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Rhodesian Grand Prix – 1974

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Nr Driver Team Car Engine Tyre
1 South Africa Dave Charlton
Scuderia Scribante Great Britain McLaren M23 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 -
2 South Africa Eddie Keizan
Alex Blignaut Great Britain Lotus 72D [R3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 -
5 South Africa Paddy Driver
Team Gunston Great Britain Lotus 72E [R7] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 -
6 South Africa Ian Scheckter
Team Gunston Great Britain Lotus 72E [R6] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 -
11 South Africa Guy Tunmer
Lexington Racing United States Chevron B25 [25-73-02] Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9 -
12 South Africa Brian von Hage
Lexington Racing United States Chevron B25 [25-73-03] Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9 -
15 South Africa Tony Martin
South Coast Motors United States Chevron B25 [25-73-01] Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9 -
16 South Africa Gary Ainscough
Gary Ainscough Great Britain Lotus 69 [59-XB/F3-38] Ford Cosworth FVC L4 1.8 -
17 South Africa John Amm
John Amm Great Britain Brabham BT38 [12] Ford BDA L4 2.0 -

Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 1 South Africa Dave Charlton
Great Britain McLaren M23 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 - 01:08.200 0

Official Name15th Rhodesian Grand Prix
CircuitDonnybrook
DateSeptember 15
PoleDave Charlton 01:08.200
Fastest LapIan Scheckter 01:08.100
Podium1st Ian Scheckter, 2nd Guy Tunmer, 3rd Dave Charlton
Prev race False Bay 100 August 31
Next race Rand Spring Trophy September 28

P N Driver Team Car Engine Tyre Time Laps FL Gr Pts
1 6 South Africa Ian Scheckter
Team Gunston Great Britain Lotus 72E [R6] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 - 00:52:21.400 50
01:08.100

10
2 11 South Africa Guy Tunmer
Lexington Racing United States Chevron B25 [25-73-02] Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9 - +4 laps 46


8
3 1 South Africa Dave Charlton
Scuderia Scribante Great Britain McLaren M23 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 - +4 laps 46

1
6
4 15 South Africa Tony Martin
South Coast Motors United States Chevron B25 [25-73-01] Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9 - +50 laps 0


4
5 12 South Africa Brian von Hage
Lexington Racing United States Chevron B25 [25-73-03] Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9 - +50 laps 0


3
DNF 5 South Africa Paddy Driver
Team Gunston Great Britain Lotus 72E [R7] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 - Gearbox 35


0
DNF 2 South Africa Eddie Keizan
Alex Blignaut Great Britain Lotus 72D [R3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 - Suspension 17


0
DNF 16 South Africa Gary Ainscough
Gary Ainscough Great Britain Lotus 69 [59-XB/F3-38] Ford Cosworth FVC L4 1.8 - DNF 0


0
DNF 17 South Africa John Amm
John Amm Great Britain Brabham BT38 [12] Ford BDA L4 2.0 - DNF 0


0

South African Formula 1 1974
PosDriverTeamPts
1South Africa Dave CharltonGreat Britain McLaren76 (82)
2South Africa Ian ScheckterGreat Britain Lotus59
3South Africa Guy TunmerUnited States Chevron36
4South Africa Eddie KeizanGreat Britain Lotus34
Great Britain Tyrrell
5South Africa Paddy DriverGreat Britain Lotus26
6South Africa Tony MartinUnited States Chevron18
7South Africa John McNicolGreat Britain March14
8South Africa Mike DomingoGreat Britain Brabham13
9South Africa Brian von HageUnited States Chevron6
10South Africa Gary AinscoughGreat Britain Lotus3
11South Africa Nolly LimberisGreat Britain Surtees2

Year Official Name Circuit Date Winning Driver Team Laps Time Formula
1974 15th Rhodesian Grand Prix Donnybrook September 15 South Africa Ian Scheckter
Great Britain Lotus 50
00:52:21.400 SAF1
1973 Embassy 14th Rhodesian Grand Prix Bulawayo September 23 South Africa Dave Charlton
Great Britain Lotus 40
00:57:18.200 SAF1
1972 Embassy 13th Rhodesian Grand Prix Bulawayo September 10 Rhodesia John Love
Great Britain Brabham 40
00:57:34.100 SAF1
1971 Embassy 12th Rhodesian Grand Prix Bulawayo September 19 Rhodesia John Love
Great Britain March 40
00:59:37.800 SAF1
1970 11th Rhodesian Grand Prix Bulawayo September 13 South Africa Dave Charlton
Great Britain Lotus 40
00:59:35.300 SAF1
1969 10th Rhodesian Grand Prix Kumalo September 14 South Africa Dave Charlton
Great Britain Lola 50
01:16:48.500 SAF1
1968 9th Rhodesian Grand Prix Kumalo December 1 Rhodesia John Love
Great Britain Lotus 50
01:06:24.400 SAF1
1967 Player’s Gold Leaf 8th Rhodesian Grand Prix Kumalo December 3 Rhodesia John Love
Great Britain Brabham 50
01:06:23.900 SAF1
1966 7th Rhodesian Grand Prix Kumalo December 4 Great Britain Bob Anderson
Great Britain Brabham 50
01:10:25.000 SAF1

