Sam Tingle (24 August 1921, in Manchester, United Kingdom – 19 December 2008, in Somerset West, South Africa) was a racing driver from Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe. He participated in five Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 28 December 1963. He scored no championship points. He also competed in several non-Championship Formula One races.
Sam Tingle's LDS-Alfa Romeo car in the South African Grand Prix in 1965.
He was one of only two drivers from Rhodesia to successfully enter a Formula One race, the other being John Love. A third Rhodesian racer, Clive Puzey, failed to qualify in his Formula One attempt.
Formula One Record[edit | edit source]
| Year | Entrant | Team | WDC Points | WDC Pos. | Report |
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| 1963 |  Sam Tingle
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LDS-Alfa Romeo | 0 | NC | Report |
| 1965 |  Sam Tingle
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LDS-Alfa Romeo | 0 | NC | Report |
| 1967 | Sam Tingle
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LDS-Climax | 0 | NC | Report |
| 1968 |  Team Gunston
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LDS-Repco | 0 | NC | Report |
| 1969 | Team Gunston
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Brabham-Repco | 0 | NC | Report |
Career Results[edit | edit source]
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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 | ||
| NC | Non-classified finish (<90% race distance) | DNS | Did not start | ||
| Italics | Scored point(s) for Fastest Lap | [+] More Symbols | |||
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