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This is a list of fatal accidents to competitors at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit during the South African Grand Prix and other national and international motor-sport events. List of fatal accidents involving competitors
The 1972 South African Grand Prix, formally the Sixth AA Grand Prix of South Africa (Afrikaans: Sesde AA Suid-Afrikaanse Grand Prix [1]), was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami on 4 March 1972. It was race 2 of 12 in both the 1972 World Championship of Drivers and the 1972 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers .
Dutch Grand Prix: Circuit Park Zandvoort: March 731: Race [18] François Cevert (FRA) October 6, 1973: 29 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] Helmuth Koinigg (AUT) October 6, 1974: 25
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 2023. Plans to revive the race in ...
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.
The Argentine Grand Prix returned to the calendar in 1972, for the first time since 1960. The Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez would be used again. The Belgian Grand Prix returned as well, after the 1971 race was cancelled because of the failure to bring Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps up to mandatory safety standards.
1972 South African Grand Prix John Maxwell Lineham Love (7 December 1924 – 25 April 2005) was a Rhodesian racing driver. He participated in 10 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 29 December 1962.
Depailler made contact with the fence at "Barbecue Bend" in the 1979 South African Grand Prix. [34] Ligier team manager, Gerard Ducarouge, said that the Ligier JS-11 had been in the planning stages for some time. The JS-9 had been tested as a "wing car" following the 1978 United States Grand Prix West, but the wind tunnel tests proved ...