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Basil van Rooyen

  • 1968–1969
  • VAN
  • Born 19 April 1939 in Johannesburg
  • Died 14 September 2023

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Career numbers

  • Avg grid position14.5
  • Avg finish–
  • Retirement rate100%
  • Pole-to-win conversion–
  • Positions gained–
  • Points scored0
  • Longest winning streak–
  • Longest podium streak–
  • Longest points-scoring streak–
  • TeamsCooper (1968) · McLaren (1969)

Pole position means the fastest time in qualifying. That is not the same as a start from P1 – grid penalties move a driver down the grid. Up to the 2000s the two numbers coincide.

The career at a glance

1 1968: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1969: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 196819691 1968: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1969: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 19681969
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
1968Cooper10–
1969McLaren10–

Every race

2 entries. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.

All 2 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
1968South African Grand PrixCooper20DNF
1969South African Grand PrixMcLaren9DNF

Against team-mates

Same car, same races. In the race only those where both reached the finish count – a retirement says nothing about the head-to-head.

Team-mateYearsRacesQualifyingQuali gapPoints
Jo Bonnier19680:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Brian Redman19680:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Ludovico Scarfiotti19680:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Jo Siffert19680:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Denny Hulme19690:00:1–0 : 4Compare
Bruce McLaren19690:00:1–0 : 2Compare

Green: Basil van Rooyen came out ahead in that duel. Quali gap: the median difference in the last session both set a time in, as a share of the lap – minus is faster. At least three sessions; a dash where there were fewer.

Strongest circuits

Circuits with at least two starts, most wins first.

CircuitStartsWinsPodiumsAvg finish
Kyalami2–