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Welkom 100 – 1972

EntrantsGridGrand PrixStandingsEvent HistoryDrivers RankingTeams Ranking
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 –
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 McLaren M10B [400-16 (B)] 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 –
20 South Africa Fred Cowell Fred Cowell Great Britain Lola T190 [190/F1/5] 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 – 01:24.400 0
2 2 Rhodesia John Love Great Britain Brabham BT33 [1-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – 01:24.400 0
3 16 South Africa Eddie Keizan Great Britain Surtees TS5A [007] Ford V8 5.0 – 01:29.000 0
4 14 South Africa John McNicol Great Britain McLaren M10B [400-17] Chevrolet V8 5.0 – 01:29.300 0
5 11 South Africa Paddy Driver Great Britain McLaren M10B [400-16 (B)] Ford V8 5.0 – 01:29.700 0
6 19 South Africa Kipp Ackermann Great Britain McLaren M10B [400-08] Chevrolet V8 5.0 – 01:32.900 0
7 20 South Africa Fred Cowell Great Britain Lola T190 [190/F1/5] Ford V8 5.0 – 01:36.500 0
8 25 South Africa Joe Domingo Great Britain Lola T140 [SL140/14] Chevrolet V8 5.0 – 01:37.300 0
9 10 South Africa Mike Domingo Great Britain McLaren M10A [300-15] Ford V8 5.0 – 01:38.600 0
10 18 South Africa Harold Rosenberg Great Britain Lola T142 [SL142/25] Ford V8 5.0 – 01:39.700 0

Official Name Welkom 100 72
Circuit Goldfields
Date October 21
Pole Dave Charlton 01:24.400
Fastest Lap
Podium 1st Dave Charlton (8) , 2nd John Love (32) , 3rd Paddy Driver
Prev race Rand Spring Trophy September 30
Next race Cape South Easter Trophy January 6
P N Driver Team Car Engine Tyre Time Laps Led Gr Pts
1 1 South Africa Dave Charlton Scuderia Scribante Great Britain Lotus 72D [R3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – 01:05:52.100 40 8 1 9
2 2 Rhodesia John Love Team Gunston Great Britain Brabham BT33 [1-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – 01:06:11.400 40 32 2 6
3 11 South Africa Paddy Driver Team Wynns Great Britain McLaren M10B [400-16 (B)] Ford V8 5.0 – +1 lap 39 0 5 4
4 16 South Africa Eddie Keizan Alex Blignaut Racing Great Britain Surtees TS5A [007] Ford V8 5.0 – +3 laps 37 0 3 3
5 14 South Africa John McNicol Donald Motors Great Britain McLaren M10B [400-17] Chevrolet V8 5.0 – +3 laps 37 0 4 2
6 19 South Africa Kipp Ackermann G. S. Ackermann Great Britain McLaren M10B [400-08] Chevrolet V8 5.0 – Spun off 35 0 6 1
7 10 South Africa Mike Domingo Team Domingo Great Britain McLaren M10A [300-15] Ford V8 5.0 – +6 laps 34 0 9 0
DNF 18 South Africa Harold Rosenberg Harold Rosenberg Great Britain Lola T142 [SL142/25] Ford V8 5.0 – Tyres 3 0 10 0
DNF 25 South Africa Joe Domingo Team Domingo Great Britain Lola T140 [SL140/14] Chevrolet V8 5.0 – Engine 2 0 8 0
DNS 20 South Africa Fred Cowell Fred Cowell Great Britain Lola T190 [190/F1/5] Ford V8 5.0 – Engine 0 0 7 0
South African Formula 1 1972
Pos Driver Team Pts
1 South Africa Dave Charlton Great Britain Lotus 72 (81)
2 Rhodesia John Love Great Britain Brabham 42
Great Britain Surtees
3 South Africa Eddie Keizan Great Britain Surtees 35 (40)
4 South Africa Paddy Driver Great Britain McLaren 34
Great Britain Surtees
5 South Africa John McNicol Great Britain McLaren 30 (32)
6 South Africa Jackie Pretorius Great Britain Surtees 19
7 South Africa Peter de Klerk Great Britain Lotus 12
8 South Africa Kipp Ackermann Great Britain McLaren 9
9 South Africa Joe Domingo Great Britain Lola 7
10 South Africa Mike Domingo Great Britain McLaren 5
11 South Africa William Ferguson Great Britain Brabham 4
12 South Africa Meyer Botha Great Britain Lotus 2
13 South Africa Guy Tunmer Great Britain Surtees 2
Year Official Name Circuit Date Winning Driver Team Laps Time Formula
1972 Welkom 100 72 Goldfields October 21 South Africa Dave Charlton Great Britain Lotus 40 01:05:52.100 SAF1
1971 Welkom 100 71 Goldfields October 23 South Africa Dave Charlton Great Britain Lotus 40 00:57:48.700 SAF1
1970 Welkom 100 70 Goldfields October 17 South Africa Dave Charlton Great Britain Lotus 25 00:38:58.100 SAF1
Driver Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Avg Grid Avg Pos Points
1 South Africa Dave Charlton 3 3 0 0 3 2 1 1.3 1.0 18
2 Rhodesia John Love 2 0 2 0 2 1 0 1.5 2.0 12
3 South Africa Bob Olthoff 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 4.0 2.0 0
4 South Africa Paddy Driver 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 4.5 3.0 8
5 South Africa Bruce van der Merwe 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 7.0 3.0 0
6 South Africa Nolly Limberis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.0 4.0 3
7 South Africa Eddie Keizan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 4.0 3
8 South Africa John McNicol 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.3 4.7 2
9 South Africa Kipp Ackermann 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.0 6.0 1
10 South Africa Fred Cowell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.0 8.0 0
11 South Africa Harold Rosenberg 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.0 8.0 0
12 South Africa Leo Dave 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 8.0 0
13 South Africa Peter de Klerk 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.0 6.0 0
14 South Africa Joe Domingo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.0 9.0 0
15 South Africa Mike Domingo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.0 7.0 0
16 South Africa Spencer Schultze 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.0 9.0 0
17 South Africa William Ferguson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 6.0 0
18 South Africa Jackie Pretorius 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 8.0 0
Team Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Avg Grid Avg Pos Points
1 Great Britain Lotus 3 3 0 0 3 2 1 2.5 2.3 18
2 Great Britain McLaren 3 0 1 2 3 0 0 5.6 4.8 11
3 Great Britain Brabham 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 4.7 4.7 6
4 Great Britain March 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.0 2.0 6
5 Great Britain Surtees 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 4.0 3
6 Great Britain Lola 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.4 7.0 3
  • Post category:70s / Extra Championship
Tags: 1972 SAF1, Dave Charlton, Goldfields, Lotus, Lotus 72D, Scribante Lucky Strike Racing, South African Formula 1, Welkom 100

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