Paddy Driver

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Paddy Driver
NationalityFlag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South African
Born (1934-05-13) 13 May 1934 (age 90)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years 19581965
First race 1958 350cc Isle of Man TT
Last race 1965 500cc Finnish Grand Prix
Team(s) Norton
Championships 0
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
3309N/A1
Formula One World Championship career
Active years 1963, 1974
Teams Lotus private
Entries2 (1 start)
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
First entry 1963 South African Grand Prix
Last entry 1974 South African Grand Prix

Ernest Gould "Paddy" Driver (born 13 May 1934) is a South African former professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and a racing driver.

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Motorsports career

Driver competed on the Grand Prix motorcycle racing circuit from 1959 to 1965. His best result was in 1965 when he rode a Matchless to a third-place finish in the 500cc world championship behind Mike Hailwood and Giacomo Agostini. [1]

He participated in two World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, scoring no championship points. Driver was a regular competitor in the South African Formula One championship for many years, starting with the 1963 Rand Grand Prix, but only graduated full-time in 1969, driving a Formula 5000 Lola for Doug Serrurier. From 1971 he entered his own McLaren under the guise of Team Personality, finishing third in the series final classification. [2] In 1974 he was hired by Team Gunston, racing a Formula One Lotus 72, and repeating his third place.

Driver is one of a small group of people who have raced in both the Grand Prix motorcycle World Championship and Formula One. The group also includes John Surtees, Mike Hailwood and Johnny Cecotto.

Grand Prix motorcycle racing results

Position123456
Points864321

(key) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearClassTeam1234567891011PointsRankWins
1958 350cc Norton IOM
11
NED BEL GER SWE ULS NAT 00
500cc Norton IOM
NC
NED BEL GER SWE ULS NAT 00
1959 350cc Norton FRA
5
IOM
NC
GER NED BEL SWE ULS NAT
5
412th0
500cc Norton FRA
6
IOM
6
GER NED BEL SWE ULS NAT
6
313th0
1960 350cc Norton FRA
5
IOM
14
NED
5
BEL ULS
6
NAT
8
59th0
500cc Norton FRA
4
IOM
9
NED
4
BEL GER
7
ULS NAT
4
97th0
1961 250cc Suzuki ESP GER FRA IOM
NC
NED BEL DDR ULS NAT SWE ARG 00
350cc Norton GER IOM
10
NED DDR ULS NAT SWE 00
500cc Norton GER FRA IOM
NC
NED BEL
6
DDR ULS NAT
3
SWE ARG 510th0
1962 125cc EMC ESP FRA IOM
NC
NED BEL
3
GER ULS
6
DDR NAT
6
FIN ARG 610th0
500cc Norton IOM NED BEL
4
ULS DDR
5
NAT
5
FIN ARG 79th0
1963 350cc AJS GER IOM
9
NED BEL ULS DDR FIN NAT JPN 00
500cc Matchless IOM
7
NED BEL ULS DDR FIN NAT ARG 00
1964 350cc AJS IOM
9
NED
4
GER
5
DDR ULS FIN NAT JPN 57th0
500cc Matchless USA
5
IOM
26
NED
3
BEL
3
GER DDR
3
ULS FIN
5
NAT JPN 165th0
1965 350cc AJS GER
6
IOM
NC
NED DDR CZE ULS FIN NAT JPN 124th0
500cc Matchless GER IOM
NC
NED
3
BEL
4
DDR
3
CZE
4
ULS
2
FIN
2
NAT JPN 263rd0

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

YearEntrantChassisEngine123456789101112131415WDCPoints
1963 Selby Auto Spares Lotus 24 BRM V8 MON BEL NED FRA GBR GER ITA USA MEX RSA
DNS
NC0
1974 Team Gunston Lotus 72E Cosworth V8 ARG BRA RSA
Ret
ESP BEL MON SWE NED FRA GBR GER AUT ITA CAN USA NC0

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