Palmietfontein Circuit
Palmietfontein Circuit is a former automobile racing track in Katlehong in the area of the metropolitan municipality of Ekurhuleni in South Africa .
The 6.115 kilometers (3.8 miles ) long course was built in 1956 on the site of Palmietfontein Airport , which was in use from the mid-1940s to the early 1950s. The route was quite simple and had seven curves, two of which were 180 ° ( Whitehead and Gaze ).
On March 24, 1956, the Rand Grand Prix took place on the racetrack . The winner was the English racing driver Peter Whitehead in a Ferrari 3.0 P. Whitehead .
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Current courses: Killarney Motor Racing Circuit | Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit | Phakisa Freeway | Prince George Circuit
Former courses: Durban Street Circuit | Palmietfontein Circuit | Roy Hesketh Circuit | Westmead Circuit
Coordinates: 26 ° 20 ′ 12 ″ S , 28 ° 8 ′ 48 ″ E