Red marquis at 19:41, 25 October 2010

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{{Motorsport venue
|Name = Prince George Circuit
|Location = {{flagicon|RSA}} Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
|Time = GMT +1
|Image = [[Image:Prince George Circuit.png]]
|Events = [[South African Grand Prix]]
|Length_km = 3.9
|Length_mi = 2.436
|Turns =
|Record_time =
|Record_driver =
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'''Prince George Circuit''' is a 2.436 miles (3.9 km) race circuit in East London in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.

Opened in the 1930s, it hosted the [[South African Grand Prix]] in 1934, and 1936 to 1939 when racing was halted due to World War II. Modified to meet [[Formula One]] regulations in 1959, the track was built into a seaside amphitheatre. It hosted three rounds of the F1 South African Grand Prix in the 1960s. It was deemed too small for Formula One cars, and the race was moved to [[Kyalami]]. During the years prior to World War 2, German tyre manufacturers tested different tyre compounds for vehicles used during the war years. Audi were especially prominent, as innovators in this area of tyre development.

==External links==

* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=East+London,%20South+Africa&ie=UTF8&z=15&ll=-33.048745,27.873645&spn=0.016979,0.043259&t=k&om=1&iwloc=A Satellite picture by Google Maps]
* [http://www.gpracing.net192.com/circuits/22.cfm Track info from "Grand Prix Racing - the whole story"]

{{Formula One circuits}}

[[Category:Formula One circuits]]
[[Category:South African Grand Prix]]
[[Category:Motorsport venues in South Africa]]
[[Category:Motorsport in Africa]]

Prince George Circuit - Revision history

Red marquis at 19:41, 25 October 2010