus 21 for the end-of-season 1964 Rand Grand Prix where he finished 10th, but he narrowly failed to qualify for January's 1965 South African Grand Prix . [ 1 ]
South African Formula One Championship: Ernest Pieterse: 1962 South African Formula One Championship: Soviet Formula 2 Championship: Yuri Vishniakov 1962 Soviet Formula 2 Championship: Teams: Spartak Leningrad USAC National Championship: Rodger Ward: 1962 USAC Championship Car season: Formula Three; British Formula Three Championship: Peter ...
South Africa is targeting a return to the Formula One calendar for 2027, sports minister Gayton McKenzie has revealed.. F1 has not raced in Africa since 1993 but CEO Stefano Domenicali has stated ...
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