South African Springbok Championship Series

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.

Seasons[]

1966[]

Date	Circuit	Location	Winning Driver(s)	Winning Car
5 November	Kyalami	Halfway House, South Africa	David Piper Richard Attwood	Ferrari 365 P2/3
19 November	Killarney Racing Circuit	Cape Town, South Africa	David Piper	Ferrari 365 P2/3
17 December		Lourenço Marques, Mozambique	Roy Pierpoint	Lola T70-Ford
27 December	Roy Hesketh Circuit	Pietermaritzburg, South Africa	Mike Hailwood David Hobbs	Ford GT40

1967[]

Date	Circuit	Location	Winning Driver(s)	Winning Car
4 November	Kyalami	Halfway House, South Africa	Jacky Ickx Brian Redman	Mirage M1-Ford
18 November	Killarney Racing Circuit	Cape Town, South Africa	Paul Hawkins	Lola T70-Chevrolet
16 December		Lourenço Marques, Mozambique	Paul Hawkins	Lola T70-Chevrolet
26 December	Roy Hesketh Circuit	Pietermaritzburg, South Africa	Doug Serrurier Jackie Pretorius	Lola T70-Ford

1968[]

Date	Circuit	Location	Winning Driver(s)	Winning Car
9 November	Kyalami	Halfway House, South Africa	Jacky Ickx David Hobbs	Mirage M1-Ford
18 November	Killarney Racing Circuit	Cape Town, South Africa	Paul Hawkins	Ferrari 330 P4
8 December		Lourenço Marques, Mozambique	Mike Hailwood	Mirage M1-Ford
26 December	Roy Hesketh Circuit	Pietermaritzburg, South Africa	Paul Hawkins	Ferrari 330 P4 Spyder
1 January 1969	Prince George Circuit	East London, South Africa	Paul Hawkins	Ferrari 330 P4

1969[]

Date	Circuit	Location	Winning Driver(s)	Winning Car
8 November	Kyalami	Halfway House, South Africa	David Piper Richard Attwood	Porsche 917
22 November	Killarney Racing Circuit	Cape Town, South Africa	Paul Hawkins	Lola T70-Chevrolet
5 December		Lourenço Marques, Mozambique	Paul Hawkins	Lola T70-Chevrolet
13 December	Breedon Everard Raceway	Bulawayo, Rhodesia	John Love	Lola T70-Chevrolet
27 December	Roy Hesketh Circuit	Pietermaritzburg, South Africa	John Love	Lola T70-Chevrolet

1970[]

Date	Circuit	Location	Winning Driver(s)	Winning Car
7 November	Kyalami	Halfway House, South Africa	Jacky Ickx Ignazio Giunti	Ferrari 512M
21 November	Killarney Racing Circuit	Cape Town, South Africa	Brian Redman Richard Attwood	Chevron B16 Spyder-Ford
5 December		Lourenço Marques, Mozambique	Brian Redman	Chevron B16 Spyder-Ford
13 December	Breedon Everard Raceway	Bulawayo, Rhodesia	Brian Redman John Love	Chevron B16 Spyder-Ford
27 December	Roy Hesketh Circuit	Pietermaritzburg, South Africa	Brian Redman	Chevron B16 Spyder-Ford
2 January 1971		Welkom, South Africa	Brian Redman Richard Attwood	Chevron B16 Spyder-Ford

1971[]

Date	Circuit	Location	Winning Driver(s)	Winning Car
6 November	Kyalami	Halfway House, South Africa	Clay Regazzoni Brian Redman	Ferrari 312 PB
20 November	Killarney Racing Circuit	Cape Town, South Africa	Helmut Marko John Love	Lola T212-Ford
28 November		Lourenço Marques, Mozambique	Ed Swart Jody Scheckter	Chevron B19-Ford
5 December	Breedon Everard Raceway	Bulawayo, Rhodesia	Mike Hailwood Paddy Driver	Chevron B19-Ford
11 December		Welkom, South Africa	Dave Charlton	Chevron B19-Ford
27 December	Roy Hesketh Circuit	Pietermaritzburg, South Africa	John Love	Lola T212-Ford

1972[]

Date	Circuit	Location	Winning Driver(s)	Winning Car
4 November	Kyalami	Halfway House, South Africa	Clay Regazzoni Arturo Merzario	Ferrari 312 PB
18 November	Killarney Racing Circuit	Cape Town, South Africa	Gerry Birrell Jochen Mass	Chevron B21/23-Hart
26 November		Lourenço Marques, Mozambique	Gerry Birrell Jochen Mass	Chevron B21/23-Hart
2 December		Welkom, South Africa	Gerry Birrell Peter Gethin	Chevron B21/23-Hart
17 December	Roy Hesketh Circuit	Pietermaritzburg, South Africa	Peter Gethin Jochen Mass	Chevron B21/23-Hart

1973[]

Date	Circuit	Location	Winning Driver(s)	Winning Car
3 November	Kyalami	Halfway House, South Africa	Reinhold Joest Herbert Müller	Porsche 908/3
17 November	Killarney Racing Circuit	Cape Town, South Africa	John Watson Ian Scheckter	Chevron B26-Hart
1 December		Welkom, South Africa	canceled due to 1973 oil crisis
9 December	Breedon Everard Raceway	Bulawayo, Rhodesia	canceled due to 1973 oil crisis