Luki Botha is a racing driver from South Africa who last raced in Formula 1 for Brabham-Climax. Botha has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 1 start.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,185 ranks Botha 7337th of 40,700 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.
| 1967-01-02 | Kyalami | DNF | +54 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +54 | Kyalami 1967 | Formula 1 | DNF |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | ▸Formula 1 | Brabham-Climax | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +1,841 | 3,191 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Jackie StewartHigher-rated, 3× champion | 6,669 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇬🇧 Jim ClarkHigher-rated, 2× champion | 6,518 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇦🇹 Jochen RindtHigher-rated, 1× champion | 6,167 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7,327 | 🇺🇸 Stephen Leicht | ARCA Menards Series | 3,186 |
| 7,328 | 🇸🇪 Torsten Palm | Formula 1 | 3,186 |
| 7,329 | 🇺🇸 Al Carter | GT4 America | 3,185 |
| 7,330 | 🇨🇴 Andrés Méndez | Star Mazda Championship | 3,185 |
| 7,331 | 🇿🇦 Bruce Johnstone | Formula 1 | 3,185 |
| 7,332 | 🇬🇧 Graham Whitehead | Formula 1 | 3,185 |
| 7,333 | 🇩🇪 Hans Klenk | Formula 1 | 3,185 |
| 7,334 | 🇨🇦 James Vance | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,185 |
| 7,335 | 🏳️ Jared Salinsky | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,185 |
| 7,336 | 🇺🇸 Jim Rigsby | Formula 1 | 3,185 |
| 7,337 | 🇿🇦 Luki Botha | Formula 1 | 3,185 |
| 7,338 | 🇺🇸 Myron Fohr | Formula 1 | 3,185 |
| 7,339 | 🇮🇹 Nello Pagani | Formula 1 | 3,185 |
| 7,340 | 🇦🇷 Alberto Rodriguez Larreta | Formula 1 | 3,184 |
| 7,341 | 🇲🇽 Franco Zanella | TCR World Tour | 3,184 |
| 7,342 | 🇿🇦 Guy Tunmer | Formula 1 | 3,184 |
| 7,343 | 🇬🇧 Jamie Winslow | 24H Series | 3,184 |
| 7,344 | 🇨🇭 Jean-Luc D'Auria | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,184 |
| 7,345 | 🇬🇧 Jimmy Stewart | Formula 1 | 3,184 |
| 7,346 | 🇯🇵 Masahiro Hasemi | Formula 1 | 3,184 |
| 7,347 | 🇺🇸 Raymond Terczak Jr. | NASCAR Truck | 3,184 |
Luki Botha was a South African single-seater driver who made one World Championship start for Brabham-Climax in 1967. He raced in Formula 1, the premier single-class championship run across multiple countries with fields mixing amateur through to graded professional competitors.[1]
Botha's only indexed appearance came in the 1967 South African Grand Prix, where he finished 13th in the season championship standings. His career on record consists of that single race.[2]
He drove for Brabham-Climax, a team that fielded a dozen drivers across the index with two race wins and a strongest competitor in established professional Denny Hulme. Botha's outing placed him among amateurs and developing drivers sharing the grid with much stronger professionals.