South African Drivers Championship

South African Drivers Championship
Lotus 72D raced by Ian Scheckter in the 1974 South African National Drivers Championship and 1975 South African Grand Prix
CategorySingle-seaters
CountrySouth Africa
Rhodesia
Portuguese Mozambique
Inaugural season1953
Folded1986
Drivers14 (1975)
Teams10 (1975)
Constructors7 (1975)
Engine suppliers2 (1975)
Last Drivers' championSouth Africa Wayne Taylor
South African Formula One Championship
CategoryFormula One
CountrySouth Africa
Rhodesia
Portuguese Mozambique
Inaugural season1975
Folded1975
Drivers14
Teams10
Constructors7
Engine suppliers2
Last Drivers' championSouth Africa Dave Charlton

The South African Drivers Championship, was a national motor racing championship held in South Africa between 1953 and 1986, including races in Rhodesia and Portuguese Mozambique.

Initially running as Formula Libre catering for local Specials and pre-war Grand Prix cars, the series switched to Formula One regulations in 1960. It changed again to Formula Atlantic in 1976 before adopting a multi-engine Formula South Africa rules set in 1979 and then running exclusively on Mazda 12B rotary engines from 1980 to its final year in 1986.