Samuel “Sam” Tingle (24 August 1921 in Manchester, United Kingdom – 19 December 2008 in Somerset West, South Africa) was a racing driver from Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe. He participated in five Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 28 December 1963, but never scored any championship points. He also competed in several non-Championship Formula One races.
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. Info from Wiki
Sam Tingle was a Formula One driver from Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe. He participated in 5 grands prix. He was one of only two drivers to enter a Formula One race from the former republic of Rhodesia, the other being John Love.
A great enthusiast, Sam began racing in his homeland in 1947, at the wheel of an old Bentley. This was replaced with a succession of cars, mainly MGs, before he acquired the ex-Claes, ex-Gibson Connaught which brought him the Rhodesian championship.
Sam contested the South African championship with great verve throughout the 1960s in one of Doug Serrurier’s Cooper-based LDS-Alfas, scoring his first big win in the 1966 Border Trophy at East London, although he took many other good placings.
Tingle drove an LDS-Alfa Romeo in the 1963, 65 and 67 South African Grands Prix before switching to a Repco-engined LDS for 1968 and a pukka Formula 1 Brabham-Repco BT24 entered by Team Gunston for the 1969 race when he produced a career best eighth place finish.
