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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
Pos Driver Team Pts
1 South Africa John McNicol Lola 25
2 South Africa Basil van Rooyen McLaren 24
3 Rhodesia John Love Lotus 24
4 Rhodesia Sam Tingle Brabham 19
5 South Africa Jackie Pretorius Lola 17
6 South Africa Paddy Driver Lola 11
7 South Africa Dave Charlton Lola 10
8 South Africa Bob Olthoff McLaren 8
9 South Africa Garth McGillewie Brabham 6
10 South Africa John Amm Brabham 2
11 Rhodesia Clive Puzey Brabham 1
12 Rhodesia Peter Parnell Brabham 1
13 South Africa Gordon Henderson Brabham 1
14 South Africa Fred Goddard FMG 1

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 Doug Serrurier 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.0 3.0 4
7 South Africa Bob Olthoff 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 5.0 3.0 4
8 Rhodesia Clive Puzey 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.5 6.0 3
9 South Africa Paddy Driver 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.0 5.0 2
10 South Africa Tony Jefferies 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 5.0 2
11 South Africa Rauten Hartmann 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 6.0 1
12 South Africa Basil van Rooyen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 7.0 1
13 South Africa Leo Dave 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 9.0 0
14 South Africa Brian McKenzie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.0 6.0 0
15 South Africa Garth McGillewie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 8.0 0
16 South Africa Barry Neunborn 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 7.0 0
17 Rhodesia Peter Parnell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.0 9.0 0
18 South Africa Gordon Henderson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.0 7.0 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 Volsona 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 7.0 0
9 South Africa Alfa 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 9.0 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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