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Syd van der Vyver

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SummaryStatisticsTeamsPositionsTeam MatesYear by YearRanking by season

Name Syd van der Vyver
Country South Africa South Africa
Place of Birth Pennington, Natal
Date of Birth 01/06/1920
Date of Death 20/08/1989

Races 1
Race Starts 0
Drivers’ Titles 0
Victories 0
Poles 0
Fastest Laps 0
Podiums 0
Points 0
Average Points
Laps 0
Laps Led 0

Lotus (1962)

DNA1 Time

SeasonTeamTeam MateBest PosPointsWinsPolesPositionQualifying
1962LotusErnest Pieterse23100000000101
Gary Hocking23220000000000
Innes Ireland2350200000101
Jim Clark23120000010101
Neville Lederle2360100000101
Sam Tingle23250000000000
Trevor Taylor23170000000101

Year Team Engine Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Laps Laps Leading Laps Points Avg Pts
1962 Great Britain Lotus Climax 0 0 0

1962
46th

Extra Championship
SummaryStatisticsTeamsPositionsTeam MatesYear by Year

Name Syd van der Vyver
Country South Africa South Africa
Place of Birth Pennington, Natal
Date of Birth 01/06/1920
Date of Death 20/08/1989
First Race South African Grand Prix 01/01/1960
Last Race Natal Grand Prix 22/12/1962
Best Qualifying 5th – Natal Grand Prix 22/12/1962
Best Result 3rd – South African Grand Prix 01/01/1960
First Podium South African Grand Prix 01/01/1960
Last Podium South African Grand Prix 01/01/1960

Races 9
Victories 0
Poles 0
Fastest Laps 0
Podiums 1
Laps 538
Laps Led 0

Cooper (1959), Lotus (1960-1962)

3rd1 Time
4th1 Time
5th1 Time
6th1 Time
7th3 Times
DNF2 Times

SeasonTeamTeam MateBest PosPointsWinsPolesPositionQualifying
1959CooperBruce Halford3140000001000
Chris Bristow3110000001000
Dick Gibson390000001000
Don Philp350000001000
Doug Serrurier3160000001000
Horse Boyden3100000001000
Jimmy Shield3130000001000
Lucien Bianchi340000001000
Paul Frère310001000101
Roy Humphreys3190000001000
Stirling Moss320000010101
1960LotusEugène Bosman760000000110
Helmut Menzler4100000001000
Nigel Payne4180000001000
Tony Kotze4200000002010
Wolfgang von Trips430000001101
1961LotusBernie Podmore5140000003030
Bob Van Niekerk590000003030
Eugène Bosman5170000003030
Helmut Menzler5100000003030
Jack Holme5220000002020
Jim Clark510003030303
Masten Gregory5120000003003
Neville Lederle5140000002020
Stirling Moss520000000211
Trevor Taylor520000002103
1962LotusBernie Podmore7120000002130
Bill Scheepers19260000001010
Bob Van Niekerk790000001230
Brausch Niemann17100000001120
Dave Charlton17300000002020
Ernest Pieterse1750000000220
Gary Hocking1740000001120
Helmut Menzler7100000001010
Innes Ireland17180000001001
Jack Holme17220000002020
Jim Clark710001020312
Lionel Wilmot17280000002020
Masten Gregory740000000101
Neville Lederle740000001230
Peter Van Niekerk17240000002020
Trevor Taylor710002000303
Vern McWilliams17250000002020

Year Team Engine Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Laps Laps Leading Laps Points Avg Pts
1962 Great Britain Lotus
Great Britain Lotus
Alfa Romeo
Climax
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 95 0 0 0.00
1961 Great Britain Lotus Alfa Romeo 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 235 0 0 0.00
1960 Great Britain Lotus Alfa Romeo 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 148 0 0 0.00
1959 Great Britain Cooper Alfa Romeo 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 60 0 0 0.00

All
Statistics

Races 10
Race Starts 9
Victories 0
Poles 0
Fastest Laps 0
Podiums 1
Points 0
Laps 538
Laps Led 0

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