Sam Tingle

Samuel "Sam" Tingle (24 August 1921 in Manchester, United Kingdom – 19 December 2008 in Somerset West, South Africa)[1] was a racing driver from Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe.[2] He participated in five Formula One World Championship Grands Prix,[1] debuting on 28 December 1963, but never scored any championship points.[2] He also competed in several non-Championship Formula One races.[3]

Sam Tingle

LDS F1 car driven by Tingle in 1965.
Born	24 August 1921 Manchester, England, UK
Died	19 December 2008 (aged 87) 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

He was one of only two drivers from Rhodesia to successfully enter a Formula One race, the other being John Love.[4] A third Rhodesian racer, Clive Puzey, failed to qualify in his Formula One attempt.[5]

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 Giulietta 1.5 L4	MON	BEL	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA	USA	MEX	RSA Ret			NC	0
1965	Sam Tingle	LDS Mk2	Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5 L4	RSA 13	MON	BEL	FRA	GBR	NED	GER	ITA	USA	MEX			NC	0
1967	Sam Tingle	LDS Mk3	Climax FPF 2.7 L4	RSA Ret	MON	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	CAN	ITA	USA	MEX		NC	0
1968	Team Gunston	LDS Mk3	Repco 620 3.0 V8	RSA Ret	ESP	MON	BEL	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA	CAN	USA	MEX	NC	0
1969	Team Gunston	Brabham BT24	Repco 620 3.0 V8	RSA 8	ESP	MON	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA	CAN	USA	MEX		NC	0

Complete Formula One non-championship results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
1961	Sam Tingle	LDS Mk1	Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5 L4	LOM	GLV	PAU	BRX	VIE	AIN	SYR	NAP	LON	SIL	SOL	KAN	DAN	MOD	FLG	OUL	LEW	VAL	RAN Ret	NAT Ret	RSA 8
1962	Sam Tingle	LDS Mk1	Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5 L4	CAP Ret	BRX	LOM	LAV	GLV	PAU	AIN	INT	NAP	MAL	CLP	RMS	SOL	KAN	MED	DAN	OUL	MEX	RAN 8	NAT 8
1963	Sam Tingle	LDS Mk1	Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5 L4	LOM	GLV	PAU	IMO	SYR	AIN	INT	ROM	SOL	KAN	MED	AUT	OUL	RAN Ret
1964	Sam Tingle	LDS Mk2	Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5 L4	DMT	NWT	SYR	AIN	INT	SOL	MED	RAN 4
1965	Sam Tingle	LDS Mk2	Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5 L4	CAP 5	ROC	SYR	SMT	INT	MED
		LDS Mk3	Climax FPF 2.7 L4							RAN 7
1966	Sam Tingle	LDS Mk3	Climax FPF 2.7 L4	RSA 5	SYR	INT	OUL

References

1. "Sam Tingle". www.oldracingcars.com. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
2. "Sam Tingle – Zimbabwe". ESPN. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
3. "Sam Tingle (Driver)". ChicaneF1.com. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
4. "John Love – Zimbabwe". ESPN. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
5. "Clive Puzey – Zimbabwe". ESPN. Retrieved 27 December 2016.

External links

• Profile at grandprix.com