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 7281th of 39,300 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7,271 | 🇺🇸 Harry Blanchard | Formula 1 | 3,186 |
| 7,272 | 🇬🇧 Jonathan Williams | Formula 1 | 3,186 |
| 7,273 | 🇺🇸 Larry Crockett | Formula 1 | 3,186 |
| 7,274 | 🇸🇪 Torsten Palm | Formula 1 | 3,186 |
| 7,275 | 🇿🇦 Bruce Johnstone | Formula 1 | 3,185 |
| 7,276 | 🇲🇽 Franco Zanella | TCR World Tour | 3,185 |
| 7,277 | 🇬🇧 Graham Whitehead | Formula 1 | 3,185 |
| 7,278 | 🇩🇪 Hans Klenk | Formula 1 | 3,185 |
| 7,279 | 🏳️ Jared Salinsky | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,185 |
| 7,280 | 🇺🇸 Jim Rigsby | Formula 1 | 3,185 |
| 7,281 | 🇿🇦 Luki Botha | Formula 1 | 3,185 |
| 7,282 | 🇺🇸 Myron Fohr | Formula 1 | 3,185 |
| 7,283 | 🇮🇹 Nello Pagani | Formula 1 | 3,185 |
| 7,284 | 🇲🇽 Santos Zanella | TCR World Tour | 3,185 |
| 7,285 | 🇦🇷 Alberto Rodriguez Larreta | Formula 1 | 3,184 |
| 7,286 | 🇿🇦 Guy Tunmer | Formula 1 | 3,184 |
| 7,287 | 🇬🇧 Jamie Winslow | 24H Series | 3,184 |
| 7,288 | 🇬🇧 Jimmy Stewart | Formula 1 | 3,184 |
| 7,289 | 🇯🇵 Masahiro Hasemi | Formula 1 | 3,184 |
| 7,290 | 🇺🇸 Raymond Terczak Jr. | NASCAR Truck | 3,184 |
| 7,291 | 🇨🇭 Albert Scherrer | Formula 1 | 3,183 |
Luki Botha was a South African Formula 1 driver whose career consisted of a single World Championship appearance in 1967. Racing a privately entered Brabham-Climax in his home Grand Prix, the South African Grand Prix, Botha finished 22nd. The drive came against a grid that included established professionals and rising talent, though he did not score points.[1]
Botha's Racer Rating of 3,415 places him among semi-professionals; this level describes drivers who compete in pro-am classes and mid-pack fields against full professionals, rather than front-runners in major championships. His one-race record offers limited evidence of his underlying pace. The Brabham team he drove for was a constructor that won races elsewhere in its history and fielded drivers of considerably stronger calibre, including Denny Hulme, who reached elite professional level. Botha did not race in Formula 1 again after 1967 and did not establish a career at top-level motorsport.[2]