season South picked up another four victories at Brands Hatch (Indy circuit) twice, Snetterton and Mallory Park. These wins and eight more trips to the podium, took South to the BRDC Vandervell British F3 Championship title, and second place BARC BP Super Visco British F3 Championship behind Derek Daly. But for an accident between the pair wrecking South's March 763 at Silverstone, he may have taken both titles. This led to an opportunity to race in the JAF Grand Prix. In his first Formula Two event, South finished seventh. 1978 saw South race only six times every time in F2 machinery, with a best finish of 4th place in the European Formula Two event at Hockenheim. It was enough for Ron Dennis's Project Four team to sign him for the whole season. He repaid the faith with two poles and a win in the Rhein-Pokalrennen, held at Hockenheim. His sixth place in the final standings, meant South's Grand Prix future was the topic of conversation. South's chance for glory in the world's major category came when he substituted for Alain Prost at Marlboro Team McLaren. Although South was set to take a drive with Toleman Group Motorsport in F2, he opted for the McLaren in the United States GP West. The M29 was hopelessly uncompetitive, and South was unable to qualify the car around the streets of Long Beach, lapping almost four seconds slower than his team mate John Watson. South reappeared two months later at Golden State Raceway (now Sonoma Raceway), California, USA for the opening round of the 1980 SCCA Citicorp Can-Am Challenge. He had signed for Paul Newman's Budweiser sponsored Newman Racing. After a second place at Mosport Park, and scoring pole and leading at Road America before a spin, South crashed badly during practice for the Grand Prix Molson, held on the Circuit Trois-Rivières. His lower left leg was amputated due to severe injuries from this accident, thus ending his career. In 2008 he was seen at a handful of historic motorsport meetings. International racing record Career highlights Complete Formula One results (key) Biography – Stephen South: The Way it Was The biography of Stephen South, written by Darren Banks, was published in March 2017. In it, he speaks to the author candidly about the accident that ended his career. Banks also interviewed key figures from his career, and the book contains many never-before-seen photos from