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Dave Charlton

  • 1965–1975
  • CHA
  • Born 27 October 1936 in Brotton, United Kingdom
  • Died 24 February 2013
  • David William Charlton

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Career numbers

  • Avg grid position16.4
  • Avg finish15
  • Retirement rate73%
  • Pole-to-win conversion–
  • Positions gained+8
  • Points scored0
  • Longest winning streak–
  • Longest podium streak–
  • Longest points-scoring streak–
  • TeamsLotus (1965, 1970–1973) · Brabham (1967–1968, 1971) · McLaren (1974–1975)

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

3 1965: 0 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1967: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1968: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1970: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1971: 2 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1972: 3 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1973: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1974: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1975: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 196519671971197319753 1965: 0 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1967: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1968: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1970: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1971: 2 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1972: 3 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1973: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1974: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1975: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 19651968197119741975
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
1965Lotus00–
1967Brabham10–
1968Brabham10–
1970Lotus10–
1971Brabham, Lotus20–
1972Lotus30–
1973Lotus10–
1974McLaren10–
1975McLaren10–

Every race

14 entries, 11 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.

All 14 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
1965South African Grand PrixLotus–DNPQ
1967South African Grand PrixBrabham8NC
1968South African Grand PrixBrabham14DNF
1970South African Grand PrixLotus13P12
1971South African Grand PrixBrabham12DNF
Dutch Grand PrixLotus–DNS
British Grand PrixLotus13DNF
1972South African Grand PrixLotus17DNF
French Grand PrixLotus–DNQ
British Grand PrixLotus24DNF
German Grand PrixLotus26DNF
1973South African Grand PrixLotus13DNF
1974South African Grand PrixMcLaren20P19
1975South African Grand PrixMcLaren20P14

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
Emerson Fittipaldi1971–19750:10:7+2.13%0 : 23Compare
David Walker19720:01:2+1.22%0 : 0Compare
Denny Hulme1967–19740:10:2–0 : 3Compare
Jochen Rindt1968–19701:00:2–0 : 4Compare
John Love1968–19700:12:0–0 : 0Compare
Graham Hill1970–19710:12:0–0 : 1Compare
Jack Brabham1967–19680:00:2–0 : 1Compare
Jackie Pretorius1968–19710:02:0–0 : 0Compare
John Miles19700:11:0–0 : 2Compare
Mike Hailwood19740:10:1–0 : 4Compare
Jochen Mass19750:10:1–0 : 1Compare
Reine Wisell19710:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Luki Botha19670:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Bob Anderson19670:01:0–0 : 2Compare
Ronnie Peterson19730:00:1–0 : 0Compare

Green: Dave Charlton 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
Kyalami815