Grand Prix of Rhodesia

The Rhodesia Grand Prix was a motorsport event that was held almost annually in Rhodesia from 1960 to 1976 . Most of the races were advertised according to the Formula 1 regulations, but had no world championship status . The record winner is the Rhodesian racing driver John Love , who won six out of 16 races.

history

The Rhodesian Automobile Racing Club was the organizer of the Rhodesian Grand Prix . The first race was held in 1960. This year it was advertised according to the Formula Libre , after which the regulations corresponded to those of Formula 1. Until 1965, the races were individual events that were not integrated into larger racing series. From 1966 to 1974, the Rhodesia Grand Prix was rounds of the South African Formula One Championship ; In 1976 the race was part of the South African Formula Atlantic Championship .

Three runs of the series took place in the state capital Salisbury (today: Harare ): The first was held on the Belvedere Airport Circuit , the last two on the Donnybrook Raceway . From 1961 to 1973 the race was held in the provincial metropolis of Bulawayo , which is less far from South Africa than Harare; in this way the attractiveness of the race for South African pilots should be increased. The venue was the James McNeillie Circuit in Kumalo, a suburb of Bulawayo, until 1970 , after which the event changed to the newly constructed Breedon Everard Raceway .

Results

Edition	year	route	winner	Second	Third	Pole position	Fastest lap
01	1960	Harare	Syd van der Vyver ( Cooper - Alfa Romeo )	Doug Serrurier ( Cooper - Climax )	Danny Wright ( Cooper - Climax )	not known	not known
02	1961	Bulawayo	Ernest Pieterse (Heron- Alfa Romeo )	Doug Serrurier ( LDS - Alfa Romeo )	Fanie Viljoen ( Cooper - Climax )	not known	not known
03	1962	Bulawayo	Gary Hocking ( Lotus - Climax )	Neville Lederle ( Lotus - Climax )	Mike Harris ( Cooper - Alfa Romeo )	not known	not known
04th	1963	Bulawayo	John Love ( Cooper - Climax )	David Prophet ( Brabham - Ford )	Sam Tingle ( LDS - Alfa Romeo )	not known	not known
05	1964	Bulawayo	Paul Hawkins ( Brabham - Ford )	David Prophet ( Brabham - Ford )	Sam Tingle ( LDS - Alfa Romeo )	not known	not known
06th	1965	Bulawayo	John Love ( Cooper - Climax )	Peter de Klerk ( Brabham - Climax )	Sam Tingle ( LDS - Alfa Romeo )	not known	not known
07th	1966	Bulawayo	Bob Anderson ( Brabham - Climax )	Luki Botha ( Brabham - Climax )	Clive Puzey ( Lotus - Climax )	John Love ( Cooper - Climax )	John Love ( Cooper - Climax )
08th	1967	Bulawayo	John Love ( Brabham - Repco )	Dave Charlton ( Brabham - Repco )	Jackie Pretorius ( Brabham - Repco )	not known	not known
09	1968	Bulawayo	John Love ( Lotus - Cosworth )	Sam Tingle ( Brabham - Repco )	Bobby Olthoff ( McLaren - Ford )	John Love ( Lotus - Cosworth )	John Love ( Lotus - Cosworth )
10	1969	Bulawayo	Dave Charlton ( Lola - Chevrolet )	Sam Tingle ( Brabham - Repco )	John McNicol ( Lola - Ford )	John Love ( Lotus - Cosworth )	John Love ( Lotus - Cosworth )
11	1970	Bulawayo	Dave Charlton ( Lotus - Cosworth )	John Love ( March - Cosworth )	Peter de Klerk ( Lola - Ford )	John Love ( March - Cosworth )	John Love ( March - Cosworth )
12	1971	Bulawayo	John Love ( March - Cosworth )	Paddy Driver ( McLaren - Cosworth )	John McNicol ( McLaren - Chevrolet )	not known	John Love ( March - Cosworth )
13	1972	Bulawayo	John Love ( Brabham - Cosworth )	John McNicol ( McLaren - Chevrolet )	Eddie Keizan ( Surtees - Cosworth )	Dave Charlton ( Lotus - Cosworth )	Dave Charlton ( Lotus - Cosworth )
14th	1973	Bulawayo	Dave Charlton ( Lotus - Cosworth )	Eddie Keizan ( Tyrrell - Cosworth )	Paddy Driver ( McLaren - Cosworth )	not known	Dave Charlton ( Lotus - Cosworth )
15th	1974	Harare	Ian Scheckter ( Lotus - Cosworth )	Guy Tunmer ( Chevron - Cosworth )	Dave Charlton ( McLaren - Cosworth )	Ian Scheckter ( Lotus - Cosworth )	Dave Charlton ( McLaren - Cosworth )
16	1976	Harare	Roy Klomfass ( Ralt - Ford )	Nols Nieman ( Wheatcroft - Ford )	Dave Charlton ( Modus - Cosworth )	Roy Klomfass ( Ralt - Ford )	not known

literature

• Ken Stewart, Norman Reich: Sun on the Grid. Grand Prix and Endurance Racing in Southern Africa . London 1967. ISBN 1-870519-49-3

Web links

• All the winners of the Rhodesia Grand Prix on the website www.theracingline.net
• Formula 1 races without world championship status on the website www.silhouet.com
• Pictures from the Grand Prix of Rhodesia 1967
• The 1976 Grand Prix of Rhodesia (Formula Atlantic) on the www.oldracingcars.com website