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]

Peter de Klerk

Born	(1935-03-16)16 March 1935 Pilgrim's Rest, Transvaal
Died	11 July 2015(2015-07-11) (aged 80) Johannesburg, South Africa
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	South African
Active years	1963, 1965, 1969–1970
Teams	Alfa Special and non-works Brabham
Entries	4
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1963 South African Grand Prix
Last entry	1970 South African Grand Prix

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)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	WDC	Points
1963	Otello Nucci	Alfa Special	Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5 L4	MON	BEL	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA	USA	MEX	RSA Ret				NC	0
1965	Otello Nucci	Alfa Special	Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5 L4	RSA 10	MON	BEL	FRA	GBR	NED	GER	ITA	USA	MEX				NC	0
1969	Jack Holme	Brabham BT20	Repco 620 3.0 V8	RSA NC	ESP	MON	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA	CAN	USA	MEX			NC	0
1970	Team Gunston	Brabham BT26	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	RSA 11	ESP	MON	BEL	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA	MEX	NC	0
Source:[5]

Complete Formula One non-championship results

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

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
1962	Otello Nucci	Alfa Special	Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5 L4	CAP	BRX	LOM	LAV	GLV	PAU	AIN	INT	NAP	MAL	CLP	RMS	SOL	KAN	MED	DAN	OUL	MEX	RAN 7	NAT 7
1963	Otello Nucci	Alfa Special	Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5 L4	LOM	GLV	PAU	IMO	SYR	AIN	INT	ROM	SOL	KAN	MED	AUT	OUL	RAN 3
1964	Otello Nucci	Alfa Special	Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5 L4	DMT	NWT	SYR	AIN	INT	SOL	MED	RAN 15
1965	Otello Nucci	Alfa Special	Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5 L4	CAP 4	ROC	SYR	SMT	INT	MED
		Brabham BT11	Climax FPF 2.8 L4							RAN 2
1966	Otello Nucci	Brabham BT11	Climax FPF 2.8 L4	RSA Ret	SYR	INT	OUL

References

1. Jenkins, Richard (12 July 2015). "Piet De Klerk". oldracingcars.com. Allen Brown. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
2. "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.

External links

• Profile at www.grandprix.com
• Roy Hesketh Circuit
• Lupini, Michele (26 October 2022). "Beating F1's Best With a Home Built Racer". Retrieved 17 August 2023.
• Young, Robert (1 March 2016). "Peter de Klerk & the Alfa Special". Retrieved 17 August 2023.