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Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2441

Date Released

14 Mar 1976

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. England V. Ireland
• 2. Grand Prix

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 2

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: South African Grand Prix. DESCRIPTION: Austrian Niki Lauda led all the way and crossed the line first to win the South African Grand Prix. Britain’s James Hunt, in a Marlboro-McLaren, gave Lauda a hard race and crossed the line 1.3 seconds behind him, in second place. SHOTLIST: GV long shot leaving pits. CU driver of car No 3 Jody Scheckter. MS car No 3 coming towards camera. CU driver car No 4 Patrick Depailler. CU driver car No 1 Niki Lauda. CU driver car No 21 Michel Leclere. CU driver car No 2 Clay Regazzoni. MS driver James Hunt getting into car No 11. MCU James Hunt in car. MS car No 11 coming towards camera. CU driver car No 20 Jacky Ickx. MCU car No 8 being driven out by Carlos Pace (in Brabham-Alfa). MCU driver car No 6 Gunnar Nilsson. MS car No 15 driven by Ian Scheckter coming towards camera pan as it goes past. LS cars lined up for start, they start at 97’. LS cars coming round Crowthorne Corner on first lap pan as they go past. LS aerial of cars going into Crowthorne Corner on second lap and then into Jukskei Sweep and Sunset Bend. LS past grandstand in third lap with car No 1 already pulling away from the rest. MLS car No 1 going round Crowthorne Corner. MS more cars going round Crowthorne Corner. MS rear view of cars going around Barbecue Bend. LS aerial Crowthorne Corner with cars holding same positions as previous lap. LS aerial shot Sunset Bend. LS aerial Sunset Bend closing in on No 34 and pulling out as round Leeukop Bend going into straight. LS again Sunset Bend with No 24 last car in race being overtaken by James Hunt going into Leeukop Bend. Pull back. LS aerial of cars passing through main stand and pits going under Dunlop Bridge towards Crowthorne Corner. MLS rear view of cars going through the Esses. LS aerial closing in on No 30 whose engine blows up on Clubhouse Bend at 285’. MS crowd shot. MLS track officials going towards car No 30 driven by Emerson Fittipaldi. LS aerial through Sunset Bend, Clubhouse Bend led by car No 12 Jochen Mass followed by car No 9, then No 10 as they enter Leeukop Bend and head for the straight. MLS aerial shot of car No 1 Niki Lauda. MLS followed by car No 11 James Hunt. MLS followed by car No 12 Jochen Mass, these are the final positions with Jody Scheckter fourth. MS Niki Lauda getting the chequered flag followed by James Hunt two seconds behind with Jochen Mass on his heels. MLS Niki Lauda with South African Minister of Sport and Recreation Dr Pier Koornhof. Zoom in as garland is placed over his head. MS man waving flag. MS Lauda receiving cup from minister.

Keywords

Sport; Politics and government; Explosions; Ceremonies; Accidents and disasters

Locations

Johannesburg; South Africa

Footage sources

South Africa

Card file number

76/43

Credits:

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Length of story (in feet)

425

Story extras:

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