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RSA - SOUTH AFRICA
KYALAMI
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Description	Track inaugurated on November 4th 1961 and in few years became the most popular South African circuit. In 1968 its length was slighly changed, but I think because of minor changes. In a period when many circuits were charged for their dangerousness, Stewart in 1968 described Kyalami as a safe track very well managed. It hosted F.1 continuosly up to 1985 (in 1981 it was a non championship event), then it was canceled because of political boycott of South Africa due to apartheid. It was considered a difficult track for engines because of its long straight and - moreover - for its high altidude above sea level.
Location	Midrand - Gauteng
Location	24 km - 15 mi North from Johannesburg and 21 km - 13 mi South of Zwartkops
Latitude - Longitude	- 25°59'52"     + 28°04'04" -25.997778     28.067778
UTM Coordinates	X = 606866.578  -  Y = 7124125.707  -  Zone 35J
Aerial photo / Map (*)	Google Maps  -    Bing Maps  -    Flash Earth
Altitude AMSL	1464 m - 4803 ft
Inauguration	November 4th 1961
Closing
Designer
Sources and links (Translation) (**)	(1) (page 81) Author: Tommaso Tommasi - Published by: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore - Published in: Italia - year: 1973 (2) (page 88) Author: Peter Higham, Bruce Jones - Published by: Andre Deutsch - year: 1999 - ISBN: 0-233-99619-2 Description (3) (4) Forum Forum Africa African Countries RSA - Kyalami [ITA ENG] (5) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyalami Wikipedia (6) www.allf1.info/tracks/kyalami.php (7) www.kma.org.za/map.html (8) www.polo.co.za/circuits.html (9) www.racingcircuits.net Motor Racing Circuits Database (10) Conoscere la Formula 1 1 (page 280) Published by: Rizzoli Editore - Published in: Italia - year: 1984 (11) Autosprint 1/1967 (page 9) Map (12) Autosprint 8/1969 (page 12) Come si guida (13) Autosprint 20/1970 (page 24) Circuito più sicuro nel 1969, secondo la GPDA (14) Autosprint 10/1971 (page 24) De Adamich spiega come si guida e foto di ogni curva (15) Autosprint 4/1974 (page 46) Sarà venduto (16) Autosprint 10/1975 (page 28) Mappa: grazie alle reti, i tanti incidenti sono stati innocui, con i guard rail forse sarebbe scappato il morto (17) Autosprint 5/1980 (page 39) Kyalami è stato comprato da Ecclestone (18) Autosprint 7/1981 (page 11) (19) Autosprint 30/1986 (page 25) (20) Rombo 33/1986 (page 69) Progetto di modifica (21) Autosprint 35/1990 (page 33) (22) Autosprint 39/1990 (page 29) (23) Autosprint 3/1991 (page 27) Inaugurata la nuova configurazione, ora si aspetta il GP del 1992 (24) Autosprint 52/1991 (page 40) Fervono i preparativi per il GP (25) Autosprint 47/2010 (page 58) Will the track be closed? (26) Autosprint 51/2010 (page 34) Track history (27) Autosprint 8/2012 Poster Story: Le Grandi Corse Dimenticate [Forgotten Great Races] (28) www.kyalamiracing.co.za Official website (29) www.sportstar.co.za Official website

(*) NOTE: a complete and detailed view of the circuit can be found (if available) on Street View by Google Maps and/or Bird's Eye and 3D views by Bing Maps for Enterprise (former Microsoft Virtual Earth): both can be reached using their own link in Aerial photo / Map cell.

(**) For on-line not-English speaking sources, click on each small flag and you open the corresponding Google Translator page with automatic translation.

Kyalami
Description	In 1967 it hosted its first F.1 GP (previously it was raced at East London) and in this occasion some renovation were made and it was widened up to at least 11.8 m.
Years	1961?÷1967
Direction	Clockwise
Proposal	NO
No longer operational	YES
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Permanent
Inauguration
Closing	1967
Last update of this page	December 26th 2004
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points	Dunlop Bridge - Crawthorn Corner - Barbeque Bend - Jukskei Sweep - Sunset Bend - Clubhouse Bend - The Esses - Leeukop Bend - The Kink
length	4094  m	13432  ft	2.544  mi

Kyalami
Description	In 1968 its length was slighly changed, but I think because of minor changes. In a period when many circuits were charged for their dangerousness, Stewart in 1968 described Kyalami as a safe track very well managed.
Years	1968÷1987
Direction	Clockwise
Proposal	NO
No longer operational	YES
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Permanent
Inauguration	1968
Closing	1987
Last update of this page	December 26th 2004
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points	Dunlop Bridge - Crawthorn Corner - Barbeque Bend - Jukskei Sweep - Sunset Bend - Clubhouse Bend - The Esses - Leeukop Bend - The Kink
length	4104  m	13465  ft	2.55  mi
Min width	11.8  m	39  ft			(1)

