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1962 Rand Grand Prix
The 5th Rand Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 15 December 1962 at Kyalami, South Africa. The race was run over 50 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Jim Clark, who led from start to finish in his Lotus 25. There were a very large number of entries for this race, and many of the local drivers did not qualify. Among the more unusual entries was the Lotus 7 of Brausch Niemann, and the non-qualifying Cooper of Dave Riley, which was fitted with a BMC engine. Results *Gary Hocking was also entered in his own Lotus-Climax, but raced the one entered by the Rob Walker Racing Team. *Scuderia Lupini entered a Cooper-Maserati but withdrew it without designating a driver. References * "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995. * "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974. * Race results at www.silhouet.co {{F1 NC race report , Name_of_race = Rand Grand Prix , Year_of_race = 1962 , Previous_race_in_seaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rand Grand Prix
The Rand Grand Prix was a motor race held at various circuits in South Africa. The first event took place in 1937 but it was not held regularly until the 1960s, when it was run to Formula One rules and formed part of the non-Championship calendar. At that time it represented an annual warm-up race before the South African Grand Prix. Results * Races shown with a pink background indicate non-Formula One races. {, class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" , - ! Year ! Date ! Circuit ! Winning driver ! Winning constructor ! Report , - style="background:#FFD1DC;" ! 1937 (I) , 30 January , Lord Howe Circuit , Pat Fairfield , ERA , Report , - style="background:#FFD1DC;" ! 1937 (II) , 16 December , Lord Howe Circuit , Douglas van Riet , Austin , Report , - style="background:#FFD1DC;" ! 1956 , 24 March , Palmietfontein , Peter Whitehead , Ferrari , Report , - ! 1961 , 9 December , Kyalami , Jim Clark , Lotus- Climax , Report , - ! 1962 , 15 December ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reg Parnell
Reg or REG may refer to: * Reginald (other) * Reg or desert pavement * Raising for Effective Giving, a charity * Random event generator (parapsychology) * Raptor Education Group * Regal Entertainment Group * Regular language * .reg MS Windows registry file extension * Registration, such as for a motor vehicle * Abbreviation of regina, queen, on coins or in law * ''Reg'' (BBC drama), a BBC television drama * Reg, the robot in the children's animated TV show Rubbadubbers * Reg group in the C-lectin protein family * Richard E. Grant *Reg, a character from the Made in Abyss franchise Places * Reg, Iran, a village in South Khorasan Province * Reg, Gilan, a village in Gilan Province * Reg District (Helmand), Afghanistan * Reg District (Kandahar), Afghanistan * Reggio Calabria Airport Reggio di Calabria "Tito Minniti" Airport , also known as Aeroporto dello Stretto (''Airport of the Strait'') is an airport located in Reggio Calabria, in southern Italy. It serves mainly the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Podmore
Bernard (''Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It is also a surname. The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern'' "bear" and ''hard'' "brave, hardy". Its native Old English reflex was ''Beornheard'', which was replaced by the French form ''Bernard'' that was brought to England after the Norman Conquest. The name ''Bernhard'' was notably popular among Old Frisian speakers. Its wider use was popularized due to Saint Bernhard of Clairvaux (canonized in 1174). Bernard is the second most common surname in France. Geographical distribution As of 2014, 42.2% of all known bearers of the surname ''Bernard'' were residents of France (frequency 1:392), 12.5% of the United States (1:7,203), 7.0% of Haiti (1:382), 6.6% of Tanzania (1:1,961), 4.8% of Canada (1:1,896), 3.6% of Nigeria (1:12,221), 2.7% of Burundi (1:894), 1.9% of Belgium (1:1,500), 1.6% of Rwanda (1:1,745), 1.2% of Germany (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernie Pieterse
Ernest Pieterse (4 July 1938 – 1 November 2017) was a racing driver from South Africa. He participated in three Formula One Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The World Drivers' Championship, ... World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 29 December 1962. He scored no championship points. Complete Formula One World Championship results ( key) Non-Championship ( key) References * "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974. {{DEFAULTSORT:Pieterse, Ernie 1938 births 2017 deaths South African racing drivers South African Formula One drivers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company (commonly known as Ford) is an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. The company sells automobiles and commercial vehicles under the Ford brand, and luxury cars under its Lincoln luxury brand. Ford also owns Brazilian SUV manufacturer Troller, an 8% stake in Aston Martin of the United Kingdom and a 32% stake in China's Jiangling Motors. It also has joint ventures in China (Changan Ford), Taiwan (Ford Lio Ho), Thailand ( AutoAlliance Thailand), and Turkey ( Ford Otosan). The company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is controlled by the Ford family; they have minority ownership but the majority of the voting power. Ford introduced methods for large-scale manufacturing of cars and large-scale management of an industrial workforce using elaborately engineered manufacturing sequences typified by moving assembly lines; by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fanie Viljoen
Fanie is a South African male given name. Notable people with this name include: * Fanie Eloff (1885-1947) * Fanie Lombaard (born 1969), South African athlete * Fanie de Jager (born 1949), South African operatic tenor * Fanie de Villiers (born 1964), South African cricket player * Fanie du Plessis (1930–2001), South African discus thrower and shot putter * Fanie du Toit, South African politician * Fanie van der Merwe Fanie van der Merwe (born 25 February 1986) is a Paralympic athlete from South Africa competing mainly in category T37 sprint events. He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There he won a gold medal in the men's 100 met ... (born 1986), South African athlete * Fanie “Tjing Tjing” Archery (born 2003), South African farmer {{given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Tingle
