The first World Championship F1 race in South Africa was held on 29 December 1962. In that race, Graham Hill took advantage of Jim Clark 's mechanical problems with his Lotus and took race victory and the championship.

4 days ago · SA extends deadline to find F1 stakeholders. South Africa last hosted a Formula 1 Grand Prix at the Kyalami circuit in 1993, a race won by Alain Prost. It was the 33rd and last running of the ...

4 days ago · "Africa deserves a F1 event and Rwanda is the best place," FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem told BBC Sport Africa. Yet the South African bid has a rich history to draw on - as well as a track ...

2 days ago · READ MORE: Rwanda and South Africa race to bring F1 back to Africa. Subsection. Africa Sport. Published. 2 hours ago. Share. close panel. Share page. Copy link. About sharing. Read description.

5 days ago · Earlier this month, the Ministry of Sport, Arts and Culture’s F1 Bid Steering Committee opened a request for expressions of interest for a race to be held in 2026 or 2027 at the latest. The committee hopes that the process will allow it to find the venue that could potentially secure F1’s return to South Africa for a 10-year period.

Jan 17, 2025 · South Africa has ramped up its bid to bring Formula 1 back to its shores with the government opening up an expression of interest process for potential hosts.

Jan 20, 2025 · After South African representatives held an exploratory chat with F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali at last year's Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the country's sports ministry has now made the next step...

Oct 15, 2024 · South Africa’s Minister of Sport, Art and Culture has stated Formula 1 will “definitely” return to the country in the near future. F1 hasn’t visited South Africa since the 1993 season at the well-renowned Kyalami circuit.

Jun 6, 2023 · Formula 1 has shelved plans to restore the South African Grand Prix to the calendar for 2024, but a Kyalami race for the following season has not been ruled out. To underline its status as a...

Jun 5, 2023 · Political barriers have halted plans to return to Africa as part of F1's ever-increasing world tour. Attempts to revive the South African Grand Prix at Kyalami have been abandoned, RacingNews365.com has learned.