Neville Lederle
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| Born | 25 September 1938 Theunissen, Winburg, Orange Free State, South Africa |
|---|---|
| Died | 17 May 2019 (aged 80) Knysna, Western Cape Province, South Africa |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  South African |
| Active years | 1962, 1965 |
| Teams | non-works Lotus |
| Entries | 2 (1 start) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 1 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1962 South African Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1965 South African Grand Prix |
Neville Lederle (25 September 1938 – 17 May 2019) was a racing driver from South Africa. He participated in two World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, scoring a single championship point.
Early life
[edit]Lederle was born in Theunissen, Orange Free State and schooled at St Andrews in Bloemfontein.
Formula One career
[edit]Starting out in Formula One with his Ford-engined Lotus 18 in 1961, he retired from the Rand Grand Prix and only managed 14th in the Cape Grand Prix in January 1962. Later that year, however, he acquired a Lotus 21 with a Climax engine and came fifth in the 1962 Rand Grand Prix and fourth in the Natal Grand Prix. This form led him to a sixth place in the World Championship South African Grand Prix and thus a World Championship point in his first event at that level.
In 1963 Lederle broke a leg in practice for the Rand 9 Hours sports car race and missed a large part of the 1964 season whilst recovering. He returned with his Lotus 21 for the end-of-season 1964 Rand Grand Prix where he finished 10th, but he narrowly failed to qualify for January's 1965 South African Grand Prix.[1] After this disappointment, Lederle effectively retired from racing to concentrate on business interests, which included a Volkswagen dealership.
Death
[edit]Lederle died at his home in Knysna on 17 May 2019.[2]
Complete Formula One World Championship results
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| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Neville Lederle | Lotus 21 | Climax Straight-4 | NED | MON | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA | USA | RSA 6 |
18th | 1 | |
| 1963 | Neville Lederle | Lotus 21 | Climax Straight-4 | MON | BEL | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA | USA | MEX | RSA DNA |
NC | 0 |
| 1965 | Scuderia Scribante | Lotus 21 | Climax Straight-4 | RSA DNQ |
MON | BEL | FRA | GBR | NED | GER | ITA | USA | MEX | NC | 0 |
Non-Championship
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| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
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| 1961 | Neville Lederle | Lotus 18 | Ford Straight-4 | LOM | GLV | PAU | BRX | VIE | AIN | SYR | NAP | LON | SIL | SOL | KAN | DAN | MOD | FLG | OUL | LEW | VAL | RAN DNA |
NAT Ret |
RSA |
| 1962 | Neville Lederle | Lotus 18 | Ford Straight-4 | CAP 14 |
BRX | LOM | LAV | GLV | PAU | AIN | INT | NAP | MAL | CLP | RMS | SOL | KAN | MED | DAN | OUL | MEX | |||
| Lotus 21 | Climax Straight-4 | RAN 5 |
NAT 4 |
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| 1964 | Scuderia Scribante | Lotus 21 | Climax Straight-4 | DMT | NWT | SYR | AIN | INT | SOL | MED | RAN 10 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Roy Hesketh Circuit". No Championship Race. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ "Former SA Formula One star passes away". Big News Network. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995.
- "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.