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Rand Autumn Trophy – 1969

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Nr Driver Team Car Engine Tyre
1 Rhodesia John Love Team Gunston Great Britain Lotus 49 [R3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 –
2 Rhodesia Sam Tingle Team Gunston Great Britain Brabham BT24 [2] Repco 740 V8 3.0 –
3 South Africa Basil van Rooyen Team Lawson Great Britain McLaren M7A [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 –
4 South Africa John McNicol Donald Motors Great Britain Lola T142 [SL142/23] Ford V8 5.0 –
5 South Africa Bob Olthoff Bobby Olthoff Racing Great Britain McLaren M3A [3] Ford V8 5.0 –
6 South Africa Paddy Driver L. D. Serrurier Great Britain Lola T140 [SL140/4] Ford V8 5.0 –
7 South Africa Dave Charlton Scuderia Scribante Great Britain Lola T140 [SL140/14] Chevrolet V8 5.0 –
8 South Africa Jackie Pretorius Team Pretoria Great Britain Lola T142 [SL142/25] Ford V8 5.0 –
9 South Africa John Rowe Jack Holme Great Britain Brabham BT20 [F1-1-66] Repco 620 V8 3.0 –
10 South Africa Gordon Henderson Gordon Henderson Great Britain Brabham BT24 [1] Repco 740 V8 3.0 –
12 South Africa Derek Henderson Derek Henderson South Africa LDS Mk 3 [‘9’] Climax FPF L4 2.0 –
14 South Africa Garth McGillewie Garths Motors Great Britain Brabham BT23C [10] Ford Cosworth FVA L4 1.6 –
15 Rhodesia Peter Parnell Peter Parnell Great Britain Brabham BT23C [6] Ford Cosworth FVA L4 1.6 –
16 South Africa John Amm Peter Parnell Great Britain Brabham BT18 [F2-2-66] Climax FPF L4 2.0 –
17 South Africa Fred Goddard Peter Parnell South Africa FMG 1 Ford Twin cam 1.6 –
18 South Africa Jack Holme Jack Holme South Africa LDS Mk 2 [‘8’] Ford Twin cam 1.6 –
22 South Africa Kipp Ackermann G. S. Ackermann Great Britain Lotus 51 [51A-FF44] Ford Twin cam 1.6 –
Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 1 Rhodesia John Love Great Britain Lotus 49 [R3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – 01:22.500 0
2 3 South Africa Basil van Rooyen Great Britain McLaren M7A [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – 01:23.700 0
3 8 South Africa Jackie Pretorius Great Britain Lola T142 [SL142/25] Ford V8 5.0 – 01:26.100 0
4 4 South Africa John McNicol Great Britain Lola T142 [SL142/23] Ford V8 5.0 – 01:26.600 0
5 5 South Africa Bob Olthoff Great Britain McLaren M3A [3] Ford V8 5.0 – 01:28.200 0
6 6 South Africa Paddy Driver Great Britain Lola T140 [SL140/4] Ford V8 5.0 – 01:29.100 0
7 14 South Africa Garth McGillewie Great Britain Brabham BT23C [10] Ford Cosworth FVA L4 1.6 – 01:30.300 0
8 9 South Africa John Rowe Great Britain Brabham BT20 [F1-1-66] Repco 620 V8 3.0 – 01:31.200 0
9 15 Rhodesia Peter Parnell Great Britain Brabham BT23C [6] Ford Cosworth FVA L4 1.6 – 01:31.600 0
10 10 South Africa Gordon Henderson Great Britain Brabham BT24 [1] Repco 740 V8 3.0 – 01:32.300 0
11 12 South Africa Derek Henderson South Africa LDS Mk 3 [‘9’] Climax FPF L4 2.0 – 0
12 18 South Africa Jack Holme South Africa LDS Mk 2 [‘8’] Ford Twin cam 1.6 – 0
13 16 South Africa John Amm Great Britain Brabham BT18 [F2-2-66] Climax FPF L4 2.0 – 0
14 7 South Africa Dave Charlton Great Britain Lola T140 [SL140/14] Chevrolet V8 5.0 – No time 0

Official Name Rand Autumn Trophy 69
Circuit Kyalami
Date April 26
Pole John Love 01:22.500
Fastest Lap John Love 01:22.800
Podium 1st John Love (21) , 2nd Basil van Rooyen (19) , 3rd John McNicol
