Republic Day Trophy – 1973

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Nr	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre
1	Dave Charlton	Scuderia Scribante	Lotus 72D [R3]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	-
2	Meyer Botha	Scuderia Scribante	March 721 [1]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	-
3	Eddie Keizan	Alex Blignaut Racing	Tyrrell - [004]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	-
5	Guy Tunmer	Paradise Beach Racing	March 722	Ford Cosworth FVC L4 1.8	-
6	John Love	Team Gunston	Chevron B25 [25-73-03]	Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9	-
7	Peter de Klerk	Team Gunston	Chevron B25 [25-73-02]	Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9	-
8	Ian Scheckter	Team Gunston	Chevron B25 [25-73-01]	Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9	-
10	Tony Martin	South Coast Motors	Chevron B20 [72-8]	Ford BDA Felday L4 2.0	-
11	Paddy Driver	Team Wynns	McLaren M10B [400-16 (B)]	Ford V8 5.0	-
14	Derek Tunmer	Paradise Beach Racing	McLaren M10B [400-17]	Chevrolet V8 5.0	-
16	Nols Niemann	Alex Blignaut Racing	Surtees TS8 [004]	Ford V8 5.0	-
17	Rob Thomas	Bob Thomas Racing	Surtees TS5A [008]	Ford V8 5.0	-
19	Kipp Ackermann	G. S. Ackermann	McLaren M10B [400-08]	Chevrolet V8 5.0	-
20	Nolly Limberis	Power Developments	Surtees TS5 [002]	Ford V8 5.0	-
22	Peter Haller	Team Molyslip	Surtees TS5A [007]	Ford V8 5.0	-
25	Joe Domingo	Team Domingo	Lola T142 [SL140/14]	Chevrolet V8 5.0	-

Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time
1	1	Dave Charlton	Lotus 72D [R3]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	-	01:17.000
2	3	Eddie Keizan	Tyrrell - [004]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	-	01:18.700
3	11	Paddy Driver	McLaren M10B [400-16 (B)]	Ford V8 5.0	-	01:20.500
4	8	Ian Scheckter	Chevron B25 [25-73-01]	Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9	-	01:21.100
5	6	John Love	Chevron B25 [25-73-03]	Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9	-	01:21.200
6	7	Peter de Klerk	Chevron B25 [25-73-02]	Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9	-	01:22.400
7	5	Guy Tunmer	March 722	Ford Cosworth FVC L4 1.8	-	01:22.600
8	16	Nols Niemann	Surtees TS8 [004]	Ford V8 5.0	-	01:23.000
9	2	Meyer Botha	March 721 [1]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	-	01:23.600
10	22	Peter Haller	Surtees TS5A [007]	Ford V8 5.0	-	01:24.100
11	17	Rob Thomas	Surtees TS5A [008]	Ford V8 5.0	-	01:28.700
12	10	Tony Martin	Chevron B20 [72-8]	Ford BDA Felday L4 2.0	-	01:29.700
13	19	Kipp Ackermann	McLaren M10B [400-08]	Chevrolet V8 5.0	-	01:29.800
14	20	Nolly Limberis	Surtees TS5 [002]	Ford V8 5.0	-	01:32.400
15	25	Joe Domingo	Lola T142 [SL140/14]	Chevrolet V8 5.0	-	01:32.800

Official Name	12th Republic Day Trophy
Circuit	Kyalami
Date	May 26
Pole	Dave Charlton 01:17.000
Fastest Lap
Podium	1st Dave Charlton (33) , 2nd Eddie Keizan (7) , 3rd Paddy Driver
Prev race	Natal Mercury 100 April 23
Next race	Bulawayo 100 June 10

P	N	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps	Led	Gr	Pts
1	1	Dave Charlton	Scuderia Scribante	Lotus 72D [R3]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	-	00:53:04.730	40	33	1	9
2	3	Eddie Keizan	Alex Blignaut Racing	Tyrrell - [004]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	-	00:53:52.140	40	7	2	6
3	11	Paddy Driver	Team Wynns	McLaren M10B [400-16 (B)]	Ford V8 5.0	-	+1 lap	39	0	3	4
4	8	Ian Scheckter	Team Gunston	Chevron B25 [25-73-01]	Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9	-	+1 lap	39	0	4	3
5	6	John Love	Team Gunston	Chevron B25 [25-73-03]	Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9	-	+1 lap	39	0	5	2
6	16	Nols Niemann	Alex Blignaut Racing	Surtees TS8 [004]	Ford V8 5.0	-	+1 lap	39	0	8	1
7	7	Peter de Klerk	Team Gunston	Chevron B25 [25-73-02]	Ford Cosworth FVC Smith L4 1.9	-	+2 laps	38	0	6	0
8	5	Guy Tunmer	Paradise Beach Racing	March 722	Ford Cosworth FVC L4 1.8	-	+2 laps	38	0	7	0
9	22	Peter Haller	Team Molyslip	Surtees TS5A [007]	Ford V8 5.0	-	+3 laps	37	0	10	0
10	17	Rob Thomas	Bob Thomas Racing	Surtees TS5A [008]	Ford V8 5.0	-	+8 laps	32	0	11	0
11	20	Nolly Limberis	Power Developments	Surtees TS5 [002]	Ford V8 5.0	-	+10 laps	30	0	14	0
DNF	25	Joe Domingo	Team Domingo	Lola T142 [SL140/14]	Chevrolet V8 5.0	-	Accident	30	0	15	0
DNF	2	Meyer Botha	Scuderia Scribante	March 721 [1]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	-	Handling	24	0	9	0
DNF	10	Tony Martin	South Coast Motors	Chevron B20 [72-8]	Ford BDA Felday L4 2.0	-	Accident	18	0	12	0
DNF	19	Kipp Ackermann	G. S. Ackermann	McLaren M10B [400-08]	Chevrolet V8 5.0	-	DNF	10	0	13	0
DNS	14	Derek Tunmer	Paradise Beach Racing	McLaren M10B [400-17]	Chevrolet V8 5.0	-	Gearbox	0	0		0

South African Formula 1 1973
Pos	Driver	Team	Pts
1	Dave Charlton	Lotus	45
2	Paddy Driver	McLaren	24
3	Eddie Keizan	Tyrrell	20
4	Ian Scheckter	Chevron	10
5	John Love	Chevron	9
6	Jackie Pretorius	Brabham	6
7	Meyer Botha	March	4
8	Guy Tunmer	March	3
9	Mike Domingo	McLaren	2
10	Nols Niemann	Surtees	1
11	Peter Haller	Surtees	1
12	Peter de Klerk	Chevron	0
13	Joe Domingo	Lola	0
14	Derek Tunmer	McLaren	0
15	Peter Gethin	Chevron	0
16	Nolly Limberis	Surtees	0
17	Tony Martin	Chevron	0
18	Kipp Ackermann	McLaren	0
19	Fred Cowell	Lola	0
20	Rob Thomas	Surtees	0