Alex Blignaut (30 November 1932 in Johannesburg – 15 January 2001 in Honeydew, Johannesburg) was a racing driver and motor racing team owner from South Africa.
Alex Blignaut
Born
(1932-11-30)30 November 1932 Johannesburg, South Africa
Died
15 January 2001(2001-01-15) (aged 68) Honeydew, Johannesburg, South Africa
Blignaut raced locally in South Africa for many years and made two appearances in the Formula OneRand Grand Prix under the "Team Valencia" banner, in 1963 and 1964, finishing 12th on both occasions. He also entered the 1965 South African Grand Prix, a World Championship event, but withdrew before the meeting took place.[1]
Blignaut was later secretary of SAMRaC (South African Motor Racing Club), the club which organised the South African Grand Prix at Kyalami. He died in 2001 after an accident on his farm, when he electrocuted himself while repairing a piece of machinery.[3]
Resultsedit
Complete Formula One World Championship resultsedit
alex, blignaut, november, 1932, johannesburg, january, 2001, honeydew, johannesburg, racing, driver, motor, racing, team, owner, from, south, africa, born, 1932, november, 1932johannesburg, south, africadied15, january, 2001, 2001, aged, honeydew, johannesburg. Alex Blignaut 30 November 1932 in Johannesburg 15 January 2001 in Honeydew Johannesburg was a racing driver and motor racing team owner from South Africa Alex BlignautBorn 1932 11 30 30 November 1932Johannesburg South AfricaDied15 January 2001 2001 01 15 aged 68 Honeydew Johannesburg South AfricaFormula One World Championship careerNationalitySouth AfricanActive years1965Teamsprivateer CooperEntries1 0 starts Championships0Wins0Podiums0Career points0Pole positions0Fastest laps0First entry1965 South African Grand PrixLast entry1965 South African Grand PrixAlex Blignaut Racing TeamFull nameBlignaut Lucky Strike RacingBlignaut Embassy RacingBaseSouth AfricaFounder s Alex BlignautNoted staffAlex BlignautNoted driversEddie KeizanFormula One World Championship careerFirst entry1973 South African Grand PrixRaces entered2ConstructorsTyrrellDrivers Championships0Race victories0Pole positions0Fastest laps0Final entry1974 South African Grand Prix Contents 1 Career 2 Results 2 1 Complete Formula One World Championship results 2 2 Non Championship Formula One results 3 ReferencesCareer editBlignaut raced locally in South Africa for many years and made two appearances in the Formula One Rand Grand Prix under the Team Valencia banner in 1963 and 1964 finishing 12th on both occasions He also entered the 1965 South African Grand Prix a World Championship event but withdrew before the meeting took place 1 He later turned to team ownership setting up the Alex Blignaut Racing Team and entering cars in the South African Formula One Championship throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s earning many race wins Among the drivers who competed for Blignaut were Eddie Keizan and Ian Scheckter Keizan also drove Blignaut s Tyrrell 004 in the World Championship South African Grands Prix in 1973 and 1974 2 Blignaut was later secretary of SAMRaC South African Motor Racing Club the club which organised the South African Grand Prix at Kyalami He died in 2001 after an accident on his farm when he electrocuted himself while repairing a piece of machinery 3 Results editComplete Formula One World Championship results edit key Yr Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 WDC Points1965 Team Valencia Cooper Special Climax Straight 4 RSAWD MON BEL FRA GBR NED GER ITA USA MEX NC 0Non Championship Formula One results edit key Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 141963 Team Valencia Cooper T53 Climax Straight 4 LOM GLV PAU IMO SYR AIN INT ROM SOL KAN MED AUT OUL RAN121964 Team Valencia LDS Alfa Romeo Straight 4 DMT NWT SYR AIN INT SOL MED RAN12References edit John Thompson The Formula One Record Book Frewin 1974 pp 210 211 Steve Small The Grand Prix Who s Who Guinness 1996 p 237 Mario Bauer Grand Prix Insider 30 November 2008 nbsp This Formula One biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biographical article related to South African auto racing is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alex Blignaut amp oldid 1214239730, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
