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Stewart wins on F1 debut with… Lotus!
Phillip van Osten
12/12/2025 at 12:3012/12/2025 at 11:45 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. The 1964 Rand Grand Prix, a non-championship F1 race held at Kyalami on this day 61 years ago, was the scene of three singular facts that seem buried in F1 history: the event marked Sir Jackie Stewart’s F1 debut, his first win in F1 and his only F1 race at the wheel of a Lotus. The event – run to F1 rules but divided into two 25-lap heats – was a warm-up to the South African Grand Prix that was set to be held at East London a few weeks later on January 1. Several regular F1 teams entered the race but the bulk of the field was inevitably made up of a contingent of colorful locals in a...
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