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🇿🇦 Ernie Pieterse

Racing driver from South Africa. Formula 1, Lotus-Climax.
Driver facts
Full name
Ernie Pieterse
Born
4 July 1938(b. 1938)
Nationality
South Africa
Current team
Lotus-Climax
Series
Formula 1
Status
Retired
Career wins
0
Career podiums
0
Career starts
2
Career DNFs
1
Racer Rating
3,844
Driver photo 3:4
Racer Rating
3,844
Rank 4301 of 40,105 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Ernie Pieterse is a racing driver from South Africa who last raced in Formula 1 for Lotus-Climax. Pieterse has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 2 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 3,844 ranks Pieterse 4301th 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
1963 form
Last 2 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFSOUSOU
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
1963-12-28Prince George CircuitFormula 1DNF−72
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+31Prince George Circuit 1962Formula 1P10
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
1963▸Formula 1Lotus-Climax100100P13−723,843
1962▸Formula 1Lotus-Climax100000P16+2,5223,872
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Pieterse finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇬🇧 Jim ClarkHigher-rated, 2× champion6,51821150%
🇬🇧 Mike HailwoodHigher-rated6,069110100%
🇳🇱 Carel Godin de BeaufortHigher-rated6,06721150%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,105 drivers indexed
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4,294🇺🇸 Blake FeeseNASCAR Xfinity3,845
4,295🏳️ Brian TheinesStar Mazda Championship3,845
4,296🇫🇷 Didier De RadiguesFIA GT Championship3,845
4,297🇩🇪 Jason KremerADAC Formula 43,845
4,298🇺🇸 Justin DiercksNASCAR Xfinity3,845
4,299🇳🇱 Lin HodeniusWEC3,845
4,300🇬🇧 Brian AlderIMSA Prototype Challenge3,844
4,301🇿🇦 Ernie PieterseFormula 13,844
4,302🇮🇹 Gianluca De Lorenzi24H Series3,844
4,303🇺🇸 Landon HuffmanARCA Menards Series3,844
4,304🇮🇹 Renato PirocchiFormula 13,844
4,305🇺🇸 Ben MaierNASCAR Truck3,843
4,306🇭🇰 Charles NgWorld Touring Car Championship3,843
4,307🇺🇾 Juan Manuel CasellaTCR World Tour3,843
4,308🇺🇸 Ernie IrvanNASCAR Xfinity3,842
4,309🇩🇰 Tom BelsøFormula 13,842
4,310🇹🇼 Alexander BukhantsovAsian Le Mans Series3,841
4,311🇫🇷 Alexandre PrematLamborghini Super Trofeo NA3,841
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Ernie Pieterse is a racing driver from South Africa who last raced in Formula 1 for Lotus-Climax. Pieterse has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 2 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 3,844 ranks Pieterse 4301th 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE AT PASSION FOR SPEED[1]
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