Sam Tingle

Sam Tingle
LDS F1 car driven by Tingle in 1965
Born(1921-08-24)24 August 1921
Manchester, England, UK
Died19 December 2008(2008-12-19) (aged 87)
Somerset West, South Africa
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityFederation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1963)
Rhodesia Rhodesian (1964) (1965, 19671968)
Rhodesia Rhodesian (1969)
Active years1963, 1965, 19671969
TeamsLDS, non-works Brabham
Entries5
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1963 South African Grand Prix
Last entry1969 South African Grand Prix

Sam Ashworth Tingle (24 August 1921 – 19 December 2008)[1] was an English-born racing driver from Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe.[2][3]

Tingle was born in Manchester, United Kingdom, and made his Formula One debut on 28 December 1963.[1]

He was one of only two drivers from Rhodesia to successfully enter a Formula One race, the other being John Love.[4] A third Rhodesian racer, Clive Puzey, failed to qualify in his Formula One attempt.[5] He died in Somerset West, South Africa, aged 87.

  1. ^ a b "Sam Tingle". oldracingcars.com. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Sam Tingle – Zimbabwe". ESPN. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Sam Tingle (Driver)". ChicaneF1.com. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  4. ^ "John Love – Zimbabwe". ESPN. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Clive Puzey – Zimbabwe". ESPN. Retrieved 27 December 2016.