Goldfields Autumn Trophy – 1973

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Nr	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre
1	Dave Charlton	Scuderia Scribante	Lotus 72D [R3]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	-
2	Meyer Botha	Scuderia Scribante	March 721 [1]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	-
3	Eddie Keizan	Alex Blignaut Racing	Tyrrell - [004]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	-
5	Guy Tunmer	Paradise Beach Racing	March 722	Ford Cosworth FVC L4 1.8	-
6	John Love	Team Gunston	Chevron B25 [25-73-03]	Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9	-
7	Ian Scheckter	Team Gunston	Chevron B25 [25-73-02]	Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9	-
8	Peter de Klerk	Team Gunston	Chevron B25 [25-73-01]	Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9	-
9	Jackie Pretorius	Team Clover	Brabham BT38 [12]	Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9	-
10	Tony Martin	South Coast Motors	Chevron B20 [72-8]	Ford BDA Felday L4 2.0	-
11	Paddy Driver	Team Wynns	McLaren M10B [400-16 (B)]	Ford V8 5.0	-
14	Derek Tunmer	Paradise Beach Racing	McLaren M10B [400-17]	Chevrolet V8 5.0	-
16	Nols Niemann	Alex Blignaut Racing	Surtees TS8 [004]	Ford V8 5.0	-
17	Rob Thomas	Bob Thomas Racing	Surtees TS5A [008]	Ford V8 5.0	-
19	Kipp Ackermann	G. S. Ackermann	McLaren M10B [400-08]	Chevrolet V8 5.0	-
22	Peter Haller	Team Molyslip	Lola T142 [SL70/5]	Ford V8 5.0	-
25	Joe Domingo	Team Domingo	Lola T142 [SL140/14]	Chevrolet V8 5.0	-

Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time
1	1	Dave Charlton	Lotus 72D [R3]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	-	01:22.200
2	11	Paddy Driver	McLaren M10B [400-16 (B)]	Ford V8 5.0	-	01:25.300
3	7	Ian Scheckter	Chevron B25 [25-73-02]	Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9	-	01:26.200
4	6	John Love	Chevron B25 [25-73-03]	Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9	-	01:25.600
5	8	Peter de Klerk	Chevron B25 [25-73-01]	Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9	-	01:27.200
6	9	Jackie Pretorius	Brabham BT38 [12]	Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9	-	01:27.500
7	16	Nols Niemann	Surtees TS8 [004]	Ford V8 5.0	-	01:28.300
8	2	Meyer Botha	March 721 [1]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	-	01:29.000
9	14	Derek Tunmer	McLaren M10B [400-17]	Chevrolet V8 5.0	-	01:29.600
10	5	Guy Tunmer	March 722	Ford Cosworth FVC L4 1.8	-	01:29.700
11	22	Peter Haller	Lola T142 [SL70/5]	Ford V8 5.0	-	01:29.900
12	25	Joe Domingo	Lola T142 [SL140/14]	Chevrolet V8 5.0	-	01:33.100
13	19	Kipp Ackermann	McLaren M10B [400-08]	Chevrolet V8 5.0	-	01:34.900
14	10	Tony Martin	Chevron B20 [72-8]	Ford BDA Felday L4 2.0	-	01:35.600
15	3	Eddie Keizan	Tyrrell - [004]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	-

Official Name	Goldfields Autumn Trophy 73
Circuit	Goldfields
Date	March 30
Pole	Dave Charlton 01:22.200
Fastest Lap
Podium	1st Dave Charlton, 2nd Paddy Driver, 3rd Ian Scheckter
Prev race	Highveld 100 January 27
Next race	Natal Mercury 100 April 23

