Springbok Series
The Springbok Series was a sports car racing series that was held in southern Africa from 1966 in the winter months . In 1973 it was discontinued after two races due to the oil crisis and was not revived.
overview
The races took place from November to January, with the Kyalami 9 Hours traditionally marking the start of the season. The other races usually lasted 3 hours. The racing calendar reached its greatest extent in 1970 and 1971 with 6 races each (all the routes listed below except the Prince George Circuit).
Racetracks
- Breedon Everard Raceway , Rhodesia
- Goldfields Raceway , South Africa
- Killarney Motor Racing Circuit , South Africa
- Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit , South Africa
- Lourenço Marques Street Circuit , Mozambique
- Prince George Circuit , South Africa
- Roy Hesketh Circuit , South Africa
master
| year | master | Points | 2nd place | Points | 3rd place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | unknown | |||||
| 1967 |
 Edward Nelson
|
33 |
 Paul Hawkins
|
30th |
Mike Hailwood
|
18th |
| 1968-69 | unknown | |||||
| 1970 |
Brian Redman
|
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|
Mike De Udy
|
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| 1971 |
.svg){kind=small} John Love
|
49 |
 Jochen Mass
|
37 |
Mike Hailwood
|
36 |
| 1972 |
Gerry Birrell
|
54 |
Jochen Mass
|
52 |
Peter Gethin
|
36 |
| 1973 | Season canceled | |||||
Attendees
Racing driver (selection)
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* only competed in the 9h of Kyalami