Prince George Circuit

Route

The Prince George Circuit is a 3.920 kilometer race track in East London , South Africa .

history

The course was opened in 1930 and was the venue for the Grand Prix of South Africa in the years 1934 and 1936 bis 1939 . After that there were no races because of the Second World War . In 1959 the course was modified and adapted to the Formula 1 requirements. The South African Grand Prix was held here three times in the 1960s. But the course was seen as too small for Formula 1 cars and the South African Grand Prix moved to Kyalami .

statistics

All winners of Formula 1 races in East London

year	driver	constructor	engine	tires	time	Route length	Round	Ø pace	date	GP of
1962	Graham Hill	BRM	BRM	D.	2:08:03 h	3.920 km	82	150.610 km / h	December 29th	South Africa
1963	Jim Clark	lotus	Climax	D.	2: 10: 36.9 h	3.920 km	85	153.061 km / h	December 28th
1965	Jim Clark	lotus	Climax	D.	2: 06: 46.0 h	3.920 km	85	157.707 km / h	January 1st

Web links

Commons : Prince George Circuit  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 33 ° 2 ′ 53 ″  S , 27 ° 52 ′ 25.4 ″  E