The South African Springbok Championship Series was a sports car racing series based in Southern Africa. The series ran from 1966 until 1973. The series was cancelled after two rounds of the 1973 season due to the oil crisis, and never returned. The series' signature event was the Kyalami 9 Hours. The series was frequented by European teams and drivers, as it took place in November and December after the World Sportscar Championship and Can-Am seasons. The series did not crown a champion among drivers.

Seasons

1966

DateCircuitLocationWinning Driver(s)Winning Car
5 NovemberKyalamiHalfway House, South AfricaUnited Kingdom David Piper
United Kingdom Richard Attwood
Ferrari 365 P2/3
19 NovemberKillarney Racing CircuitCape Town, South AfricaUnited Kingdom David PiperFerrari 365 P2/3
17 DecemberCircuito de Lourenço MarquesLourenço Marques, MozambiqueUnited Kingdom Roy PierpointLola T70
27 DecemberRoy Hesketh CircuitPietermaritzburg, South AfricaUnited Kingdom Mike Hailwood
United Kingdom David Hobbs
Ford GT40

1967

DateCircuitLocationWinning Driver(s)Winning Car
4 NovemberKyalamiHalfway House, South AfricaBelgium Jacky Ickx
United Kingdom Brian Redman
Mirage M1
18 NovemberKillarney Racing CircuitCape Town, South AfricaAustralia Paul HawkinsLola T70
16 DecemberCircuito de Lourenço MarquesLourenço Marques, MozambiqueAustralia Paul HawkinsLola T70
26 DecemberRoy Hesketh CircuitPietermaritzburg, South AfricaSouth Africa Doug Serrurier
South Africa Jackie Pretorius
Lola T70

1968

DateCircuitLocationWinning Driver(s)Winning Car
9 NovemberKyalamiHalfway House, South AfricaBelgium Jacky Ickx
United Kingdom David Hobbs
Mirage M1
18 NovemberKillarney Racing CircuitCape Town, South AfricaAustralia Paul HawkinsFerrari 330 P4
8 DecemberCircuito de Lourenço MarquesLourenço Marques, MozambiqueUnited Kingdom Mike Hailwood
United Kingdom Malcolm Guthrie
Mirage M1
26 DecemberRoy Hesketh CircuitPietermaritzburg, South AfricaAustralia Paul HawkinsFerrari 330 P4 Spyder
1 January 1969Prince George CircuitEast London, South AfricaAustralia Paul HawkinsFerrari 330 P4

1969

DateCircuitLocationWinning Driver(s)Winning Car
8 NovemberKyalamiHalfway House, South AfricaUnited Kingdom David Piper
United Kingdom Richard Attwood
Porsche 917
22 NovemberKillarney Racing CircuitCape Town, South AfricaUnited Kingdom Mike de Udy
Australia Paul Hawkins
Lola T70
5 DecemberCircuito de Lourenço MarquesLourenço Marques, MozambiqueUnited Kingdom Mike de Udy
Australia Paul Hawkins
Lola T70
13 DecemberJames McNeillie CircuitBulawayo, RhodesiaRhodesia John LoveLola T70
27 DecemberRoy Hesketh CircuitPietermaritzburg, South AfricaRhodesia John LoveLola T70

1970

DateCircuitLocationWinning Driver(s)Winning Car
7 NovemberKyalamiHalfway House, South AfricaBelgium Jacky Ickx
Italy Ignazio Giunti
Ferrari 512M
21 NovemberKillarney Racing CircuitCape Town, South AfricaUnited Kingdom Brian Redman
United Kingdom Richard Attwood
Chevron B16 Spyder
5 DecemberCircuito de Lourenço MarquesLourenço Marques, MozambiqueUnited Kingdom Brian RedmanChevron B16 Spyder
13 DecemberJames McNeillie CircuitBulawayo, RhodesiaUnited Kingdom Brian Redman
Rhodesia John Love
Chevron B16 Spyder
27 DecemberRoy Hesketh CircuitPietermaritzburg, South AfricaUnited Kingdom Brian RedmanChevron B16 Spyder
2 January 1971Goldfields RacewayWelkom, South AfricaUnited Kingdom Brian Redman
United Kingdom Richard Attwood
Chevron B16 Spyder

1971

DateCircuitLocationWinning Driver(s)Winning Car
6 NovemberKyalamiHalfway House, South AfricaSwitzerland Clay Regazzoni
United Kingdom Brian Redman
Ferrari 312 PB
20 NovemberKillarney Racing CircuitCape Town, South AfricaAustria Helmut Marko
Rhodesia John Love
Lola T212
28 NovemberCircuito de Lourenço MarquesLourenço Marques, MozambiqueNetherlands Ed Swart
South Africa Jody Scheckter
Chevron B19
5 DecemberJames McNeillie CircuitBulawayo, RhodesiaUnited Kingdom Mike Hailwood
South Africa Paddy Driver
Chevron B19
11 DecemberGoldfields RacewayWelkom, South AfricaUnited Kingdom John Hine
South Africa Dave Charlton
Chevron B19
27 DecemberRoy Hesketh CircuitPietermaritzburg, South AfricaRhodesia John LoveLola T212

1972

DateCircuitLocationWinning Driver(s)Winning Car
4 NovemberKyalamiHalfway House, South AfricaSwitzerland Clay Regazzoni
Italy Arturo Merzario
Ferrari 312 PB
18 NovemberKillarney Racing CircuitCape Town, South AfricaUnited Kingdom Gerry Birrell
Germany Jochen Mass
Chevron B21
Chevron B23
26 NovemberCircuito de Lourenço MarquesLourenço Marques, MozambiqueUnited Kingdom Gerry Birrell
Germany Jochen Mass
Chevron B21
Chevron B23
2 DecemberGoldfields RacewayWelkom, South AfricaUnited Kingdom Gerry Birrell
United Kingdom Peter Gethin
Chevron B21
Chevron B23
17 DecemberRoy Hesketh CircuitPietermaritzburg, South AfricaUnited Kingdom Peter Gethin
Germany Jochen Mass
Chevron B21
Chevron B23

1973

DateCircuitLocationWinning Driver(s)Winning Car
3 NovemberKyalamiHalfway House, South AfricaGermany Reinhold Joest
Switzerland Herbert Müller
Porsche 908/3
17 NovemberKillarney Racing CircuitCape Town, South AfricaUnited Kingdom John Watson
South Africa Ian Scheckter
Chevron B26
1 DecemberGoldfields RacewayWelkom, South Africacanceled due to 1973 oil crisis
9 DecemberBreedon Everard RacewayBulawayo, Rhodesiacanceled due to 1973 oil crisis
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