South African Springbok Championship Series

The South African Springbok Championship Series (known as the Shell Drivers Cup in 1970 and the Castrol Springbok Series in 1971) was a sports car racing series based in Southern Africa. The series ran from 1965 until 1973. The series was cancelled after two rounds of the 1973 season due to the oil crisis, and never returned. The series' signature event was the Kyalami 9 Hours. The series was frequented by European teams and drivers, as it took place in November and December after the World Sportscar Championship and Can-Am seasons. The series did not crown a champion among drivers.

Seasons

1965

Date	Circuit	Location	Winning Driver(s)	Winning Car
6 November	Kyalami	Halfway House, South Africa	David Piper Richard Attwood	Ferrari 365 P2/3
28 November	James McNeillie Circuit	Bulawayo, Rhodesia	Peter Sutcliffe	Ford GT40
27 December	Roy Hesketh Circuit	Pietermaritzburg, South Africa	Peter Sutcliffe	Ford GT40

1966

Date	Circuit	Location	Winning Driver(s)	Winning Car
5 November	Kyalami	Halfway House, South Africa	David Piper Richard Attwood	Ferrari 365 P2/3
19 November	Killarney Racing Circuit	Cape Town, South Africa	David Piper	Ferrari 365 P2/3
17 December	Circuito de Lourenço Marques	Lourenço Marques, Mozambique	Roy Pierpoint	Lola T70
27 December	Roy Hesketh Circuit	Pietermaritzburg, South Africa	Mike Hailwood David Hobbs	Ford GT40

1967

Date	Circuit	Location	Winning Driver(s)	Winning Car
4 November	Kyalami	Halfway House, South Africa	Jacky Ickx Brian Redman	Mirage M1
18 November	Killarney Racing Circuit	Cape Town, South Africa	Paul Hawkins	Lola T70
16 December	Circuito de Lourenço Marques	Lourenço Marques, Mozambique	Paul Hawkins	Lola T70
26 December	Roy Hesketh Circuit	Pietermaritzburg, South Africa	Doug Serrurier Jackie Pretorius	Lola T70

1968

Date	Circuit	Location	Winning Driver(s)	Winning Car
9 November	Kyalami	Halfway House, South Africa	Jacky Ickx David Hobbs	Mirage M1
18 November	Killarney Racing Circuit	Cape Town, South Africa	Paul Hawkins	Ferrari 330 P4
8 December	Circuito de Lourenço Marques	Lourenço Marques, Mozambique	Mike Hailwood Malcolm Guthrie	Mirage M1
26 December	Roy Hesketh Circuit	Pietermaritzburg, South Africa	Paul Hawkins	Ferrari 330 P4 Spyder
1 January 1969	Prince George Circuit	East London, South Africa	Paul Hawkins	Ferrari 330 P4

1969

Date	Circuit	Location	Winning Driver(s)	Winning Car
8 November	Kyalami	Halfway House, South Africa	David Piper Richard Attwood	Porsche 917
22 November	Killarney Racing Circuit	Cape Town, South Africa	Mike de Udy Paul Hawkins	Lola T70
5 December	Circuito de Lourenço Marques	Lourenço Marques, Mozambique	Mike de Udy Paul Hawkins	Lola T70
13 December	James McNeillie Circuit	Bulawayo, Rhodesia	John Love	Lola T70
27 December	Roy Hesketh Circuit	Pietermaritzburg, South Africa	John Love	Lola T70

1970

Date	Circuit	Location	Winning Driver(s)	Winning Car
7 November	Kyalami	Halfway House, South Africa	Jacky Ickx Ignazio Giunti	Ferrari 512M
21 November	Killarney Racing Circuit	Cape Town, South Africa	Brian Redman Richard Attwood	Chevron B16 Spyder
5 December	Circuito de Lourenço Marques	Lourenço Marques, Mozambique	Brian Redman	Chevron B16 Spyder
13 December	James McNeillie Circuit	Bulawayo, Rhodesia	Brian Redman John Love	Chevron B16 Spyder
27 December	Roy Hesketh Circuit	Pietermaritzburg, South Africa	Brian Redman	Chevron B16 Spyder
2 January 1971	Goldfields Raceway	Welkom, South Africa	Brian Redman Richard Attwood	Chevron B16 Spyder

1971

Date	Circuit	Location	Winning Driver(s)	Winning Car
6 November	Kyalami	Halfway House, South Africa	Clay Regazzoni Brian Redman	Ferrari 312 PB
20 November	Killarney Racing Circuit	Cape Town, South Africa	Helmut Marko John Love	Lola T212
28 November	Circuito de Lourenço Marques	Lourenço Marques, Mozambique	Ed Swart Jody Scheckter	Chevron B19
5 December	James McNeillie Circuit	Bulawayo, Rhodesia	Mike Hailwood Paddy Driver	Chevron B19
11 December	Goldfields Raceway	Welkom, South Africa	John Hine Dave Charlton	Chevron B19
27 December	Roy Hesketh Circuit	Pietermaritzburg, South Africa	John Love	Lola T212

1972

Date	Circuit	Location	Winning Driver(s)	Winning Car
4 November	Kyalami	Halfway House, South Africa	Clay Regazzoni Arturo Merzario	Ferrari 312 PB
18 November	Killarney Racing Circuit	Cape Town, South Africa	Gerry Birrell Jochen Mass	Chevron B21 Chevron B23
26 November	Circuito de Lourenço Marques	Lourenço Marques, Mozambique	Gerry Birrell Jochen Mass	Chevron B21 Chevron B23
2 December	Goldfields Raceway	Welkom, South Africa	Gerry Birrell Peter Gethin	Chevron B21 Chevron B23
17 December	Roy Hesketh Circuit	Pietermaritzburg, South Africa	Peter Gethin Jochen Mass	Chevron B21 Chevron B23

1973

Date	Circuit	Location	Winning Driver(s)	Winning Car
3 November	Kyalami	Halfway House, South Africa	Reinhold Joest Herbert Müller	Porsche 908/3
17 November	Killarney Racing Circuit	Cape Town, South Africa	John Watson Ian Scheckter	Chevron B26
1 December	Goldfields Raceway	Welkom, South Africa	canceled due to 1973 oil crisis
9 December	Breedon Everard Raceway	Bulawayo, Rhodesia	canceled due to 1973 oil crisis

External links

• World Sports Racing Prototypes
• Racing Sports Cars
• The Springbok Series 1966–1967