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Coronation 100 – 1972

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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 Rhodesia John Love
Team Gunston Great Britain Brabham BT33 [1-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 -
4 South Africa Peter de Klerk
Scuderia Scribante Great Britain Lotus 49C [R8] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 -
10 South Africa Mike Domingo
Team Domingo Great Britain McLaren M10A [300-15] Ford V8 5.0 -
11 South Africa Paddy Driver
Team Wynns Great Britain Surtees TS8 [004] Chevrolet V8 5.0 -
12 South Africa Jackie Pretorius
Team Wynns Great Britain Surtees TS5 [002] Ford V8 5.0 -
14 South Africa John McNicol
Donald Motors Great Britain McLaren M10B [400-17] Chevrolet V8 5.0 -
16 South Africa Eddie Keizan
Alex Blignaut Racing Great Britain Surtees TS5A [007] Ford V8 5.0 -
18 South Africa Harold Rosenberg
Harold Rosenberg Great Britain Lola T142 [SL142/25] Ford V8 5.0 -
19 South Africa Kipp Ackermann
G. S. Ackermann Great Britain McLaren M10B [400-08] Chevrolet V8 5.0 -
21 South Africa Bryan Meano
Team Domingo Great Britain Lola T142 [SL140/4] Ford V8 5.0 -
25 South Africa Joe Domingo
Team Domingo Great Britain Lola T140 [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 - 01:03.300 0
2 14 South Africa John McNicol
Great Britain McLaren M10B [400-17] Chevrolet V8 5.0 - 01:05.200 0
3 16 South Africa Eddie Keizan
Great Britain Surtees TS5A [007] Ford V8 5.0 - 01:05.200 0
4 4 South Africa Peter de Klerk
Great Britain Lotus 49C [R8] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 - 01:05.500 0
5 2 Rhodesia John Love
Great Britain Brabham BT33 [1-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 - 01:05.600 0
6 11 South Africa Paddy Driver
Great Britain Surtees TS8 [004] Chevrolet V8 5.0 - 01:06.400 0
7 12 South Africa Jackie Pretorius
Great Britain Surtees TS5 [002] Ford V8 5.0 - 01:09.400 0
8 19 South Africa Kipp Ackermann
Great Britain McLaren M10B [400-08] Chevrolet V8 5.0 - 01:12.200 0
9 21 South Africa Bryan Meano
Great Britain Lola T142 [SL140/4] Ford V8 5.0 - 01:13.300 0
10 10 South Africa Mike Domingo
Great Britain McLaren M10A [300-15] Ford V8 5.0 - 01:14.300 0
11 25 South Africa Joe Domingo
Great Britain Lola T140 [SL140/14] Chevrolet V8 5.0 - 01:15.000 0
12 18 South Africa Harold Rosenberg
Great Britain Lola T142 [SL142/25] Ford V8 5.0 - 01:15.700 0

Official NameCoronation 100 72
CircuitPietermaritzburg
DateApril 3
PoleDave Charlton 01:03.300
Fastest LapDave Charlton 01:03.300
Podium1st Dave Charlton (23) , 2nd John Love (35) , 3rd John McNicol (2)
Prev race Highveld 100 January 29
Next race Goldfields Autumn Trophy April 22

P N Driver Team Car Engine Tyre Time Laps FL Led Gr Pts
1 1 South Africa Dave Charlton
Scuderia Scribante Great Britain Lotus 72D [R3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 - 01:05:16.900 60
01:03.300
23
1
9
2 2 Rhodesia John Love
Team Gunston Great Britain Brabham BT33 [1-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 - 01:05:59.800 60

35
5
6
3 14 South Africa John McNicol
Donald Motors Great Britain McLaren M10B [400-17] Chevrolet V8 5.0 - 01:06:00.300 60

2
2
4
4 12 South Africa Jackie Pretorius
Team Wynns Great Britain Surtees TS5 [002] Ford V8 5.0 - 01:06:07.800 60

0
7
3
5 16 South Africa Eddie Keizan
Alex Blignaut Racing Great Britain Surtees TS5A [007] Ford V8 5.0 - +2 laps 58

0
3
2
6 19 South Africa Kipp Ackermann
G. S. Ackermann Great Britain McLaren M10B [400-08] Chevrolet V8 5.0 - +6 laps 54

0
8
1
DNF 10 South Africa Mike Domingo
Team Domingo Great Britain McLaren M10A [300-15] Ford V8 5.0 - Oil line 50

0
10
0
NC 21 South Africa Bryan Meano
Team Domingo Great Britain Lola T142 [SL140/4] Ford V8 5.0 - Not classified 49

0
9
0
DNF 11 South Africa Paddy Driver
Team Wynns Great Britain Surtees TS8 [004] Chevrolet V8 5.0 - Water line 45

0
6
0
DNF 4 South Africa Peter de Klerk
Scuderia Scribante Great Britain Lotus 49C [R8] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 - Gearbox 11

0
4
0
DNF 25 South Africa Joe Domingo
Team Domingo Great Britain Lola T140 [SL140/14] Chevrolet V8 5.0 - Gearbox 3

0
11
0
DNS 18 South Africa Harold Rosenberg
Harold Rosenberg Great Britain Lola T142 [SL142/25] Ford V8 5.0 - Bearing 0

