Dave Charlton – F1 | The “forgotten” drivers of F1

1967 Rand Autumn Trophy Kyalami with John Love #1. Photo Joshua Joshua

1967 SA GP F1. Photo Peter Waldburger

1969 SA F1 Championship. Photo Joshua Joshua via FB

1969 SA F1 Championship. Photo Joshua Joshua via FB – with John Love

1969 SA F1 Championship with #1 John Love. Photo André Heiberg via Karl De Villiers

1969 SA F1 Championship. Photo André Heiberg via Karl De Villiers

Dave Charlton wrapped up his first of six South African Formula 1 championships in a row when he drove his Lotus 49C Ford-Cosworth to victory in the Kyalami Rand Spring Trophy, today in 1970 /3 October 1970/. Peter de Klerk was second on the day in his Brabham BT26 Cosworth from Bruce van der Merwe’s Brabham BT20 Repco, while outgoing 6-time champion John Love held de Klerk off for second in the title chase with Bobby Olthoff, Jackie Pretorius, Paddy Driver and Willie Ferguson next up. This is another of the innumerable photographic gems to feature on the forthcoming book Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit – 60 Years of Memories. Visit https://web.facebook.com/kyalami60years to learn more and order your copy now. Auto’s Moment of the Day is brought to you by the Franschhoek Motor Museum. Book your next visit at www.fmm.co.za Photo and info via https://www.facebook.com/groups/autoandsport and Michele Lupini

1970 SA GP F1. Photo Mike Seary

1971 Rand Summer Trophy, Kyalami February 1971

1971 SA F1 Championship. Photo Karl De Villiers credit André Heiberg

1971 SA F1 Championship with John Love. Photo Charles Swindells

1971 SA F1 Championship. Photo Charles Swindells

1971 the 10th Republic Trophy race was held at Kyalami: photo and info Charles Swindells

1971 Kyalami. Photo via Paul Anthony Davies

1971 SA GP. Photo Peter Waldburger

1971 SA GP with Brabham designer Ron Tauranac. Photo Peter Waldburger

1971 SA GP. Photo Peter Waldburger

1971 Kyalami SA F1 Championship. Photo Louis Jonker

1971 GB GP with famous Emerson Fittipaldi

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1972 French GP. Photo Paul Lutz

1972 Friday practice for the 1972 SAGP, and Dave Charlton’s Lotus 72. Photo and info Russel Whitworth

1972 Friday practice for the 1972 SAGP, and Dave Charlton’s Lotus 72. Photo and info Russel Whitworth

1972 Friday practice for the 1972 SAGP, and Dave Charlton’s Lotus 72. Photo and info Russel Whitworth

1972 Friday practice for the 1972 SAGP, and Dave Charlton’s Lotus 72. Photo and info Russel Whitworth

1972 – Dave Charlton powered his Lucky Strike Lotus 72D Cosworth to victory in the Rand Spring Trophy at Kyalami, today in 1972 30.9. Photo and info Michele Lupini

1972 British GP

1972 British GP. Photo Tim Marshall

1972 British GP. Photo via FB

1972 GB GP. Photo/source – Classic Team Lotus calendar from 2002 celebrating the JPS era – 748/1000. As usual all photos Ian Catt, Coterie Press and Classic Team Lotus

1972 – Dave Charlton Scuderia Scribante Lotus 72D Cosworth DFV Kyalami 1972 heading down from Crowthorn to Barbecue shot by Ivor Hanes originally published on gplegends247.com

1972 Dave Charlton’s Lotus 72D Cosworth won the Bulawayo 100 South African Formula 1 Championship round. Photo and info Michele Lupini

1972 – Dave Charlton won the Kyalami Republic Day Trophy in his Lucky Strike Racing Lotus 72D Cosworth, today in 3 June 1972. Photo and info Michele Lupini

1973 Highveld 100, taken by me at Sunset. Photo and info Russell Whitworth

1973 Highveld 100, taken by me at Sunset. Photo and info Russell Whitworth

1973 Dave Charlton #1 with Eddie Keizan #3 Kyalami SA F1 Championship. Photo Kevin James

1974 – Ian Scheckter and Dave Charlton: Ian Scheckter’s Gunston Lotus 72 comes under pressure from Dave Charlton’s Lucky Strike McLaren M23 at Kyalami’s Republic Day Trophy, today in 1974. Scheckter had got the jump on Charlie when he fluffed the start off pole position, leaving Dave to hunt Ian down and duly pass him for the win. In the process however, Charlton set a new outright 1 minute 17.05 second Kyalami lap record. Photo Ivor Hanes and info from Michele Lupini