Jackie Pretorius – F1 | The “forgotten” drivers of F1

1964 Kyalami with LDS. Photo/source/enquire @ www.motoprint.co.za

1968 – Jackie Pretorius 1968 SA GP F1 Championship. Photo via Tony Kent – photo credit John Jaybee Pretorius

1968 Sam Tingle gets a lift from Jackie Pretorius in his Lola-Ford T140, #5 is the McLaren Ford of Bobby Olthoff and #11 John McNichol in the Lotus 20 At Roy Hesketh Circuit Easter Races 1968. Photo via www.royheskethcircuit.com

1968 SA F1 Championship. Photo/aurograph Stephen Latham

1968 F1 SA Championship with John Love. Photo Joshua Joshua via FB

1968 Rand Winter Trophy Jackie Pretorius #8 and Peter de Klerk

1968 F1 SA Championship Kyalami. Photo Karl De Villiers

1968 F1 SA Championship Kyalami. Photo Karl De Villiers

1969 – Jackie Pretorius #8 – 1969 Rand Winter Trophy. Photo and info Russell Whitworth – too with Gordon Henderson

1969 Kyalami Republic Trophy – the winner Jackie. Photo/source enquire @ www.motoprint.co.za

1971 Jackie Pretorius in the BT26 Brabham, Big Joe Putter in the white shirt – Roy Hesketh. Photo and info Ralph Pike

1971 – Paddy Driver 4th – leading Jackie Pretorius the winner – out of BP during Saturday’s practice for the 1971 Winter trophy. Non-World Championship Grands Prix – circuit Roy Hesketh. Photo from FB group

1971 – Jackie Pretorius won the ‘71 South African Natal Winter Trophy at Roy Hesketh driving a Brabham BT26, today in 1971. Find a chest of old South African Formula 1 treasure at the Franschhoek Motor Museum. Explore more and book your visit now at www.fmm.co.za.
Photo and info Michele Lupini

1971 F1 SA Championship Kyalami. Photo Louis Jonker

1971 SA F1 Championship Kyalami. Photo Charles Swindells

1971 the 10th Republic Trophy race was held at Kyalami. Photo and info Charles Swindells

1971 GP SA. Photo Wimpie Lombard

1971 GP SA. Photo Wimpie Lombard

1971 SA F1 championship info: 1971 Kyalami – in full pomp in Gunston Brabham BT26. Photo/source – enquire @ www.motoprint.co.za or David Pearson

1972 Kyalami Jackie Pretorius Gunston BT26 doing driving for movie hero Tony Maddox. Eddie Pinto told me they made a mock up Brabham with old tyres etc. And launched it from a catapult for the crash scene. Photo and info David Pearson

1971 – Jackie Pretorius Kyalami – Brabham BT26 during filming of movie ‘Winners’. Photo/source/enquire @ www.motoprint.co.za

1972 – Jackie Pretorius – when he also raced F1 Championship in SA: 1972 F5000 Surtees TS5 – Kyalami. Photo and info David Pearson and www.motoprint.co.za