Jackie Pretorius

Jackie Pretorius

Born	(1934-11-22)22 November 1934 Potchefstroom, Union of South Africa
Died	30 March 2009(2009-03-30) (aged 74) Johannesburg, South Africa
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	South African
Active years	1965, 1968, 1971, 1973
Teams	non-works Brabham, privateer LDS, Frank Williams Racing Cars
Entries	4 (3 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1965 South African Grand Prix
Last entry	1973 South African Grand Prix

Jacobus "Jackie" Pretorius (22 November 1934 – 30 March 2009) was a racing driver from South Africa. He participated in four Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 1 January 1965, and scoring no championship points.

Pretorius competed in Formula One at national level in his home country of South Africa, enjoying some success throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s. After racing a Lotus and a Lola, he won two races in 1971 driving a Brabham.

Jackie Pretorius died in Johannesburg aged 74, on 30 March 2009, after being in a coma for three weeks. He was attacked in his home early on a Friday morning by burglars. His wife Shirley died in a similar incident in the same house several years earlier.

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	WDC	Points
1965	Jackie Pretorius	LDS Mk 1	Alfa Romeo Straight-4	RSA DNPQ	MON	BEL	FRA	GBR	NED	GER	ITA	USA	MEX						NC	0
1968	Team Pretoria	Brabham BT11	Climax Straight-4	RSA NC	ESP	MON	BEL	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA	CAN	USA	MEX				NC	0
1971	Team Gunston	Brabham BT26A	Cosworth V8	RSA Ret	ESP	MON	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA					NC	0
1973	Frank Williams Racing Cars	Iso–Marlboro FX3B	Cosworth V8	ARG	BRA	RSA Ret	ESP	BEL	MON	SWE	FRA	GBR	NED	GER	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA	NC	0

References

• "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995.