Jackie Pretorius

Jackie Pretorius

Born	(1934-11-22)22 November 1934 Potchefstroom, Union of South Africa
Died	30 March 2009(2009-03-30) (aged 74) Johannesburg, South Africa
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	South African
Active years	1965, 1968, 1971, 1973
Teams	non-works Brabham, privateer LDS, Frank Williams Racing Cars
Entries	4 (3 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1965 South African Grand Prix
Last entry	1973 South African Grand Prix

Jacobus "Jackie" Pretorius (22 November 1934^[1] – 30 March 2009) was a racing driver from South Africa. He participated in four Formula One World Championship Grands Prix,^[2] debuting on 1 January 1965, and scoring no championship points.

Pretorius competed in Formula One at national level in his home country of South Africa, enjoying some success throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s. After racing a Lotus and a Lola, he won two races in 1971 driving a Brabham.

Jackie Pretorius died in Johannesburg aged 74, on 30 March 2009, after being in a coma for three weeks. He was attacked in his home early on a Friday morning by burglars. His wife Shirley died in a similar incident in the same house several years earlier.^[3]

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• "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995.