Driver Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Avg Grid Avg Pos Points
1 Rhodesia John Love 8 4 1 0 5 6 5 1.6 3.5 45
2 South Africa Dave Charlton 9 3 1 1 5 3 1 1.9 4.3 45
3 South Africa Ian Scheckter 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1.5 2.5 13
4 Great Britain Bob Anderson 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.0 1.0 0
5 Rhodesia Sam Tingle 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 3.5 7.0 12
6 South Africa John McNicol 4 0 1 2 3 0 0 5.0 5.5 14
7 South Africa Paddy Driver 5 0 1 1 2 0 0 3.4 5.0 12
8 South Africa Eddie Keizan 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 2.3 4.0 10
9 South Africa Guy Tunmer 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 4.7 4.3 11
10 South Africa Luki Botha 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 5.0 2.0 9
11 South Africa Jackie Pretorius 7 0 0 1 1 0 0 6.7 6.9 11
12 Rhodesia Clive Puzey 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 4.0 4.3 10
13 South Africa Bob Olthoff 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 5.3 5.7 7
14 South Africa Peter de Klerk 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 4.0 5.0 4
15 South Africa Tony Martin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 4.0 4
16 South Africa Trevor Blokdyk 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.5 5.5 4
17 South Africa Kipp Ackermann 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.3 8.3 4
18 South Africa Brian von Hage 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 5.0 3
19 South Africa Doug Serrurier 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.0 5.0 3
20 Rhodesia Peter Parnell 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.8 6.5 3
21 South Africa Leo Dave 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.0 6.5 2
22 South Africa Mike Domingo 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.0 8.0 2
23 South Africa Alan Domingo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.0 6.0 1
24 South Africa Nolly Limberis 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.5 8.0 1
25 South Africa Joe Domingo 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.0 9.8 1
26 Rhodesia Gordon Littleford 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.0 15.0 0
27 South Africa Mike Wesson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.0 10.0 0
28 Australia Paul Hawkins 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 11.0 0
29 South Africa Nols Niemann 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.0 13.0 0
30 South Africa Peter Pretorius 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 9.0 0
31 Rhodesia Peter Huson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.0 13.0 0
32 South Africa Bryan Meano 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.0 11.0 0
33 South Africa Keith Probert 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.0 10.0 0
34 Germany Peter Haller 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.0 7.0 0
35 South Africa Bruce van der Merwe 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.0 11.0 0
36 South Africa John Amm 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.0 8.5 0
37 South Africa William Ferguson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.5 10.5 0
38 South Africa Fred Cowell 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.0 9.5 0
39 South Africa Gary Ainscough 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.5 8.0 0
40 South Africa Fred Goddard 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.5 10.5 0
41 South Africa Chris Ward 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.0 8.3 0

Team Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Avg Grid Avg Pos Points
1 Great Britain Lotus 8 4 0 1 5 4 4 3.7 5.8 54
2 Great Britain Brabham 9 3 4 2 6 1 1 5.1 5.7 53
3 Great Britain March 3 1 1 0 2 2 1 3.0 3.0 16
4 Great Britain Lola 6 1 0 1 1 0 0 8.3 7.6 21
5 Great Britain McLaren 7 0 2 4 5 1 0 5.5 5.2 37
6 United States Chevron 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.6 4.0 20
7 Great Britain Tyrrell 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2.0 2.0 6
8 Great Britain Surtees 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 6.5 7.8 9
9 South Africa LDS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.1 7.9 9
10 Great Britain Cooper 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 6.6 9.6 4
11 South Africa Alfa 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.0 6.5 2
12 Rhodesia Realpha 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.0 13.0 0
13 Australia Ausper 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.0 10.0 0
14 South Africa FMG 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.5 10.5 0

  • Post category:70s / Extra Championship
Tags: 1974 SAF1, Donnybrook, Ford Cosworth, Ian Scheckter, Lotus, Lotus 72E, Rhodesian Grand Prix, South African Formula 1, Team Gunston

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