Samuel Tingle (24 August 1921 – 19 December 2008) was an English-born racing driver from Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe. He participated in five Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, and scored no championship points. He also competed in several non-Championship Formula One races. Tingle was born in Manchester, United Kingdom, and made his Formula One debut on 28 December 1963. He was one of only two drivers from Rhodesia to successfully enter a Formula One race, the other being John Love. A third Rhodesian racer, Clive Puzey, failed to qualify in his Formula One attempt. He died in Somerset West Somerset West ( af, Somerset-Wes) is a town in the Western Cape, South Africa. Organisationally and administratively it is included in the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality as a suburb of the Helderberg region (formerly called Hottent ..., South Africa, aged 87. Complete Formula One World Championship results ( key) Complete Formula One non-championship results ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfa Special
Peter de Klerk (16 March 1935 – 11 July 2015) was a racing driver from South Africa. He participated in four Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 28 December 1963. He scored no championship points. Complete Formula One World Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) Complete Formula One non-championship results (key Key or The Key may refer to: Common meanings * Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm * Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock * Key (map ...) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) References External linksProfile at www.grandprix.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Klerk, Peter de [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter De Klerk
Peter de Klerk (16 March 1935 – 11 July 2015) was a racing driver from South Africa. He participated in four Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 28 December 1963. He scored no championship points. Complete Formula One World Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) Complete Formula One non-championship results (key Key or The Key may refer to: Common meanings * Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm * Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock * Key (map ...) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) References External linksProfile at www.grandprix.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Klerk, Peter de [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfa Romeo In Formula One
Italian motor manufacturer Alfa Romeo has participated many times in Formula One. It currently participates as Alfa Romeo F1 Team Orlen while being operated by Sauber Motorsport AG. The brand has competed in motor racing as both a constructor and engine supplier sporadically between and , and later as a commercial partner since . The company's works drivers won the first two World Drivers' Championships in the pre-war Alfetta: Nino Farina in 1950 and Juan Manuel Fangio in . Following these successes, Alfa Romeo withdrew from Formula One. During the 1960s, although the company had no official presence in the top tier of motorsport, several Formula One teams used independently developed Alfa Romeo engines to power their cars. In the early 1970s, Alfa provided Formula One support for their works driver Andrea de Adamich, supplying adapted versions of their 3-litre V8 engine from the Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/3 sports car to power Adamich's McLaren () and March () entries. None of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LDS (automobile)
LDS is the name given to various single seater racing specials built for the South African Formula One Championship. The "specials" were built by Louis Douglas Serrurier, hence the name. The Mark 1 and Mark 2 models were based on Cooper designs, whilst the Mark 3 was based on the Brabham BT11. Mark 1 and Mark 2 models (1962–1965) used Alfa Romeo 1.5-litre straight-4 engines. A total of eight LDS cars participated in five World Championship Grands Prix. They did not score any World Championship points. Complete Formula One World Championship results (key Key or The Key may refer to: Common meanings * Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm * Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock * Key (map ...) (results in bold indicate pole position) (results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) References LDS Profile at Grand Prix Encyclopedia [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug Serrurier
Louis Douglas Serrurier (9 December 1920 in Germiston – 4 June 2006) was a racing driver and racing car constructor from South Africa. He participated in 3 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix in the 1960s, only racing in the South African Grand Prix event, debuting on 29 December 1962. He scored no championship points. Racing car constructor Serrurier built a series of racing cars under the name of LDS (automobile), LDS, after his initials. The first was based on a Cooper Car Company, Cooper, and later cars were based on Brabhams. The cars were raced mainly by Serrurier himself, and Sam Tingle. From the Cobra Club South Africa: "Louis Douglas Serrurier built about 20 LDS Cobras during the course of his race car building history. They were all once offs, with different engine, chassis, suspension and brakes depending on the year they were built". A handful of other custom built bodies found their home on LDS chassis in the 70s. Mainly laid up from fibreglass, but also a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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