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Rory Byrne (born 10 January 1944) is a South African semi-retired engineer and car designer, most famous for being the chief designer at the Benetton and Scuderia Ferrari teams of Formula One. Byrne-designed cars have won ninety-nine Grands Prix , seven constructors' titles and seven drivers' titles.
There have been 25 Formula One drivers from South Africa, with 17 of them having started at least one Grand Prix, and only 4 of them having started more than four races. [ 2 ] [ 1 ] Jody Scheckter is by far the most prolific and successful South African driver, being the only one to have won a race.
Scuderia Ferrari (/ f ə ˈ r ɑːr i /; Italian: [skudeˈriːa ferˈraːri]), currently racing under Scuderia Ferrari HP, is the racing division of luxury Italian auto manufacturer Ferrari and the racing team that competes in Formula One racing.
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 ...
The Rosso Corsa has been used uninterruptedly by Italian manufacturers Ferrari and Alfa Romeo. Since the 1990s, other traditional colours have resurfaced, such as the British racing green F1 Jaguar Racing cars and Aston Martin sports cars, and the white F1 BMW Sauber. German manufacturers like Mercedes-Benz and Audi (Auto Union) used silver ...
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 ...
The 1979 South African Grand Prix (formally the XXV Simba Grand Prix of South Africa) was a Formula One motor race held on 3 March 1979 at Kyalami. The race, contested over 78 laps, was the third race of the 1979 Formula One season and was won by Gilles Villeneuve , driving a Ferrari .
Ferrari and Williams are the most successful constructors at the circuit, with four wins each. In June 2022 it was reported that Stefano Domenicali, the President of Formula One, had flown to South Africa to meet representatives of the circuit about a possible return for F1 in 2023, but was not included in the 2023 provisional calendar. [13]