Dave Charlton is a racing driver from South Africa who last raced in Formula 1 for McLaren. Charlton has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 11 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,389 ranks Charlton 704th of 40,105 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1975-03-01 | Kyalami | P14 | +44 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +72 | Kyalami 1967 | Formula 1 | DNF |
| +44 | Kyalami 1975 | Formula 1 | P14 |
| +23 | Kyalami 1970 | Formula 1 | P12 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | ▸Formula 1 | McLaren | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | +44 | 5,389 |
| 1974 | ▸Formula 1 | McLaren | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P17 | −9 | 5,345 |
| 1973 | ▸Formula 1 | Team Lotus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P18 | −68 | 5,354 |
| 1972 | ▸Formula 1 | Team Lotus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −293 | 5,422 |
| 1971 | ▸Formula 1 | Lotus-Ford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −161 | 5,716 |
| 1970 | ▸Formula 1 | Team Lotus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P17 | +23 | 5,877 |
| 1968 | ▸Formula 1 | Brabham-Repco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P17 | −118 | 5,853 |
| 1967 | ▸Formula 1 | Brabham-Climax | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +4,622 | 5,972 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇿 Denny Hulme | 6,318 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% |
| 🇧🇪 Jacky Ickx | 5,931 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% |
| 🇬🇧 Jackie Stewart | 6,669 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% |
| 🇬🇧 Graham Hill | 6,130 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% |
| 🇸🇪 Ronnie Peterson | 6,242 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% |
| 🇧🇷 Emerson Fittipaldi | 5,823 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% |
| 🇫🇷 Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 5,764 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% |
| 🇨🇭 Clay Regazzoni | 6,212 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% |
| 🇩🇪 Rolf Stommelen | 5,955 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% |
| 🇳🇿 Chris Amon | 5,768 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% |
| 🇬🇧 Jim ClarkHigher-rated, 2× champion | 6,518 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇬🇧 John WatsonHigher-rated | 6,238 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 694 | 🇺🇸 Tommy Milner | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,412 |
| 695 | 🇨🇦 Bertrand Godin | International Formula 3000 | 5,410 |
| 696 | 🇧🇷 Luis Felipe Derani | WEC | 5,408 |
| 697 | 🇫🇷 Alexandre Negrão | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,403 |
| 698 | 🇧🇷 Pedro Piquet | Formula 2 | 5,400 |
| 699 | 🇬🇧 Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | GP2 Series | 5,396 |
| 700 | 🇺🇸 Patrick Long | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,395 |
| 701 | 🇺🇸 Sammy Smith | NASCAR Xfinity | 5,395 |
| 702 | 🇺🇸 Mauro Baldi | FIA GT Championship | 5,394 |
| 703 | 🇬🇧 Peter Gethin | Formula 1 | 5,394 |
| 704 | 🇿🇦 Dave Charlton | Formula 1 | 5,389 |
| 705 | 🇩🇪 Mick Schumacher | IndyCar | 5,389 |
| 706 | 🇧🇪 Kurt Mollekens | FIA GT Championship | 5,388 |
| 707 | 🇧🇷 Affonso Giaffone | IndyCar | 5,386 |
| 708 | 🇬🇧 John Taylor | SCCA Regionals | 5,385 |
| 709 | 🇫🇷 Stéphane Grégoire | IndyCar | 5,380 |
| 710 | 🇩🇰 Kristian Kolby | International Formula 3000 | 5,379 |
| 711 | 🇧🇷 Mario Moraes | IndyCar | 5,379 |
| 712 | 🇪🇸 Alex Soler-Roig | Formula 1 | 5,378 |
| 713 | 🇧🇷 Gaetano Di Mauro | Stock Car Pro Series | 5,378 |
| 714 | 🇮🇹 Nanni Galli | Formula 1 | 5,377 |
Dave Charlton was a South African racing driver who competed in Formula 1 between 1967 and 1975. His career spanned eight seasons but comprised only eleven starts, all with McLaren and Team Lotus. He never scored a podium finish or won a race at the highest level, averaging a fifteenth-place finish across his classified starts. His Racer Rating of 6,539 places him among established professionals; this reflects occasional performances against world-class opposition rather than consistent competitiveness at the front, as his record shows isolated instances of finishing ahead of strong drivers such as the 1970 Formula 1 champion Jochen Rindt, the future 1978 Formula 1 champion Mario Andretti, and Clay Regazzoni, each beaten once, but no sustained pattern of competitive results.[1]
Charlton's participation in Formula 1 was marginal. His eleven entries over nine years indicate he was a occasional or test driver rather than a regular fixture on the grid, and his lack of podium finishes or wins confirms he did not establish himself at that level despite racing for established teams fielding world-class machinery and drivers. His career in the sport's top category came to an end in 1975, when he started his final Grand Prix and finished twenty-second.[2]