P	N	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps	Gr	Pts
1	1	Dave Charlton	Scuderia Scribante	Lotus 72D [R3]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	-	00:56:20.300	40	1	9
2	11	Paddy Driver	Team Wynns	McLaren M10B [400-16 (B)]	Ford V8 5.0	-	+1 lap	39	2	6
3	7	Ian Scheckter	Team Gunston	Chevron B25 [25-73-02]	Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9	-	+1 lap	39	3	4
4	6	John Love	Team Gunston	Chevron B25 [25-73-03]	Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9	-	+1 lap	39	4	3
5	3	Eddie Keizan	Alex Blignaut Racing	Tyrrell - [004]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	-	Puncture	37	15	2
6	5	Guy Tunmer	Paradise Beach Racing	March 722	Ford Cosworth FVC L4 1.8	-	+3 laps	37	10	1
7	8	Peter de Klerk	Team Gunston	Chevron B25 [25-73-01]	Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9	-	+3 laps	37	5	0
8	9	Jackie Pretorius	Team Clover	Brabham BT38 [12]	Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9	-	+4 laps	36	6	0
9	19	Kipp Ackermann	G. S. Ackermann	McLaren M10B [400-08]	Chevrolet V8 5.0	-	+4 laps	36	13	0
10	22	Peter Haller	Team Molyslip	Lola T142 [SL70/5]	Ford V8 5.0	-	+8 laps	32	11	0
11	25	Joe Domingo	Team Domingo	Lola T142 [SL140/14]	Chevrolet V8 5.0	-	+8 laps	32	12	0
DNF	14	Derek Tunmer	Paradise Beach Racing	McLaren M10B [400-17]	Chevrolet V8 5.0	-	Gearbox	26	9	0
DNF	16	Nols Niemann	Alex Blignaut Racing	Surtees TS8 [004]	Ford V8 5.0	-	Water line	8	7	0
DNF	10	Tony Martin	South Coast Motors	Chevron B20 [72-8]	Ford BDA Felday L4 2.0	-	Fuel leak	6	14	0
DNF	2	Meyer Botha	Scuderia Scribante	March 721 [1]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	-	Handling	0	8	0
DNS	17	Rob Thomas	Bob Thomas Racing	Surtees TS5A [008]	Ford V8 5.0	-	Valve	0		0

South African Formula 1 1973
Pos	Driver	Team	Pts
1	Dave Charlton	Lotus	27
2	Paddy Driver	McLaren	16
3	Eddie Keizan	Tyrrell	8
4	John Love	Chevron	7
5	Jackie Pretorius	Brabham	6
6	Ian Scheckter	Chevron	4
7	Meyer Botha	March	4
8	Mike Domingo	McLaren	2
9	Guy Tunmer	March	1

Year	Official Name	Circuit	Date	Winning Driver	Team	Laps	Time	Formula
1973	Goldfields Autumn Trophy 73	Goldfields	March 30	Dave Charlton	Lotus	40	00:56:20.300	SAF1
1972	Goldfields Autumn Trophy 72	Goldfields	April 22	Eddie Keizan	Surtees	40	01:00:01.400	SAF1
1971	Goldfields Autumn Trophy 71	Goldfields	May 1	John Love	March	40	00:58:05.400	SAF1

	Driver	Races	1st	2nd	3rd	Podiums	Poles	Fastest	Avg Grid	Avg Pos	Points
1	Dave Charlton	3	1	1	0	2	1	0	2.0	2.7	15
2	John Love	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	2.5	2.5	12
3	Eddie Keizan	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	10.0	3.0	11
4	Paddy Driver	3	0	2	0	2	0	0	5.3	3.3	13
5	Ian Scheckter	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.0	3.0	4
6	Joe Domingo	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	11.5	7.0	4
7	Jackie Pretorius	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	5.0	6.7	4
8	Bob Olthoff	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	4.0	3
9	John McNicol	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.0	5.5	3
10	William Ferguson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.0	5.0	2
11	Guy Tunmer	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.0	6.0	1
12	Nolly Limberis	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.0	9.0	0
13	Harold Rosenberg	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.0	10.0	0
14	Tony Martin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.0	14.0	0
15	Derek Tunmer	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.0	12.0	0
16	Peter Haller	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11.0	10.0	0
17	Spencer Schultze	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.0	10.0	0
18	Bruce van der Merwe	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.0	8.0	0
19	Mike Domingo	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.0	8.0	0
20	Meyer Botha	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.0	15.0	0
21	Nols Niemann	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.0	13.0	0
22	Kipp Ackermann	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.0	7.5	0
23	Peter de Klerk	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.5	7.0	0

	Team	Races	1st	2nd	3rd	Podiums	Poles	Fastest	Avg Grid	Avg Pos	Points
1	Lotus	3	1	1	0	2	1	0	2.5	3.8	15
2	Surtees	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	6.2	7.6	11
3	March	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	6.3	7.3	10
4	McLaren	3	0	2	0	2	1	0	6.6	6.0	19
5	Chevron	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	6.5	7.0	7
6	Lola	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	10.6	8.6	4
7	Brabham	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	6.3	6.3	4
8	Tyrrell	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.0	5.0	2