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Natal Mercury 100 – 1975

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Nr Driver Team Car Engine Tyre
1 South Africa Dave Charlton
Scuderia Scribante Great Britain McLaren M23 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 -
4 South Africa Ian Scheckter
Lexington Racing Great Britain Tyrrell 007 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 -
5 South Africa Eddie Keizan
Team Gunston Great Britain Lotus 72E [R6] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 -
6 South Africa Guy Tunmer
Team Gunston Great Britain Lotus 72E [R7] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 -
7 South Africa Mike Domingo
Team Domingo Great Britain Brabham BT33 [1-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 -
8 South Africa Joe Domingo
Team Domingo Great Britain Surtees TS9B [004] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 -
12 South Africa Roy Klomfass
Lexington Racing United States Chevron B25 [25-73-02] Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9 -
15 South Africa Tony Martin
South Coast Motors United States Chevron B25 [25-73-01] Ford BDA L4 2.0 -
20 South Africa Nolly Limberis
Power Developments Great Britain McLaren M10B [400-16 (B)] Ford V8 5.0 -
24 South Africa Boet Pelser
Power Developments Great Britain McLaren M10B [400-17] Ford V8 5.0 -

Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 4 South Africa Ian Scheckter
Great Britain Tyrrell 007 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 - 01:01.400 0
2 1 South Africa Dave Charlton
Great Britain McLaren M23 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 - 01:01.600 0
3 5 South Africa Eddie Keizan
Great Britain Lotus 72E [R6] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 - 01:02.600 0
4 6 South Africa Guy Tunmer
Great Britain Lotus 72E [R7] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 - 01:02.800 0
5 15 South Africa Tony Martin
United States Chevron B25 [25-73-01] Ford BDA L4 2.0 - 01:04.300 0
6 12 South Africa Roy Klomfass
United States Chevron B25 [25-73-02] Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9 - 01:04.900 0
7 7 South Africa Mike Domingo
Great Britain Brabham BT33 [1-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 - 01:05.500 0
8 8 South Africa Joe Domingo
Great Britain Surtees TS9B [004] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 - 01:07.100 0
9 20 South Africa Nolly Limberis
Great Britain McLaren M10B [400-16 (B)] Ford V8 5.0 - 01:10.300 0
DNQ 24 South Africa Boet Pelser
Great Britain McLaren M10B [400-17] Ford V8 5.0 - 0

Official NameNatal Mercury 100 75
CircuitPietermaritzburg
DateMarch 29
PoleIan Scheckter 01:01.400
Fastest Lap
Podium1st Ian Scheckter (40) , 2nd Dave Charlton, 3rd Eddie Keizan
Prev race Goldfields 100 March 22
Next race Brandkop Winter Trophy May 3

P N Driver Team Car Engine Tyre Time Laps Led Gr Pts
1 4 South Africa Ian Scheckter
Lexington Racing Great Britain Tyrrell 007 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 - 00:41:32.900 40
40
1
10
2 1 South Africa Dave Charlton
Scuderia Scribante Great Britain McLaren M23 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 - 00:41:33.200 40
0
2
8
3 5 South Africa Eddie Keizan
Team Gunston Great Britain Lotus 72E [R6] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 - 00:41:48.200 40
0
3
6
4 15 South Africa Tony Martin
South Coast Motors United States Chevron B25 [25-73-01] Ford BDA L4 2.0 - +1 lap 39
0
5
4
5 8 South Africa Joe Domingo
Team Domingo Great Britain Surtees TS9B [004] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 - +1 lap 39
0
8
3
6 12 South Africa Roy Klomfass
Lexington Racing United States Chevron B25 [25-73-02] Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9 - +2 laps 38
0
6
2
7 20 South Africa Nolly Limberis
Power Developments Great Britain McLaren M10B [400-16 (B)] Ford V8 5.0 - +4 laps 36
0
9
0
DNF 6 South Africa Guy Tunmer
Team Gunston Great Britain Lotus 72E [R7] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 - Valve 12
0
4
0
DNF 7 South Africa Mike Domingo
Team Domingo Great Britain Brabham BT33 [1-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 - Engine 0
0
7
0
DNQ 24 South Africa Boet Pelser
Power Developments Great Britain McLaren M10B [400-17] Ford V8 5.0 - DNQ 0
0

0

South African Formula 1 1975
Pos Driver Team Pts
1 South Africa Ian Scheckter Tyrrell 20
2 South Africa Dave Charlton McLaren 18
3 South Africa Guy Tunmer Lotus 16
4 South Africa Mike Domingo Brabham 10
5 South Africa Roy Klomfass Chevron 8
6 South Africa Tony Martin Chevron 8
7 South Africa Eddie Keizan Lotus 6
8 South Africa Joe Domingo Surtees 6
9 South Africa Nolly Limberis McLaren 2

Year Official Name Circuit Date Winning Driver Team Laps Time Formula
1975 Natal Mercury 100 75 Pietermaritzburg March 29 South Africa Ian Scheckter
Great Britain Tyrrell 40
00:41:32.900 SAF1
1974 Natal Mercury 100 74 Pietermaritzburg April 13 South Africa Dave Charlton
Great Britain McLaren 40
00:41:59.200 SAF1
1973 Natal Mercury 100 73 Pietermaritzburg April 23 South Africa Dave Charlton
Great Britain Lotus 60
01:02:16.100 SAF1

Driver Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Avg Grid Avg Pos Points
1 South Africa Dave Charlton 3 2 1 0 3 1 1 5.7 1.3 27
2 South Africa Ian Scheckter 3 1 1 0 2 2 1 2.0 2.3 21
3 South Africa Eddie Keizan 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 2.3 3.0 16
4 South Africa Paddy Driver 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 3.0 3.0 10
5 South Africa Tony Martin 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.3 6.0 6
6 South Africa Joe Domingo 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.5 7.5 3
7 South Africa Mike Domingo 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.7 10.0 3
8 South Africa Roy Klomfass 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.0 6.0 2
9 South Africa Guy Tunmer 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 8.7 2
10 Germany Peter Haller 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.5 6.5 1
11 South Africa Rob Thomas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.0 13.0 0
12 South Africa Nols Niemann 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.0 9.0 0
13 South Africa Brian von Hage 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.0 14.0 0
14 South Africa Bill Scheepers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.0 8.0 0
15 South Africa Meyer Botha 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.0 15.0 0
16 South Africa Jackie Pretorius 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.0 12.0 0
17 South Africa Derek Tunmer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.0 7.0 0
18 South Africa John Amm 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.0 9.0 0
19 South Africa Nolly Limberis 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.0 9.0 0
20 South Africa Fred Cowell 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.5 10.5 0
21 South Africa Kipp Ackermann 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.0 13.0 0

Team Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Avg Grid Avg Pos Points
1 Great Britain Lotus 3 1 1 2 3 2 0 2.4 3.4 29
2 Great Britain McLaren 3 1 1 1 3 0 1 9.8 7.8 22
3 Great Britain Tyrrell 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 1.7 2.3 20
4 United States Chevron 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 6.1 7.9 11
5 Great Britain Surtees 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.3 8.5 4
6 Great Britain Brabham 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.5 8.8 3
7 Great Britain March 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.5 10.0 2
8 Great Britain Lola 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.7 10.3 0

  • Post category:70s / Extra Championship
Tags: 1975 SAF1, Ford Cosworth, Ian Scheckter, Natal Mercury 100, Pietermaritzburg, Roy Hesketh Circuit, South African Formula 1, Tyrrell, Tyrrell 007

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