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Peter de Klerk

Peter David de Klerk (16 March 1935 – 11 July 2015) was a racing driver from South Africa. He participated in four Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 28 December 1963. He scored no championship points.[1]

Alfa Special

In 1962, de Klerk created a custom-made, single-seater racing special built for the South African Formula One Championship, powered by an Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5-litre straight-4 engine, which was christened as the "Alfa Special".[2][3] The Special participated in two World Championship Grands Prix, retiring at the 1963 South African Grand Prix and finishing 10th at the 1965 South African Grand Prix.[2] It also entered five non-championship Grands Prix, scoring a podium finish at the 1963 Rand Grand Prix.[4]

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Complete Formula One non-championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

References

  1. ^ Jenkins, Richard (12 July 2015). "Piet De Klerk". oldracingcars.com. Allen Brown. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Alfa Romeo Special". F1DB.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Alfa Romeo 1.5 L4". F1DB.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2007.
  4. ^ "Grand Prix at the Cape". 8W Forix. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  5. ^ Small, Steve (1994). The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who. Guinness. p. 212. ISBN 0851127029.

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