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Border 100 – 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 -
4 South Africa John McNicol
Donald Motors Great Britain Lola T142 [SL142/23] 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 -
10 South Africa Gordon Henderson
Gordon Henderson Great Britain Brabham BT24 [1] Repco 740 V8 3.0 -
14 South Africa Garth McGillewie
Garths Motors Great Britain Brabham BT23C [10] Ford Cosworth FVA L4 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 - 01:23.000 0
2 7 South Africa Dave Charlton
Great Britain Lola T140 [SL140/14] Chevrolet V8 5.0 - 01:24.000 0
3 4 South Africa John McNicol
Great Britain Lola T142 [SL142/23] Ford V8 5.0 - 01:24.300 0
4 2 Rhodesia Sam Tingle
Great Britain Brabham BT24 [2] Repco 740 V8 3.0 - 01:26.200 0
5 14 South Africa Garth McGillewie
Great Britain Brabham BT23C [10] Ford Cosworth FVA L4 1.6 - 01:27.400 0
6 6 South Africa Paddy Driver
Great Britain Lola T140 [SL140/4] Ford V8 5.0 - 01:28.300 0
7 10 South Africa Gordon Henderson
Great Britain Brabham BT24 [1] Repco 740 V8 3.0 - 01:31.600 0
8 8 South Africa Jackie Pretorius
Great Britain Lola T142 [SL142/25] Ford V8 5.0 - 0

Official NameBorder 100 69
CircuitEast London
DateJuly 14
PoleJohn Love 01:23.000
Fastest LapJohn Love 01:22.400
Podium1st John Love (42) , 2nd Dave Charlton, 3rd John McNicol
Prev race Natal Winter Trophy June 29
Next race General Governor Cup July 27

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 - 00:58:52.900 42
01:22.400
42
1
9
2 7 South Africa Dave Charlton
Scuderia Scribante Great Britain Lola T140 [SL140/14] Chevrolet V8 5.0 - 00:59:10.800 42

0
2
6
3 4 South Africa John McNicol
Donald Motors Great Britain Lola T142 [SL142/23] Ford V8 5.0 - +1 lap 41

0
3
4
4 8 South Africa Jackie Pretorius
Team Pretoria Great Britain Lola T142 [SL142/25] Ford V8 5.0 - +1 lap 41

0
8
3
5 6 South Africa Paddy Driver
L. D. Serrurier Great Britain Lola T140 [SL140/4] Ford V8 5.0 - +1 lap 41

0
6
2
6 2 Rhodesia Sam Tingle
Team Gunston Great Britain Brabham BT24 [2] Repco 740 V8 3.0 - +1 lap 41

0
4
1
7 10 South Africa Gordon Henderson
Gordon Henderson Great Britain Brabham BT24 [1] Repco 740 V8 3.0 - +42 laps 0

0
7
0
DNF 14 South Africa Garth McGillewie
Garths Motors Great Britain Brabham BT23C [10] Ford Cosworth FVA L4 1.6 - Clutch 10

0
5
0

South African Formula 1 1969
PosDriverTeamPts
1South Africa John McNicolGreat Britain Lola25
2South Africa Basil van RooyenGreat Britain McLaren24
3Rhodesia John LoveGreat Britain Lotus24
4Rhodesia Sam TingleGreat Britain Brabham19
5South Africa Jackie PretoriusGreat Britain Lola17
6South Africa Paddy DriverGreat Britain Lola11
7South Africa Dave CharltonGreat Britain Lola10
Great Britain Brabham
8South Africa Bob OlthoffGreat Britain McLaren8
9South Africa Garth McGillewieGreat Britain Brabham6
10South Africa John AmmGreat Britain Brabham2
11Rhodesia Clive PuzeyGreat Britain Brabham1
12Rhodesia Peter ParnellGreat Britain Brabham1
13South Africa Gordon HendersonGreat Britain Brabham1
14South Africa Fred GoddardSouth Africa FMG1

Year Official Name Circuit Date Winning Driver Team Laps Time Formula
1969 Border 100 69 East London July 14 Rhodesia John Love
Great Britain Lotus 42
00:58:52.900 SAF1
1968 Border 100 68 East London July 8 Rhodesia John Love
Great Britain Lotus 50
01:12:19.100 SAF1
1966 Border 100 66 East London July 11 Rhodesia Sam Tingle
South Africa LDS 50
01:14:53.500 SAF1

Driver Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Avg Grid Avg Pos Points
1 Rhodesia John Love 3 2 0 0 2 2 3 0.7 4.0 18
2 Rhodesia Sam Tingle 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.7 3.7 13
3 South Africa Jackie Pretorius 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 3.7 2.7 15
4 South Africa Dave Charlton 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.0 5.0 6
5 South Africa John McNicol 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 4.5 4.0 6
6 South Africa Bob Olthoff 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 5.0 3.0 4
7 South Africa Doug Serrurier 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.0 3.0 4
8 Rhodesia Clive Puzey 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.5 6.0 3
9 South Africa Tony Jefferies 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 5.0 2
10 South Africa Paddy Driver 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.0 5.0 2
11 South Africa Basil van Rooyen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 7.0 1
12 South Africa Rauten Hartmann 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 6.0 1
13 South Africa Barry Neunborn 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 7.0 0
14 Rhodesia Peter Parnell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.0 9.0 0
15 South Africa Gordon Henderson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.0 7.0 0
16 South Africa Leo Dave 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 9.0 0
17 South Africa Brian McKenzie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.0 6.0 0
18 South Africa Garth McGillewie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 8.0 0

Team Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Avg Grid Avg Pos Points
1 Great Britain Lotus 3 2 1 0 3 2 2 2.8 3.2 29
2 South Africa LDS 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 2.3 4.0 13
3 Great Britain Lola 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 4.4 3.2 21
4 Great Britain McLaren 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 5.0 3.0 4
5 Great Britain Brabham 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.3 7.0 5
6 Great Britain Cooper 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 7.5 2
7 South Africa Netuar 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 6.0 1
8 South Africa Alfa 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 9.0 0
9 South Africa Volsona 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 7.0 0

  • Post category:60s / Extra Championship
Tags: 1969 SAF1, Border 100, East London, Ford Cosworth, John Love, Lotus, Lotus 49B, South African Formula 1, Team Gunston

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