South African Grand Prix – F1 Statistics & Grand Prix Profile
Fact File
F1 South African Grand Prix Circuits
- East London – 3 races – 1962-63, 1965
- Kyalami – 20 races – 1967-80, 1982-85, 1992-93
F1 South African Grand Prix Races
F1 South African Grand Prix Race Winners
| Year | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Start | Win Margin | Race Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | East London |  Graham Hill | BRM | 2 | 49.800s | 2hr 08m 03.300s |
| 1963 | East London | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 1 | 1m 06.800s | 2hr 10m 36.900s |
| 1965 | East London | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 1 | 29.000s | 2hr 06m 46.000s |
| 1967 | Kyalami |  Pedro Rodriguez | Cooper-Maserati | 4 | 26.400s | 2hr 05m 45.900s |
| 1968 | Kyalami | Jim Clark | Lotus-Ford
Cosworth | 1 | 25.300s | 1hr 53m 56.600s |
| 1969 | Kyalami | Jackie Stewart |  Matra-Ford
Cosworth | 4 | 18.800s | 1hr 50m 39.100s |
| 1970 | Kyalami |  Jack Brabham | Brabham-Ford
Cosworth | 3 | 8.100s | 1hr 49m 34.600s |
| 1971 | Kyalami |  Mario Andretti |  Ferrari | 4 | 20.900s | 1hr 47m 35.500s |
| 1972 | Kyalami |  Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford
Cosworth | 5 | 14.100s | 1hr 45m 49.100s |
| 1973 | Kyalami | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford
Cosworth | 16 | 24.550s | 1hr 43m 11.070s |
| 1974 | Kyalami |  Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford
Cosworth | 4 | 33.940s | 1hr 42m 04.960s |
| 1975 | Kyalami |  Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell-Ford
Cosworth | 3 | 3.740s | 1hr 43m 16.900s |
| 1976 | Kyalami |  Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 2 | 1.300s | 1hr 42m 18.400s |
| 1977 | Kyalami | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 3 | 5.200s | 1hr 42m 21.600s |
| 1978 | Kyalami |  Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford
Cosworth | 12 | 0.466s | 1hr 42m 15.767s |
| 1979 | Kyalami |  Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | 3.420s | 1hr 41m 49.960s |
| 1980 | Kyalami | Rene Arnoux | Renault | 2 | 34.070s | 1hr 36m 52.540s |
| 1982 | Kyalami | Alain Prost | Renault | 5 | 14.946s | 1hr 32m 08.401s |
| 1983 | Kyalami | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | 3 | 9.319s | 1hr 33m 25.708s |
| 1984 | Kyalami | Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG | 8 | 1m 05.950s | 1hr 29m 23.430s |
| 1985 | Kyalami | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda | 1 | 7.572s | 1hr 28m 22.866s |
| 1992 | Kyalami | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Renault | 1 | 24.360s | 1hr 36m 45.320s |
| 1993 | Kyalami | Alain Prost | Williams-Renault | 1 | 1m 19.824s | 1hr 38m 45.082s |
F1 South African Grand Prix Polesitters
F1 South African Grand Prix Fastest Laps
South African Grand Prix F1 Statistics
Wins
Driver
| Driver | Wins | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Clark | 3 | 1963, 1965, 1968 |
| Niki Lauda | 3 | 1976, 1977, 1984 |
| Jackie Stewart | 2 | 1969, 1973 |
| Nigel Mansell | 2 | 1985, 1992 |
| Alain Prost | 2 | 1982, 1993 |
| Graham Hill | 1 | 1962 |
| Pedro Rodriguez | 1 | 1967 |
| Jack Brabham | 1 | 1970 |
| Mario Andretti | 1 | 1971 |
| Denny Hulme | 1 | 1972 |
| Carlos Reutemann | 1 | 1974 |
| Jody Scheckter | 1 | 1975 |
| Ronnie Peterson | 1 | 1978 |
| Gilles Villeneuve | 1 | 1979 |
| Rene Arnoux | 1 | 1980 |
| Riccardo Patrese | 1 | 1983 |
Constructor
Podiums
Driver
| Driver | Podiums | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Hill | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1962 1963 1965 1968 1969 |
| Jackie Stewart | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1969 1970 1971 1973 |
| Alain Prost | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1982 1984 1985 1993 |
| Jim Clark | 3 | 3 | – | – | 1963 1965 1968 |
| Denny Hulme | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1969 1970 1972 |
| Patrick Depailler | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | 1975 1977 1978 |
| Jody Scheckter | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | 1975 1977 1979 |
| Carlos Reutemann | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | 1974 1975 1982 |
| Niki Lauda | 3 | 3 | – | – | 1976 1977 1984 |
| John Surtees | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 1965 1967 |
| Peter Revson | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 1972 1973 |
 Emerson Fittipaldi | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 1972 1973 |
| Rene Arnoux | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 1980 1982 |
| Nigel Mansell | 2 | 2 | – | – | 1985 1992 |
| Riccardo Patrese | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 1983 1992 |
| Ayrton Senna | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 1992 1993 |
