Doug Serrurier is a racing driver from South Africa who last raced in Formula 1 for LDS. Serrurier has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 2 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,422 ranks Serrurier 1881th of 15,348 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1963-12-28 | Prince George Circuit | P11 | +31 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | ▸Formula 1 | LDS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P18 | +31 | 3,424 |
| 1962 | ▸Formula 1 | LDS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P20 | −21 | 3,412 |
Doug Serrurier was a South African racing driver who contested two Formula 1 World Championship starts in the early 1960s, both in the South African Grand Prix at his home event. Racing for the locally built LDS team, he failed to score championship points or reach the podium in either outing. His highest finish came in 1962 when he placed eleventh, a result that placed him ahead of the three-time world champion Jack Brabham on that occasion.[1]
Serrurier's competitive record sits at the margins of professional single-seater racing; his rating of 3,422 reflects a career spent in a narrow band of competition against mostly domestic and amateur fields rather than the sustained exposure to top-tier drivers that defines higher-ranked careers. The LDS team itself proved uncompetitive in the world championship context, never scoring a win across its recorded entries. Serrurier has since retired from active racing, though his legacy reflects the distinctive period when South African constructors attempted to compete in the world championship with home-built machinery.[2]