Doug Serrurier


Louis Douglas "Doug" Serrurier was a racing driver and racing car constructor from South Africa. He participated in 3 Formula 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.

Racing car constructor

Serrurier built a series of racing cars under the name of LDS, after his initials. The first was based on a Cooper, and later cars were based on Brabhams. The cars were raced mainly by Serrurier himself, and Sam 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.

Racing record

Complete Formula One World Championship results

YearEntrantChassisEngine12345678910Pts
1962Otelle NucciLDS Mk1Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5 L4NEDMONBELFRAGBRGERITAUSARSA
Ret		NC0
1963Otelle NucciLDS Mk1Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5 L4MONBELNEDFRAGBRGERITAUSAMEXRSA
11		NC0
1965Otelle NucciLDS Mk2Climax FPF 1.5 L4RSA
DNQ		MONBELFRAGBRNEDGERITAUSAMEXNC0

Non-Championship Formula One results

YearEntrantChassisEngine123456789101112131415161718192021
1961Scuderia LupiniCooper T51Maserati 6-1500 1.5 L4LOMGLVPAUBRXVIEAINSYRNAPLONSILSOLKANDANMODFLGOULLEWVALRAN
10		NAT
6		RSA
7
1962Scuderia LupiniCooper T51Maserati 6-1500 1.5 L4CAP
DNA		BRXLOMLAVGLVPAUAININTNAPMALCLPRMSSOLKANMEDDANOULMEX
1962Otelle NucciLDS Mk1Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5 L4RAN
6		NAT
10
1963Otelle NucciLDS Mk1Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5 L4LOMGLVPAUIMOSYRAININTROMSOLKANMEDAUTOULRAN
8
1964Doug SerrurierLDS Mk2Climax FPF 1.5 L4DMTNWTSYRAININTSOLMEDRAN
6
1965Doug SerrurierLDS Mk3Climax FPF 2.0 L4ROCSYRSMTINTMEDRAN
8
1966Doug SerrurierLDS Mk3Climax FPF 2.0 L4RSA
10		SYRINTOUL