David William Charlton (27 October 1936 – 24 February 2013) was a racing driver from South Africa. After World War II, his family emigrated to Springs, a town outside Johannesburg. He participated in 13 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 1 January 1965. He scored no championship points. He competed in many non-World Championship Formula One races, winning the South African Formula One Championship six times in succession from 1970 to 1975.
Complete Formula One World Championship results
thumb|right|Charlton drove the [[McLaren M23 of car number 23 during the 1974 South African Grand Prix.]]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
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! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! WDC
! Points
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| 1965
! Ecurie Tomahawk
! Lotus 20
! Ford Straight-4
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| RSA<br>
| MON
| BEL
| FRA
| GBR
| NED
| GER
| ITA
| USA
| MEX
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! NC
! 0
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| 1967
! Scuderia Scribante
! Brabham BT11
! Coventry Climax
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| RSA<br />
| MON
| NED
| BEL
| FRA
| GBR
| GER
| CAN
| ITA
| USA
| MEX
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! NC
! 0
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| 1968
! Scuderia Scribante
! Brabham BT11
! Repco-Brabham V8
|style="background:#efcfff;"| RSA<br>
| ESP
| MON
| BEL
| NED
| FRA
| GBR
| GER
| ITA
| CAN
| USA
| MEX
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! NC
! 0
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| 1970
! Scuderia Scribante
! Lotus 49C
! Ford Cosworth DFV
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| RSA<br />
| ESP
| MON
| BEL
| NED
| FRA
| GBR
| GER
| AUT
| ITA
| CAN
| USA
| MEX
|
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! NC
! 0
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|rowspan="2"| 1971
! Scribante Lucky Strike Racing
! Brabham BT33
! Ford Cosworth DFV
|style="background:#efcfff;"| RSA<br />
| ESP
| MON
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!rowspan="2"| NC
!rowspan="2"| 0
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! Gold Leaf Team Lotus
! Lotus 72D
! Ford Cosworth DFV
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| style="background:#FFFFFF;"| NED<br />
| FRA
| style="background:#efcfff;"| GBR<br>
| GER
| AUT
| ITA
| CAN
| USA
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| 1972
! Scribante Lucky Strike Racing
! Lotus 72D
! Ford Cosworth DFV
| ARG
|style="background:#efcfff;"| RSA<br>
| ESP
| MON
| BEL
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| FRA<br>
|style="background:#efcfff;"| GBR<br>
|style="background:#efcfff;"| GER<br />
| AUT
| ITA
| CAN
| USA
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! NC
! 0
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| 1973
! Scribante Lucky Strike Racing
! Lotus 72D
! Ford Cosworth DFV
| ARG
| BRA
|style="background:#efcfff;"| RSA<br>
| ESP
| BEL
| MON
| SWE
| FRA
| GBR
| NED
| GER
| AUT
| ITA
| CAN
| USA
! NC
! 0
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| 1974
! Scribante Lucky Strike Racing
! McLaren M23
! Ford Cosworth DFV
| ARG
| BRA
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| RSA<br>
| ESP
| BEL
| MON
| SWE
| NED
| FRA
| GBR
| GER
| AUT
| ITA
| CAN
| USA
! NC
! 0
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| 1975
! Lucky Strike Racing
! McLaren M23
! Ford Cosworth DFV
| ARG
| BRA
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| RSA<br>
| ESP
| MON
| BEL
| SWE
| NED
| FRA
| GBR
| GER
| AUT
| ITA
| USA
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! NC
! 0
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Complete Formula One non-championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
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! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! 18
! 19
! 20
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| 1962
! Ecurie Tomahawk
! Lotus 20
! Ford Straight-4
| CAP
| BRX
| LOM
| LAV
| GLV
| PAU
| AIN
| INT
| NAP
| MAL
| CLP
| RMS
| SOL
| KAN
| MED
| DAN
| OUL
| MEX
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| RAN<br>
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| NAT<br>
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| 1963
! Ecurie Tomahawk
! Lotus 20
! Ford Straight-4
| LOM
| GLV
| PAU
| IMO
| SYR
| AIN
| INT
| ROM
| SOL
| KAN
| MED
| AUT
| OUL
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| RAN<br>
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| 1964
! Ecurie Tomahawk
! Lotus 20
! Ford Straight-4
| DMT
| NWT
| SYR
| AIN
| INT
| SOL
| MED
| style="background:#FFFFFF;"| RAN<br>
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| 1965
! Ecurie Tomahawk
! Lotus 20
! Ford Straight-4
| CAP<br>
| ROC
| SYR
| SMT
| INT
| MED
| style="background:#FFFFFF;"| RAN<br>
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| 1966
! Scuderia Scribante
! Brabham BT11
! Coventry Climax
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RSA<br>
| SYR
| INT
| OUL
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