South African Grand Prix

High school (ages 12+)
Sports & Games

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/south-african-grand-prix

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the location?Prince George Circuit, East London, Cape Province
2. What is the first race year?1934
3. What was the first South African Grand Prix and where did it take place?It started in 1934 as a handicap race at the Prince George Circuit in East London, a coastal track in the Cape Province.
4. Why did the South African Grand Prix stop after 1985?The race was suspended because the world protested South Africa’s apartheid system, and many countries called for boycotts.

Handicap Race: A competition where participants are given different starting advantages or disadvantages to equalize their chances of winning.
Formula One World Championship: The highest class of international single-seater auto racing, governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).
Apartheid: A former policy of segregation and discrimination on grounds of race in South Africa, enforced from 1948 to 1994.