Dave Charlton
English-born South African racing driver
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| Intro | English-born South African racing driver | |
| A.K.A. | David William Charlton | |
| A.K.A. | David William Charlton | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain England | |
| was | Racecar driver Formula One driver Engineer | |
| Work field | Engineering Sports | |
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| Birth | 27 October 1936, Brotton, Skelton and Brotton, Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire | |
| Death | 24 February 2013Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa (aged 76 years) |
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David William Charlton (27 October 1936 – 24 February 2013) was a racing driver from South Africa.
Charlton was born in Brotton, Yorkshire. He participated in 13 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 1 January 1965. He scored no championship points. He competed in many non-World Championship Formula One races, winning the South African Formula One Championship six times in succession from 1970 to 1975.
Charlton died in Johannesburg, South Africa on 24 February 2013, aged 76.
Complete Formula One World Championship results
Charlton drove the McLaren M23 of car number 23 during the 1974 South African Grand Prix.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | WDC | Points |
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| 1965 | Ecurie Tomahawk | Lotus 20 | Ford Straight-4 | RSA DNPQ | MON | BEL | FRA | GBR | NED | GER | ITA | USA | MEX | NC | 0 | |||||
| 1967 | Scuderia Scribante | Brabham BT11 | Coventry Climax | RSA NC | MON | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | CAN | ITA | USA | MEX | NC | 0 | ||||
| 1968 | Scuderia Scribante | Brabham BT11 | Repco | RSA Ret | ESP | MON | BEL | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA | CAN | USA | MEX | NC | 0 | |||
| 1970 | Scuderia Scribante | Lotus 49C | Ford Cosworth DFV | RSA 12 | ESP | MON | BEL | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA | MEX | NC | 0 | ||
| 1971 | Motor Racing Developments | Brabham BT33 | Ford Cosworth DFV | RSA Ret | ESP | MON | NC | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Gold Leaf Team Lotus | Lotus 72D | Ford Cosworth DFV | NED DNS | FRA | GBR Ret | GER | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA | ||||||||||
| 1972 | Scribante Lucky Strike Racing | Lotus 72D | Ford Cosworth DFV | ARG | RSA Ret | ESP | MON | BEL | FRA DNQ | GBR Ret | GER Ret | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA | NC | 0 | |||
| 1973 | Scribante Lucky Strike Racing | Lotus 72D | Ford Cosworth DFV | ARG | BRA | RSA Ret | ESP | BEL | MON | SWE | FRA | GBR | NED | GER | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA | NC | 0 |
| 1974 | Scribante Lucky Strike Racing | McLaren M23 | Ford Cosworth DFV | ARG | BRA | RSA 19 | ESP | BEL | MON | SWE | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA | NC | 0 |
| 1975 | Lucky Strike Racing | McLaren M23 | Ford Cosworth DFV | ARG | BRA | RSA 14 | ESP | MON | BEL | SWE | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | ITA | USA | NC | 0 |