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| Base | South Africa |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | Doug Serrurier |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Engines | Alfa RomeoL4,ClimaxL4,RepcoV8 |
| Entrants | Otelle Nucci Sam Tingle Team Gunston Jackie Pretorius |
| First entry | 1962 South African Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1968 South African Grand Prix |
| Races entered | 5 |
| Race victories | 0 |
| Constructors' Championships | 0 |
| Drivers' Championships | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
LDS is the name given to various single seaterracing specials built for theSouth African Formula One Championship. The "specials" were built byLouis Douglas Serrurier, hence the name. The Mark 1 and Mark 2 models were based onCooper designs, whilst the Mark 3 was based on theBrabham BT11. Mark 1 and Mark 2 models (1962–1965) used Alfa Romeo 1.5-litrestraight-4 engines.
A total of eight LDS cars participated in five World Championship Grands Prix. They did not score any World Championship points.

(key) (results inbold indicate pole position) (results initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | Tyres | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Points | WCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Otelle Nucci | LDS Mk1 | Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5L4 | D | NED | MON | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA | USA | RSA | 0 | NC | ||||
| Ret | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1963 | Otelle Nucci | LDS Mk1 | Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5L4 | D | MON | BEL | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA | USA | MEX | RSA | 0 | NC | |||
| 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Tingle | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1965 | Otelle Nucci | LDS Mk2 | Coventry ClimaxFPF 1.5L4 | D | RSA | MON | BEL | FRA | GBR | NED | GER | ITA | USA | MEX | 0 | NC | |||
| DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Tingle | LDS Mk1 | Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5L4 | 13 | 0 | NC | ||||||||||||||
| Jackie Pretorius | DNPQ | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1967 | Sam Tingle | LDS Mk3B | Coventry ClimaxFPF 2.8L4 | D | RSA | MON | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | CAN | ITA | USA | MEX | 0 | NC | ||
| Ret | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1968 | Team Gunston | LDS Mk3B | Repco-Brabham RB620 3.0V8 | F | RSA | ESP | MON | BEL | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA | CAN | USA | MEX | 0 | NC | |
| Ret |
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