Dave Charlton

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David William Charlton (27 October 1936 – 24 February 2013) was a racing driver from South Africa.

Dave Charlton

Born	(1936-10-27)27 October 1936 Brotton, Yorkshire, UK
Died	24 February 2013(2013-02-24) (aged 76) Johannesburg, South Africa
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	South African
Active years	1965, 1967–1968, 1970–1975
Teams	Brabham, non-works McLaren and Lotus
Entries	14 (11 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1965 South African Grand Prix
Last entry	1975 South African Grand Prix

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
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	Scribante Lucky Strike Racing	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