Alfa Special

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Alfa Special

Founder(s)	Peter de Klerk
Noted drivers	Peter de Klerk
Formula One World Championship career
First entry	1963 South African Grand Prix
Races entered	2
Constructors	Peter de Klerk, Pat Phillips
Engines	Alfa Romeo
Constructors' Championships	0
Drivers' Championships	0
Race victories	0
Podiums	0
Points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
Final entry	1965 South African Grand Prix

The Alfa Special was a South African Formula 1 racing car, created by Peter de Klerk. It participated in only two Formula One World Championship races: the 1963 and 1965 South African Grands Prix.

De Klerk had some experience as a Lotus technician and decided to prepare a car, simply called Alfa Special, to run the home Grand Prix as well as the various off-calendar national races in South Africa.

History

Peter de Klerk was the mechanic of the first South African Formula 1 champions: Syd van der Vyver and Ernie Pieterse. In the early 1960s, De Klerk also raced an occasional car borrowed from his friend Pat Phillips. Then, with the help of Phillips, he built a car, the Alfa Special, which he was going to compete in the South African Formula 1. It was an unusual idea because the most common cars in this series were Alfa Romeo, Borgward or Ford. Exceptions like the LDS were rare.

The Alfa Special was based on a Lotus 21. The car had a typical design and resembled a cigar. De Klerk used a modified 1497 cc unit from the Alfa Romeo "Giulietta" model to power his car. The car was completed in early 1962 and received positive feedback.

The first race in which de Klerk started his model was the Autumn Trophy in April 1962, which he finished in fourth place. In 1963, financially supported by Otello "Jack" Nucci, he made his Formula One debut, qualifying in 16th place at the South African Grand Prix without finishing the race. In 1964, de Klerk finished second in South Africa's Formula 1, behind John Love. Overall, de Klerk scored eight victories in this series. In 1965, he took part in the South African Grand Prix for the second time, in which he was tenth. In 1966, de Klerk stopped starting his car and started using a Brabham.

Complete Formula One results

World Championship results

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Year	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Points	WCC
1963	Otello Nucci	Alfa Special	Alfa Romeo	D		MON	BEL	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA	USA	MEX	RSA	0	-
					Peter de Klerk										Ret
1965	Otello Nucci	Alfa Special	Alfa Romeo	D		RSA	MON	BEL	FRA	GBR	NED	GER	ITA	ITA	MEX	0	-
					Peter de Klerk	10
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Non-Championship results

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Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
1962	Otello Nucci	Alfa Special	Alfa Romeo		CAP	BRX	LOM	LAV	GLV	PAU	AIN	INT	NAP	MAL	CLP	RMS	SOL	KAN	MED	DAN	OUL	MEX	RAN	NAT
				Peter de Klerk																			7	7
1963	Otello Nucci	Alfa Special	Alfa Romeo		LOM	GLV	PAU	IMO	SYR	AIN	INT	ROM	SOL	KAN	MED	AUT	OUL	RAN
				Peter de Klerk														3
1964	Otello Nucci	Alfa Special	Alfa Romeo		DMT	NWT	SYR	AIN	INT	SOL	MED	RAN
				Peter de Klerk								15
1965	Otello Nucci	Alfa Special	Alfa Romeo		CAP	ROC	SYR	SMT	INT	MED	RAN
				Peter de Klerk	4

References

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