| Born | (1920-12-09)9 December 1920 Germiston, South Africa |
|---|---|
| Died | 4 June 2006(2006-06-04) (aged 85) |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality | |
| Active years | 1962–1963,1965 |
| Teams | LDS |
| Entries | 3 (2 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Careerpoints | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1962 South African Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1965 South African Grand Prix |
Louis Douglas Serrurier (9 December 1920 – 4 June 2006) was aracing driver and racing car constructor fromSouth Africa.[1][2] He participated in threeFormula One World Championship Grands Prix in the 1960s, only racing in the South African Grand Prix event, debuting on 29 December 1962. He scored no championship points.
Serrurier built a series of racing cars under the name ofLDS,[3] after his initials.[4] The first was based on aCooper,[5] and later cars were based onBrabhams. The cars were raced mainly by Serrurier himself, andSam Tingle. From the Cobra Club South Africa:"Louis Douglas Serrurier built about 20 LDS Cobras during the course of his race car building history. They were all once offs, with different engine, chassis, suspension and brakes depending on the year they were built".
A handful of other custom built bodies found their home on LDS chassis in the 70s. Mainly laid up from fibreglass, but also aluminium Coupe and Convertibles.
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | WDC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Otelle Nucci | LDSMk1 | Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5L4 | NED | MON | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA | USA | RSA Ret | NC | 0 | |
| 1963 | Otelle Nucci | LDSMk1 | Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5L4 | MON | BEL | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA | USA | MEX | RSA 11 | NC | 0 |
| 1965 | Otelle Nucci | LDSMk2 | ClimaxFPF 1.5L4 | RSA DNQ | MON | BEL | FRA | GBR | NED | GER | ITA | USA | MEX | NC | 0 |
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Scuderia Lupini | CooperT51 | Maserati 6-1500 1.5L4 | LOM | GLV | PAU | BRX | VIE | AIN | SYR | NAP | LON | SIL | SOL | KAN | DAN | MOD | FLG | OUL | LEW | VAL | RAN 10 | NAT 6 | RSA 7 |
| 1962 | Scuderia Lupini | CooperT51 | Maserati 6-1500 1.5L4 | CAP DNA | BRX | LOM | LAV | GLV | PAU | AIN | INT | NAP | MAL | CLP | RMS | SOL | KAN | MED | DAN | OUL | MEX | |||
| Otelle Nucci | LDSMk1 | Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5L4 | RAN 6 | NAT 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1963 | Otelle Nucci | LDSMk1 | Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5L4 | LOM | GLV | PAU | IMO | SYR | AIN | INT | ROM | SOL | KAN | MED | AUT | OUL | RAN 8 | |||||||
| 1964 | Doug Serrurier | LDSMk2 | ClimaxFPF 1.5L4 | DMT | NWT | SYR | AIN | INT | SOL | MED | RAN 6 | |||||||||||||
| 1965 | Doug Serrurier | LDSMk3 | ClimaxFPF 2.0L4 | ROC | SYR | SMT | INT | MED | RAN 8 | |||||||||||||||
| 1966 | Doug Serrurier | LDSMk3 | ClimaxFPF 2.0L4 | RSA 10 | SYR | INT | OUL |