Lofty Drews
1973 Safari Rally-winning Datsun 240Z of Mehta and Drews | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Born | 16 July 1940 Tanga, Tanganyika |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 1973–1975, 1977–1991, 1996 |
| Driver | Shekhar Mehta Sandro Munari Rauno Aaltonen Shah Jayant Sepp Haider George Kahler Graham Vaughan |
| Teams | Datsun, Lancia, Opel |
| Rallies | 21 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Rally wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 8 |
| First rally | 1973 East African Safari Rally |
| First win | 1973 East African Safari Rally |
| Last win | 1973 East African Safari Rally |
| Last rally | 1996 Rally Australia |
Lofty Drews (born 16 July 1940) is a former rally co-driver from Kenya.
Biography
Born in Tanga, Tanzania, Drews scored his first World Rally Championship win at the 1973 Safari Rally with Shekhar Mehta. Afterwards, he achieved further success with both Sandro Munari and Rauno Aaltonen, and finished on the podium at the event seven more times.
He continued to appear regularly at the Safari Rally until 1990.[1]
References
- ^ Tomáš Shacki Wanka. "Lofty Drews". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 2015-12-09.