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Republic Day Trophy – 1973

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Nr Driver Team Car Engine Tyre
1 South Africa Dave Charlton Scuderia Scribante Great Britain Lotus 72D [R3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 –
2 South Africa Meyer Botha Scuderia Scribante Great Britain March 721 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 –
3 South Africa Eddie Keizan Alex Blignaut Racing Great Britain Tyrrell – [004] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 –
5 South Africa Guy Tunmer Paradise Beach Racing Great Britain March 722 Ford Cosworth FVC L4 1.8 –
6 Rhodesia John Love Team Gunston United States Chevron B25 [25-73-03] Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9 –
7 South Africa Peter de Klerk Team Gunston United States Chevron B25 [25-73-02] Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9 –
8 South Africa Ian Scheckter Team Gunston United States Chevron B25 [25-73-01] Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9 –
10 South Africa Tony Martin South Coast Motors United States Chevron B20 [72-8] Ford BDA Felday L4 2.0 –
11 South Africa Paddy Driver Team Wynns Great Britain McLaren M10B [400-16 (B)] Ford V8 5.0 –
14 South Africa Derek Tunmer Paradise Beach Racing Great Britain McLaren M10B [400-17] Chevrolet V8 5.0 –
16 South Africa Nols Niemann Alex Blignaut Racing Great Britain Surtees TS8 [004] Ford V8 5.0 –
17 South Africa Rob Thomas Bob Thomas Racing Great Britain Surtees TS5A [008] Ford V8 5.0 –
19 South Africa Kipp Ackermann G. S. Ackermann Great Britain McLaren M10B [400-08] Chevrolet V8 5.0 –
20 South Africa Nolly Limberis Power Developments Great Britain Surtees TS5 [002] Ford V8 5.0 –
22 Germany Peter Haller Team Molyslip Great Britain Surtees TS5A [007] Ford V8 5.0 –
25 South Africa Joe Domingo Team Domingo Great Britain Lola T142 [SL140/14] Chevrolet V8 5.0 –
Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 1 South Africa Dave Charlton Great Britain Lotus 72D [R3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – 01:17.000 0
2 3 South Africa Eddie Keizan Great Britain Tyrrell – [004] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – 01:18.700 0
3 11 South Africa Paddy Driver Great Britain McLaren M10B [400-16 (B)] Ford V8 5.0 – 01:20.500 0
4 8 South Africa Ian Scheckter United States Chevron B25 [25-73-01] Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9 – 01:21.100 0
5 6 Rhodesia John Love United States Chevron B25 [25-73-03] Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9 – 01:21.200 0
6 7 South Africa Peter de Klerk United States Chevron B25 [25-73-02] Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9 – 01:22.400 0
7 5 South Africa Guy Tunmer Great Britain March 722 Ford Cosworth FVC L4 1.8 – 01:22.600 0
8 16 South Africa Nols Niemann Great Britain Surtees TS8 [004] Ford V8 5.0 – 01:23.000 0
9 2 South Africa Meyer Botha Great Britain March 721 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – 01:23.600 0
10 22 Germany Peter Haller Great Britain Surtees TS5A [007] Ford V8 5.0 – 01:24.100 0
11 17 South Africa Rob Thomas Great Britain Surtees TS5A [008] Ford V8 5.0 – 01:28.700 0
12 10 South Africa Tony Martin United States Chevron B20 [72-8] Ford BDA Felday L4 2.0 – 01:29.700 0
13 19 South Africa Kipp Ackermann Great Britain McLaren M10B [400-08] Chevrolet V8 5.0 – 01:29.800 0
14 20 South Africa Nolly Limberis Great Britain Surtees TS5 [002] Ford V8 5.0 – 01:32.400 0
15 25 South Africa Joe Domingo Great Britain Lola T142 [SL140/14] Chevrolet V8 5.0 – 01:32.800 0

