Biography
Dave Charlton was born on 27 October 1936 in Brotton, Yorkshire. After the Second World War his family emigrated to South Africa and settled in Springs, near Johannesburg. He raced as a South African.
Between 1965 and 1975 he was entered in the Formula One World Championship in nine seasons, but made only 11 starts. In 1965 he was entered for Lotus but did not start. He drove for Brabham in 1967 and 1968, for Lotus from 1970 to 1973, for both Brabham and Lotus in 1971, and for McLaren in 1974 and 1975. He scored no championship points.
Outside the World Championship, he won the South African Formula One Championship six years running, from 1970 to 1975. Charlton died in Johannesburg on 24 February 2013, aged 76.
Source: Wikipedia, “Dave Charlton”. Text licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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