Neville Lederle
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Theunissen, Winburg, Orange Free State, South Africa
Knysna, Western Cape Province, South Africa
South African| Born | 25 September 1938 Theunissen, Winburg, Orange Free State, South Africa |
|---|---|
| Died | 17 May 2019 (aged 80) Knysna, Western Cape Province, South Africa |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality | South African |
| Active years | 1962, 1965 |
| Teams | non-works Lotus |
| Entries | 2 (1 start) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 1 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1962 South African Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1965 South African Grand Prix |
Neville Lederle (25 September 1938 – 17 May 2019) was a racing driver from South Africa. He participated in two World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, scoring a single championship point.
Lederle was born in Theunissen, Orange Free State and schooled at St Andrews in Bloemfontein.
Formula One career
Starting out in Formula One with his Ford-engined Lotus 18 in 1961, Lederle retired from the Rand Grand Prix and only managed 14th in the Cape Grand Prix in January 1962. Later that year, however, he acquired a Lotus 21 with a Climax engine and came fifth in the 1962 Rand Grand Prix and fourth in the Natal Grand Prix. This form led him to a sixth place in the World Championship South African Grand Prix and thus a World Championship point in his first event at that level.
In 1963, Lederle broke a leg in practice for the Rand 9 Hours sports car race and missed a large part of the 1964 season whilst recovering. He returned with his Lotus 21 for the end-of-season 1964 Rand Grand Prix where he finished 10th, but he narrowly failed to qualify for January's 1965 South African Grand Prix.[1] After this disappointment, Lederle effectively retired from racing to concentrate on business interests, which included a Volkswagen dealership.