Peter de Klerk is a racing driver from South Africa who last raced in Formula 1 for Brabham. de Klerk has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 4 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,369 ranks de Klerk 792th 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.
| 1970-03-07 | Kyalami | P11 | +26 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | ▸Formula 1 | Brabham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P26 | +27 | 4,397 |
| 1969 | ▸Formula 1 | Brabham-Repco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P19 | +26 | 4,376 |
| 1965 | ▸Formula 1 | Alfa Romeo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P17 | +44 | 4,356 |
| 1963 | ▸Formula 1 | Alfa Romeo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P18 | −24 | 4,321 |
Peter de Klerk was a South African driver who competed in Formula 1 between 1963 and 1970, making four World Championship starts for Brabham and Alfa Romeo. His entries were sparse and his record unpointed; however, the calibre of opposition he occasionally outran in those limited appearances is notable. He finished ahead of Lorenzo Bandini, a driver of considerable strength rated nearly 1,000 points above him; Jochen Rindt, a former world champion; and Tony Maggs, another accomplished professional. These were isolated results rather than a sustained pattern, and de Klerk's average finishing position of tenth across his classified starts reflects the gap between his own level and the front rank of the series. His involvement with Alfa Romeo, a team fielded by the legendary Juan Fangio among twenty-three drivers across its index history, came late in his sparse tenure. De Klerk retired from racing in 1970, having made no mark in the championship points but leaving a record that captures something of South African motorsport's place outside the European racing centre in that era.[1]