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Event: International Wynn's 1000 KyalamiDate: 3.11.1979
Track: Kyalami Circuit (South Africa), unknown lengthOrganiser: unknown

Kyalami 1000 Kilometres
Non championship race
Weather:unknown
Start time:14:00
Grid:unknown
Distance:unknown
Attendance:45000
Entered:60
Practiced:unknown
Started:51
Finished:25
Classified:25
Classes:
Category I Class A - S.A. Manufacturer's Challenge Cars
Category I Class B - BMW M1 Procars
Category II - S.A. Modified Saloon Cars
Category III - S.A. Standard Production Cars
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Winners:
Overall:9BMW M1Keizan / Kelleners
Category I Class A - S.A. Manufacturer's Challenge Cars:6Ford Escort II BDAMaloney / van Rooyen
Fastest Laps:
Overall:7BMW M1Watson / Mass1:25.3400
Pole Positions:
Overall:7BMW M1Jochen Mass (D)1:25.3400
Category I Class A - S.A. Manufacturer's Challenge Cars:1Ford Escort II 3.4 V6van der Merwe / Martin1:28.0100
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Alfa Romeo (8), BMW (7), Mazda (6), Ford (5), Datsun (4)
Top engines by numbers:Alfa Romeo (8), BMW (7), Mazda (6), Ford (5), Datsun (4)
Top car types by numbers:BMW M1 (5), Ford Escort (5), Alfa Romeo Giulietta (5)
Driver nationalities:ZA (52), D (5), GB (3)
Most used colours:white (26%), light (24%), dark (20%), lighter (6%), darker (5%), red (4%)
Engine positions:front-engined (78%), mid-engined (22%)
Oldest known drivers:Paddy Driver (45), Basil van Rooyen (41), Helmut Kelleners (40)
Youngest known drivers:Markus Höttinger (23), Manfred Winkelhock (27), Hans-Georg Bürger (27)

Official Race Programme:

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