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 512 M 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 B21Chevron B23 26 November Circuito de Lourenço Marques Lourenço Marques, Mozambique Gerry Birrell Jochen Mass Chevron B21Chevron B23 2 December Goldfields Raceway Welkom, South Africa Gerry Birrell Peter Gethin Chevron B21Chevron B23 17 December Roy Hesketh Circuit Pietermaritzburg, South Africa Peter Gethin Jochen Mass Chevron B21Chevron 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