Prev race Coronation 100 April 7
Next race Bulawayo 100 May 11
P N Driver Team Car Engine Tyre Time Laps FL Led Gr Pts
1 1 Rhodesia John Love Team Gunston Great Britain Lotus 49 [R3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – 00:56:14.300 40 01:22.800 21 1 9
2 3 South Africa Basil van Rooyen Team Lawson Great Britain McLaren M7A [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – 00:56:20.300 40 19 2 6
3 4 South Africa John McNicol Donald Motors Great Britain Lola T142 [SL142/23] Ford V8 5.0 – +2 laps 38 0 4 4
4 5 South Africa Bob Olthoff Bobby Olthoff Racing Great Britain McLaren M3A [3] Ford V8 5.0 – +3 laps 37 0 5 3
5 8 South Africa Jackie Pretorius Team Pretoria Great Britain Lola T142 [SL142/25] Ford V8 5.0 – +3 laps 37 0 3 2
6 14 South Africa Garth McGillewie Garths Motors Great Britain Brabham BT23C [10] Ford Cosworth FVA L4 1.6 – +4 laps 36 0 7 1
7 16 South Africa John Amm Peter Parnell Great Britain Brabham BT18 [F2-2-66] Climax FPF L4 2.0 – +10 laps 30 0 13 0
8 18 South Africa Jack Holme Jack Holme South Africa LDS Mk 2 [‘8’] Ford Twin cam 1.6 – +10 laps 30 0 12 0
DNF 15 Rhodesia Peter Parnell Peter Parnell Great Britain Brabham BT23C [6] Ford Cosworth FVA L4 1.6 – Oil pressure 20 0 9 0
DNF 12 South Africa Derek Henderson Derek Henderson South Africa LDS Mk 3 [‘9’] Climax FPF L4 2.0 – Puncture 5 0 11 0
DNF 6 South Africa Paddy Driver L. D. Serrurier Great Britain Lola T140 [SL140/4] Ford V8 5.0 – Clutch 2 0 6 0
DSQ 9 South Africa John Rowe Jack Holme Great Britain Brabham BT20 [F1-1-66] Repco 620 V8 3.0 – Disqualified 36 0 8 0
DSQ 10 South Africa Gordon Henderson Gordon Henderson Great Britain Brabham BT24 [1] Repco 740 V8 3.0 – Disqualified 27 0 10 0
DSQ 7 South Africa Dave Charlton Scuderia Scribante Great Britain Lola T140 [SL140/14] Chevrolet V8 5.0 – Disqualified 2 0 14 0
DNS 2 Rhodesia Sam Tingle Team Gunston Great Britain Brabham BT24 [2] Repco 740 V8 3.0 – Mechanical 0 0 0
DNQ 22 South Africa Kipp Ackermann G. S. Ackermann Great Britain Lotus 51 [51A-FF44] Ford Twin cam 1.6 – DNQ 0 0 0
DNQ 17 South Africa Fred Goddard Peter Parnell South Africa FMG 1 Ford Twin cam 1.6 – DNQ 0 0 0
South African Formula 1 1969
Pos Driver Team Pts
1 South Africa Basil van Rooyen Great Britain McLaren 24
2 Rhodesia John Love Great Britain Lotus 15
3 South Africa John McNicol Great Britain Lola 8
4 Rhodesia Sam Tingle Great Britain Brabham 6
5 South Africa Bob Olthoff Great Britain McLaren 5
6 South Africa Jackie Pretorius Great Britain Lola 5
7 South Africa Dave Charlton Great Britain Lola 4
8 South Africa Paddy Driver Great Britain Lola 3
9 South Africa Garth McGillewie Great Britain Brabham 3
10 Rhodesia Clive Puzey Great Britain Brabham 1
11 Rhodesia Peter Parnell Great Britain Brabham 1
Year Official Name Circuit Date Winning Driver Team Laps Time Formula
1969 Rand Autumn Trophy 69 Kyalami April 26 Rhodesia John Love Great Britain Lotus 40 00:56:14.300 SAF1
1968 Rand Autumn Trophy 68 Kyalami March 30 Rhodesia John Love Great Britain Lotus 40 00:57:54.200 SAF1
1967 Rand Autumn Trophy 67 Kyalami March 4 South Africa Dave Charlton Great Britain Brabham 40 01:00:32.300 SAF1
1966 Rand Autumn Trophy 66 Kyalami March 5 Rhodesia John Love Great Britain Cooper 40 01:02:35.000 SAF1
Driver Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Avg Grid Avg Pos Points
1 Rhodesia John Love 4 3 1 0 4 4 3 1.0 1.3 33
2 South Africa Dave Charlton 4 1 1 0 2 0 1 5.5 6.5 15