Official Name 12th Republic Day Trophy
Circuit Kyalami
Date May 26
Pole Dave Charlton 01:17.000
Fastest Lap
Podium 1st Dave Charlton (33) , 2nd Eddie Keizan (7) , 3rd Paddy Driver
Prev race Natal Mercury 100 April 23
Next race Bulawayo 100 June 10
P N Driver Team Car Engine Tyre Time Laps Led Gr Pts
1 1 South Africa Dave Charlton Scuderia Scribante Great Britain Lotus 72D [R3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – 00:53:04.730 40 33 1 9
2 3 South Africa Eddie Keizan Alex Blignaut Racing Great Britain Tyrrell – [004] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – 00:53:52.140 40 7 2 6
3 11 South Africa Paddy Driver Team Wynns Great Britain McLaren M10B [400-16 (B)] Ford V8 5.0 – +1 lap 39 0 3 4
4 8 South Africa Ian Scheckter Team Gunston United States Chevron B25 [25-73-01] Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9 – +1 lap 39 0 4 3
5 6 Rhodesia John Love Team Gunston United States Chevron B25 [25-73-03] Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9 – +1 lap 39 0 5 2
6 16 South Africa Nols Niemann Alex Blignaut Racing Great Britain Surtees TS8 [004] Ford V8 5.0 – +1 lap 39 0 8 1
7 7 South Africa Peter de Klerk Team Gunston United States Chevron B25 [25-73-02] Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9 – +2 laps 38 0 6 0
8 5 South Africa Guy Tunmer Paradise Beach Racing Great Britain March 722 Ford Cosworth FVC L4 1.8 – +2 laps 38 0 7 0
9 22 Germany Peter Haller Team Molyslip Great Britain Surtees TS5A [007] Ford V8 5.0 – +3 laps 37 0 10 0
10 17 South Africa Rob Thomas Bob Thomas Racing Great Britain Surtees TS5A [008] Ford V8 5.0 – +8 laps 32 0 11 0
11 20 South Africa Nolly Limberis Power Developments Great Britain Surtees TS5 [002] Ford V8 5.0 – +10 laps 30 0 14 0
DNF 25 South Africa Joe Domingo Team Domingo Great Britain Lola T142 [SL140/14] Chevrolet V8 5.0 – Accident 30 0 15 0
DNF 2 South Africa Meyer Botha Scuderia Scribante Great Britain March 721 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – Handling 24 0 9 0
DNF 10 South Africa Tony Martin South Coast Motors United States Chevron B20 [72-8] Ford BDA Felday L4 2.0 – Accident 18 0 12 0
DNF 19 South Africa Kipp Ackermann G. S. Ackermann Great Britain McLaren M10B [400-08] Chevrolet V8 5.0 – DNF 10 0 13 0
DNS 14 South Africa Derek Tunmer Paradise Beach Racing Great Britain McLaren M10B [400-17] Chevrolet V8 5.0 – Gearbox 0 0 0
South African Formula 1 1973
Pos Driver Team Pts
1 South Africa Dave Charlton Great Britain Lotus 45
2 South Africa Paddy Driver Great Britain McLaren 24
3 South Africa Eddie Keizan Great Britain Tyrrell 20
4 South Africa Ian Scheckter United States Chevron 10
5 Rhodesia John Love United States Chevron 9
6 South Africa Jackie Pretorius Great Britain Brabham 6
7 South Africa Meyer Botha Great Britain March 4
8 South Africa Guy Tunmer Great Britain March 3
9 South Africa Mike Domingo Great Britain McLaren 2
10 Germany Peter Haller Great Britain Lola 1
Great Britain Surtees
11 South Africa Nols Niemann Great Britain Surtees 1
  • Post category:70s / Extra Championship
Tags: 1973 SAF1, Dave Charlton, Ford Cosworth, Kyalami, Lotus, Lotus 72D, Republic Day Trophy, South African Formula 1

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