Louis Douglas "Doug" Serrurier (9 December 1920 in Germiston – 4 June 2006) was a racing driver and racing car constructor from South Africa. He participated in 3 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix in the 1960s, only racing in the South African Grand Prix event, debuting on 29 December 1962. He scored no championship points.
Serrurier built a series of racing cars under the name of LDS, after his initials. The first was based on a Cooper, and later cars were based on Brabhams. The cars were raced mainly by Serrurier himself, and Sam Tingle. From the Cobra Club South Africa: “Louis Douglas Serrurier built about 20 LDS Cobras during the course of his race car building history. They were all once offs, with different engine, chassis, suspension and brakes depending on the year they were built.”
Formula One Career[]
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1963[]
1965[]
Doug Serrurier enter the South African Grand Prix at Prince George Circuit for the 1965 season on New Year's Day with his LDS Mk2 powered by a 4-cylinder 1.5-liter Climax FPF, but did not make it to qualify for Friday's race.
Formula One Statistical Overview[]
Formula One Record[]
| Year | Entrant | Team | WDC Points | WDC Pos. | Report |
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| 1962 | Otelle Nucci | LDS-Alfa Romeo | 0 | NC | Report |
| 1963 | Otelle Nucci | LDS-Alfa Romeo | 0 | NC | Report |
| 1964 | Did not compete | ||||
| 1965 | Otelle Nucci | LDS-Climax | 0 | NC | Report |
Career Statistics[]
| Entries | 3 |
| Starts | 2 |
| Pole Positions | 0 |
| Race Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Fastest Laps | 0 |
| Points | 0 |
| Laps Raced | 140 |
| Distance Raced | 549 km (341 mi) |
Career Results[]
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| 1st | Winner | Ret | Retired | ||
| 2nd | Podium finish | DSQ | Disqualified | ||
| 3rd | DNQ | Did not qualify | |||
| 5th | Points finish | DNPQ | Did not pre-qualify | ||
| 14th | Non-points finish | TD | Test driver | ||
| Italics | Fastest Lap | DNS | Did not start | ||
| 18th† | Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance) | NC | Non-classified finish (<90% race distance) | ||
| 4thP | Qualified for pole position | [+] More Symbols | |||
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