Eddie Keizan is a racing driver from South Africa who last raced in Formula 1 for Team Lotus. Keizan has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 3 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,891 ranks Keizan 1184th 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.
| 1975-03-01 | Kyalami | P13 | +15 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | ▸Formula 1 | Team Lotus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | +15 | 3,901 |
| 1974 | ▸Formula 1 | Tyrrell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P21 | +10 | 3,892 |
| 1973 | ▸Formula 1 | Tyrrell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P22 | +10 | 3,886 |
Eddie Keizan was a South African racing driver who competed in three World Championship Formula One Grands Prix between 1973 and 1975, driving for Team Lotus and Tyrrell. His Formula 1 career comprised three starts across three seasons, yielding no wins, podiums, or championship points. His average finishing position from classified races was 13th, reflecting the competitive gulf between a one-off Grand Prix appearance and the permanent grid regulars of that era.[1]
The calibre of his single-race results offers the most meaningful measure of his standing. Keizan finished ahead of Niki Lauda, a three-time world champion and Gold-graded professional, on one occasion; he also out-qualified or out-finished the 1969 Formula 1 world champion Mario Andretti, the former Ferrari and Williams driver Clay Regazzoni, and Bob Evans, a front-running professional in contemporary single-seater racing. These were isolated results rather than patterns of sustained competition, but they demonstrate that on his day he could match drivers of substantially higher standing in a single race. His participation in Formula 1 represented a brief incursion into the sport's highest level, a common pathway for talented drivers from the Southern Hemisphere during the 1970s.[2]