| Bruce McLaren | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1962 |
| Tony Maggs | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1962 |
| Dan Gurney | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1963 |
| Pedro Rodriguez | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1967 |
 John Love | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1967 |
| Jochen Rindt | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1968 |
| Jack Brabham | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1970 |
| Mario Andretti | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1971 |
 Clay Regazzoni | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1971 |
| Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1974 |
| Mike Hailwood | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1974 |
| James Hunt | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1976 |
 Jochen Mass | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1976 |
| Ronnie Peterson | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1978 |
| John Watson | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1978 |
| Gilles Villeneuve | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1979 |
| Jean-Pierre Jarier | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1979 |
| Jacques Laffite | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1980 |
| Didier Pironi | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1980 |
| Andrea de
Cesaris | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1983 |
| Nelson Piquet | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1983 |
| Derek Warwick | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1984 |
 Keke Rosberg | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1985 |
| Mark Blundell | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1993 |
Constructor
| Constructor | Podiums | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLaren | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1969 1970 1972 1972 1973 1974 1976 1976 1984 1984 1985 1992 1993 |
| Lotus (1958-94) | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1963 1965 1968 1968 1969 1972 1973 1978 |
| Brabham | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1963 1968 1970 1974 1975 1978 1983 1983 |
| Ferrari | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1965 1971 1971 1976 1977 1979 1979 |
| Tyrrell | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1971 1973 1975 1975 1977 1978 1979 |
| Williams | 6 | 3 | 3 | – | 1982 1985 1985 1992 1992 1993 |
| Cooper | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1962 1962 1967 1967 |
| BRM | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1962 1963 1965 1974 |
| Renault | 4 | 2 | – | 2 | 1980 1982 1982 1984 |
| Ligier | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | 1980 1980 1993 |
 Honda | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1967 |
| Matra | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1969 |
| March | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1970 |
| Wolf | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1977 |
| Alfa Romeo | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1983 |
Pole positions
Pole positions highlighted in bold indicate a pole position that was converted into a race win. For constructors, only pole position and race win combinations from the same driver are included.
Driver
| Driver | Poles | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Clark | 4 | 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968 |
| Jackie Stewart | 3 | 1970, 1971, 1972 |
| Jack Brabham | 2 | 1967, 1969 |
| James Hunt | 2 | 1976, 1977 |
| Niki Lauda | 2 | 1974, 1978 |
| Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 2 | 1979, 1980 |
| Nigel Mansell | 2 | 1985, 1992 |
| Denny Hulme | 1 | 1973 |
| Carlos Pace | 1 | 1975 |
| Rene Arnoux | 1 | 1982 |
| Patrick Tambay | 1 | 1983 |
| Nelson Piquet | 1 | 1984 |
| Alain Prost | 1 | 1993 |
Constructor
Fastest laps
Fastest laps highlighted in bold indicate a fastest lap and race win combination. For constructors, only fastest lap and race win combinations from the same driver are included.
Driver
| Driver | Fastest laps | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Clark | 3 | 1962, 1965, 1968 |
| Mario Andretti | 2 | 1971, 1978 |
| Alain Prost | 2 | 1982, 1993 |
| Dan Gurney | 1 | 1963 |
| Denny Hulme | 1 | 1967 |
| Jackie Stewart | 1 | 1969 |
| John Surtees | 1 | 1970 |
| Jack Brabham | 1 | 1970 |
| Mike Hailwood | 1 | 1972 |
| Emerson Fittipaldi | 1 | 1973 |
| Carlos Reutemann | 1 | 1974 |
| Carlos Pace | 1 | 1975 |
| Niki Lauda | 1 | 1976 |
| John Watson | 1 | 1977 |
| Gilles Villeneuve | 1 | 1979 |
| Rene Arnoux | 1 | 1980 |
| Nelson Piquet | 1 | 1983 |
| Patrick Tambay | 1 | 1984 |
| Keke Rosberg | 1 | 1985 |
| Nigel Mansell | 1 | 1992 |