1978 – F1’s 300th Championship race 

#OnThisDay the 1978 South African Grand Prix celebrated the 300th World Championship Grand Prix since the series’ beginning in 1950. Held in Kyalami, the race also featured the debut of future world champion Keke Rosberg. New models from Ferrari (312T3) and Brabham (BT46) were introduced, and Renault made a return with its innovative turbocharged car. The race culminated in a thrilling final lap where Ronnie Peterson in the Lotus 78, equipped with Colin Chapman’s pioneering ground effect aerodynamics, narrowly defeated Patrick Depailler in his Tyrrell to secure a dramatic win. John Watsonrounded out the podium in third place for Brabham.

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