Kyalami
Description	In mid 1980s South Africa was isolated because of apartheid. After a great economical crisis, in Summer 1986 there was a proposal for change the track: old main straight area should have been sold as building site and the circuit should have been moved in the opposite direction, on a poor value ground. This proposal was not developed, but in 1988 another quite different layout was really built.
Years	1986
Direction	Anticlockwise
Proposal	YES
Proposal not developed	YES
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Permanent
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	November 25th 2010
Info last update	August 1986
Designer
Distinctive points
length	3394  m	11135  ft	2.109  mi		(3)

Kyalami
Description	In mid 1980s South Africa was isolated because of apartheid. After a great economical crisis, in 1988 this track was deeply renewed (but also in 1986 there was a similar proposal): old main straight area was sold as building site and the circuit was moved in the opposite direction, on a poor value ground. This layout used from 1988 to 1991, when new works begun for South Africa 1992 F.1 GP
Years	1988÷1991
Direction	Anticlockwise
Proposal	NO
No longer operational	YES
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Permanent
Inauguration	1988
Closing	1991
Last update of this page	July 12th 2003
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points	Budget - Yellow Pages - Topsport - Winfield - Wesbank - Continental - Brilliant - Nashua
length	3888  m	12756  ft	2.416  mi

Kyalami
Description	New layout inaugurated with South Africa F.1 GP 1992 and used also for 1993 F.1 GP . Later a chicane was added at the last but one bend,but it was removed and this layout was reactivated before Superbike event held on May 17th 2009. According to some rumors, after Superstars Series event on November 27th 2010 thecircuit could be closed due to financial problems
Years	1992÷1993, 2009÷...
Direction	Anticlockwise
Proposal	NO
No longer operational
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit	YES
Type	Permanent
Inauguration	1992
Closing
Last update of this page	November 25th 2010
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points	Budget - Yellow Pages - Topsport - Winfield - Wesbank - Continental - Brilliant - Nashua
length	4200  m	13780  ft	2.61  mi		(28)
length	4261  m	13980  ft	2.648  mi		(9)
Total area	72  hectares	720000  m²	177.914  acres		(28)

Kyalami
Description	Compared to previous layout, a chicane was added at the last but one bend, the slight right one where 1988-1991 circuit had a left corner. I don’t know whe it was added, but surely after F.1 GP, held on March 14th 1993. The chicane was then removed before Superbike event held on May 17th 2009
Years	1993÷2009
Direction	Anticlockwise
Proposal	NO
No longer operational	YES
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Permanent
Inauguration	1993
Closing	2009
Last update of this page	November 25th 2010
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points	Budget - Yellow Pages - Topsport - Winfield - Wesbank - Continental - Brilliant - Nashua
length	4260.6  m	13978  ft	2.647  mi		(9)

Kyalami Karting Circuit
Description
Years
Direction
Proposal	NO
No longer operational
Car Circuit
Motorbike circuit
Type	Kart track
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	November 24th 2010
Info last update
Designer	Piazza-Musso Claudio Piazza-Musso
Distinctive points
length	845  m	2772  ft	0.525  mi		(29)

Latitude - Longitude: - 25°59'52", + 28°04'04"
If the aerial photo is not visible, you have to zoom out by clicking (maybe more then once) button ’-’ in top left corner

PHOTOS

All photos were taken on Easter 2005 (March 27th 2005) by Yves-Henri Randier, reproduced here with author’s description with kind permission.

Photos by Yves-Henri Randier - March 27th 2005

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1	2	3	4
Totem	Starting grid on Vodacom Straight (ex Brilliant Straight)	Starting grid on Vodacom Straight (ex Brilliant Straight)	From the Alfa Boma over Clubhouse looking right to Esses and with Havoline sweep down left

5	6	7	8
From the Alfa Boma looking straight ahead with Clubhouse in the front, the chicane and the back of the pits with Vodacom corner on the back right	From Havoline Sweep towards the chicane	Coming up the hill at Wesbank Corner (the U turn up the hill) with the white pits in the back	Wesbank Corner and the beginning of the downhill Castel Mineshaft towards Havoline Sweep (ex-Mineshaft)

9	10	11	12
The famous Castle Kyalami	From the chicane looking right towards Havoline Sweep	From the chicane looking straight ahead to Wesbank Corner	Another view of Wesbank Corner, Caltex Mineshaft and Havoline Sweep from the VIP parking

Updates
Date	Track layout	Years	Description by	Map by	Thanks to	Note
February 29th 2012			Guido de Carli			Update	Description
December 27th 2010			Guido de Carli			Update	Description
November 26th 2010		1992÷1993, 2009÷...	Guido de Carli			Update	Description
November 25th 2010			Guido de Carli	Roelard Smit	Roelard Smit	Update	Description with map
February 18th 2007		1986	Guido de Carli			Update	Description
March 7th 2006		1992÷1993, 2009÷...	Guido de Carli		Yves-Henri Randier	Update	Photos (on this site)
September 21st 2005			Guido de Carli			Update	Description
January 30th 2005		1988÷1991	Guido de Carli			Update	Description with map
December 26th 2004			Guido de Carli	Guido de Carli		Update	Description with map
July 12th 2003		1988÷1991	Guido de Carli	Guido de Carli		New	Description with map
Not all eventual updates issued in last years are already visible in this list

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