Sam Tingle

Sam Tingle

Born	(1921-08-24)24 August 1921 Manchester, England, UK
Died	Somerset West, South Africa
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1963) Rhodesian (1964) (1965, 1967–1968) Rhodesian (1969)
Active years	1963, 1965, 1967–1969
Teams	LDS, non-works Brabham
Entries	5
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1963 South African Grand Prix
Last entry	1969 South African Grand Prix

Sam Tingle (born in Manchester, United Kingdom on 24 August 1921 – died 19 December 2008, in Cape Town, South Africa) was a racing driver from Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe. He participated in five Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 28 December 1963. He scored no championship points. He also competed in several non-Championship Formula One races.

He was one of only two drivers from the former republic of Rhodesia to successfully enter a Formula One race, the other being John Love. A third Rhodesian racer, Clive Puzey, failed to qualify in his Formula One attempt.

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	WDC	Points
1963	Sam Tingle	LDS Mk1	Alfa Romeo Straight-4	MON	BEL	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA	USA	MEX	RSA Ret			NC	0
1965	Sam Tingle	LDS Mk2	Alfa Romeo Straight-4	RSA 13	MON	BEL	FRA	GBR	NED	GER	ITA	USA	MEX			NC	0
1967	Sam Tingle	LDS Mk3B	Climax Straight-4	RSA Ret	MON	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	CAN	ITA	USA	MEX		NC	0
1968	Team Gunston	LDS Mk3B	Repco V8	RSA Ret	ESP	MON	BEL	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA	CAN	USA	MEX	NC	0
1969	Team Gunston	Brabham BT24	Repco V8	RSA 8	ESP	MON	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA	CAN	USA	MEX		NC	0

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