0
12
0

South African Formula 1 1972
Pos Driver Team Pts
1 South Africa Dave Charlton Lotus 27
2 South Africa Peter de Klerk Lotus 12
3 South Africa Eddie Keizan Surtees 8
4 South Africa Kipp Ackermann McLaren 7
5 Rhodesia John Love Brabham 6
6 South Africa William Ferguson Brabham 4
7 South Africa John McNicol McLaren 4
8 South Africa Jackie Pretorius Surtees 3

Year Official Name Circuit Date Winning Driver Team Laps Time Formula
1972 Coronation 100 72 Pietermaritzburg April 3 South Africa Dave Charlton
Great Britain Lotus 60
01:05:16.900 SAF1
1971 Coronation 100 71 Pietermaritzburg April 12 South Africa Dave Charlton
Great Britain Lotus 60
01:06:35.800 SAF1
1970 Coronation 100 70 Pietermaritzburg March 30 South Africa Dave Charlton
Great Britain Lotus 55
01:02:46.400 SAF1
1969 Coronation 100 69 Pietermaritzburg April 7 South Africa Basil van Rooyen
Great Britain McLaren 56
01:04:50.000 SAF1
1968 Coronation 100 68 Pietermaritzburg April 15 Rhodesia John Love
Great Britain Lotus 50
01:18:38.100 SAF1
1967 Coronation 100 67 Pietermaritzburg March 27 Rhodesia John Love
Great Britain Cooper 55
01:07:01.800 SAF1
1966 Easter Grand Prix 66 Pietermaritzburg April 11 Rhodesia John Love
Great Britain Cooper 66
01:20:26.400 SAF1

Driver Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Avg Grid Avg Pos Points
1 Rhodesia John Love 7 3 3 0 6 2 2 1.9 2.6 45
2 South Africa Dave Charlton 6 3 1 0 4 4 2 1.7 5.3 33
3 South Africa Basil van Rooyen 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 3.7 4.3 13
4 South Africa Jackie Pretorius 7 0 1 2 3 0 0 3.6 6.3 17
5 Rhodesia Sam Tingle 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 1.8 6.0 10
6 South Africa William Ferguson 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 6.0 6.0 6
7 South Africa John McNicol 6 0 0 2 2 0 0 3.7 4.7 14
8 South Africa Bob Olthoff 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 6.3 8.5 6
9 South Africa Tony Jefferies 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.7 4.0 9
10 South Africa Paddy Driver 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.0 5.7 6
11 South Africa Trevor Blokdyk 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.0 5.0 2
12 South Africa Eddie Keizan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 5.0 2
13 South Africa Garth McGillewie 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.5 8.0 2
14 South Africa Leo Dave 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.5 9.0 2
15 South Africa Rauten Hartmann 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 5.5 2
16 South Africa Bruce van der Merwe 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.0 6.0 1
17 South Africa Spencer Schultze 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.0 6.0 1
18 Rhodesia Peter Parnell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 6.0 1
19 South Africa Kipp Ackermann 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.7 7.7 1
20 South Africa Jack Holme 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 7.0 0
21 South Africa Chris Ward 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 8.0 0
22 South Africa Fred Rankin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.0 11.0 0
23 South Africa Derek Henderson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 15.0 0
24 South Africa Joe Domingo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.0 11.0 0
25 South Africa Doug Serrurier 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 11.0 0
26 United States Bob Schroeder 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 11.0 0
27 South Africa Leo van Popering 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 7.0 0
28 South Africa Mike Domingo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.0 7.0 0
29 South Africa John Amm 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 8.0 0
30 South Africa Luki Botha 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 11.0 0
31 South Africa Richard Ruane 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.0 12.0 0
32 South Africa Brian McKenzie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.0 8.0 0
33 South Africa Terry Townsend 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.0 7.0 0
34 South Africa Fred Goddard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 14.0 0
35 South Africa Brian Raubenheimer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 10.0 0
36 South Africa Bryan Meano 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.0 8.0 0
37 South Africa John Brits 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 10.0 0
38 South Africa Barry Neunborn 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 6.0 0
39 South Africa Gordon Henderson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.5 14.0 0
40 South Africa Peter de Klerk 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.3 10.0 0
41 Rhodesia Clive Puzey 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.8 10.5 0

Team Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Avg Grid Avg Pos Points
1 Great Britain Lotus 7 4 2 1 6 5 2 2.4 5.6 53
2 Great Britain Cooper 3 2 0 0 2 0 1 4.6 4.3 29
3 Great Britain McLaren 5 1 0 2 3 0 0 6.3 6.6 25
4 Great Britain Brabham 7 0 2 1 3 1 1 3.7 8.2 20
5 Great Britain Lola 4 0 1 2 3 0 0 6.5 8.0 20
6 South Africa LDS 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 0.7 8.4 10
7 Great Britain Surtees 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 5.3 5.5 12
8 South Africa Netuar 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 5.5 2
9 South Africa Alfa 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.7 9.3 2
10 Great Britain March 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 9.0 0
11 South Africa FMG 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 14.0 0
12 South Africa Volsona 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 6.0 0

  • Post category:70s / Extra Championship
Tags: 1972 SAF1, Coronation 100, Dave Charlton, Ford Cosworth, Lotus, Lotus 72D, Pietermaritzburg, Roy Hesketh Circuit, Scribante Lucky Strike Racing, South African Formula 1

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