An orange Lotus 72

Eddie Keizan (1944-2016) was a South African racing driver from Johannesburg. He participated in three Formula One Grand Prix during the 1970s, debuting in 1973 but did not score any championship point.

Picture-above: Eddie Keizan (Lotus 72, Team Gunston) Kyalami 1975, finished 13th. One can recognise Clay Regazzoni’s Ferrari 312T in the background.

After successes in saloon and sports cars in his native South-Africa, Keizan moved to Formula 5000 where he won the national championship.

These successes motivated Keizan (picture-below) to participate in three South African Grand Prix – always at Kyalami – twice in a privately entered Tyrrell (ex Jackie Stewart) and once (picture above) in a Lotus 72 owned by local outfit Team Gunston.