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Formula 1

Driver Information

nationality
South African
birthday
1938-07-04
hometown
Parow, Bellville
died
2017-11-01
Johannesburg
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Driver Information

nationality
South African
birthday
1938-07-04
hometown
Parow, Bellville
died
2017-11-01
Johannesburg
helmet

Competitors

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Heini
Walter
ch
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
2
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Kurt Kuhnke profile photo
Kurt
Kuhnke
de
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
8
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
Carel Godin de Beaufort profile photo
Carel Godin
de Beaufort
nl
age
wins
1
poles
1
races
54
podiums
5
fastest laps
0
Timmy Mayer profile photo
Timmy
Mayer
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
16
podiums
7
fastest laps
1
Edgar Barth profile photo
Edgar
Barth
de
age
wins
8
poles
0
races
31
podiums
13
fastest laps
0
Bernard Collomb profile photo
Bernard
Collomb
fr
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
32
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
John Campbell-Jones profile photo
John
Campbell-Jones
gb
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
27
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
Lorenzo Bandini profile photo
Lorenzo
Bandini
it
age
wins
9
poles
5
races
92
podiums
30
fastest laps
5
Maurice Trintignant profile photo
Maurice
Trintignant
fr
age
wins
16
poles
6
races
185
podiums
43
fastest laps
5
Peter Broeker profile photo
Peter
Broeker
ca
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
27
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Tony Shelly profile photo
Tony
Shelly
nz
age
wins
2
poles
0
races
28
podiums
3
fastest laps
0
Brian Raubenheimer profile photo
Brian
Raubenheimer
za
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Giacomo Russo profile photo
Giacomo
Russo
it
age
wins
6
poles
0
races
17
podiums
6
fastest laps
0
Bob Anderson profile photo
Bob
Anderson
gb
age
wins
1
poles
0
races
60
podiums
5
fastest laps
1
Innes Ireland profile photo
Innes
Ireland
gb
age
wins
11
poles
5
races
140
podiums
25
fastest laps
8
Wolfgang Seidel profile photo
Wolfgang
Seidel
de
age
wins
1
poles
0
races
41
podiums
2
fastest laps
0
Jo Bonnier profile photo
Jo
Bonnier
se
age
wins
12
poles
10
races
266
podiums
45
fastest laps
9
Piet de Klerk profile photo
Piet
de Klerk
za
age
wins
3
poles
0
races
42
podiums
11
fastest laps
0
Neville Lederle profile photo
Neville
Lederle
za
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
4
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Willy Mairesse profile photo
Willy
Mairesse
be
age
wins
3
poles
0
races
27
podiums
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fastest laps
2

Career Overview

year
series
team
points
position
1965
FIA World Championship Formula One
Lawson Organisation
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Lotus 21
Coventry Climax 1.5
Dunlop
0
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1964
4th Rand Grand Prix - Formula 1
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Lotus 21 (Climax)
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1963
4th Mozambique GP - Lourenço Marques - South African F1
0
2nd
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Lotus 21
1
0
1
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
1
0
-
0
year
series
team
points
position
1963
FIA World Championship Formula One
Lawson Organisation
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Lotus 21
Coventry Climax 1.5
Dunlop
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1962
2nd Rand Grand Prix - Formula 1
Ernest Pieterse
0
10th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Lotus 21
Climax
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1962
South African Formula One Championship
Team Pieterse
0
1st
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Lotus (Climax)
-
-
-
-
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
-
-
-
-
-
0
year
series
team
points
position
1962
FIA World Championship Formula One
Ernest Pieterse
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Lotus 21
Coventry Climax 1.5
Dunlop
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1961
1st Rand Grand Prix - Formula 1
Scuderia Alfa
0
6th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Heron
Alfa Romeo
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1961
1st Natal Grand Prix - Westmead - Formula 1
Scuderia Alfa
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Heron
Alfa Romeo
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
type
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest lap
1965
Racing
0
0
0
0
0
1964
Racing
1
0
0
0
0
1963
Racing
2
0
1
0
0
1962
Racing
2
0
0
0
0
1961
Racing
2
0
0
0
0

Racing Highlights

year
series
position
1963
4th Mozambique GP - Lourenço Marques - South African F1
2nd
1962
South African Formula One Championship
1st

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