3 Rhodesia Sam Tingle 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 5.3 6.0 9
4 South Africa Basil van Rooyen 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2.0 6.5 6
5 South Africa Jackie Pretorius 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 5.5 4.8 9
6 Rhodesia Clive Puzey 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 7.7 5.0 6
7 South Africa John McNicol 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 6.0 4.5 5
8 South Africa Luki Botha 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 4.0 3.0 4
9 South Africa Doug Serrurier 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 4.0 3
10 South Africa Bob Olthoff 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 8.5 3
11 South Africa Trevor Blokdyk 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.0 7.5 3
12 South Africa Tony Jefferies 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 5.5 3
13 South Africa Garth McGillewie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.0 6.0 1
14 South Africa Leo van Popering 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.0 12.0 0
15 South Africa John Rowe 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.0 12.0 0
16 South Africa Peter de Klerk 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 10.0 0
17 South Africa Derek Henderson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.0 10.0 0
18 South Africa Gert Coetzer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.0 10.0 0
19 South Africa Jack Holme 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.0 8.0 0
20 South Africa Chris Ward 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.0 8.0 0
21 South Africa Richard Ruane 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.0 9.0 0
22 South Africa Brian McKenzie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.0 7.0 0
23 South Africa Gordon Henderson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.0 13.0 0
24 South Africa Dave Hume 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.0 11.0 0
25 South Africa Paddy Driver 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.0 11.0 0
26 South Africa John Amm 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.0 7.0 0
27 Rhodesia Peter Parnell 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.0 9.5 0
28 South Africa Rauten Hartmann 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.0 8.0 0
29 South Africa Leo Dave 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.7 9.3 0
Team Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Avg Grid Avg Pos Points
1 Great Britain Lotus 4 2 0 1 3 2 2 6.4 4.6 25
2 Great Britain Brabham 4 1 1 1 2 0 1 6.1 8.1 20
3 Great Britain Cooper 3 1 1 0 2 2 1 5.4 5.6 21
4 South Africa LDS 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 8.4 6.6 15
5 Great Britain McLaren 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 4.0 6.3 9
6 Great Britain Lola 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 6.0 7.2 10
7 South Africa Heron 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.0 11.0 0
8 South Africa Netuar 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.0 8.0 0
9 South Africa Alfa 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.7 9.3 0
  • Post category:60s / Extra Championship
Tags: 1969 SAF1, Ford Cosworth, John Love, Kyalami, Lotus, Lotus 49B, Rand Autumn Trophy, South African Formula 1, Team Gunston

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