Paddy Driver

Paddy Driver

Nationality

South African

Born

13 May 1934 (age 90)
Johannesburg, South Africa

Motorcycle racing career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

Active years

1958–1965

First race

1958 350cc Isle of Man TT

Last race

1965 500cc Finnish Grand Prix

Team(s)

Norton

Championships

Starts	Wins	Podiums	Poles	F. laps	Points
33	0	9	N/A	1

Formula One World Championship career
Active years	1963, 1974
Teams	Lotus private
Entries	2 (1 start)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
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

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6
Points	8	6	4	3	2	1

(key) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Class	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Points	Rank
1958	350cc	Norton	IOM 11	NED	BEL	GER	SWE	ULS	NAT					0	–
1958	500cc	Norton	IOM NC	NED	BEL	GER	SWE	ULS	NAT					0	–
1959	350cc	Norton	FRA 5	IOM NC	GER	NED	BEL	SWE	ULS	NAT 5				4	12th
1959	500cc	Norton	FRA 6	IOM 6	GER	NED	BEL	SWE	ULS	NAT 6				3	13th
1960	350cc	Norton	FRA 5	IOM 14	NED 5	BEL		ULS 6	NAT 8					5	9th
1960	500cc	Norton	FRA 4	IOM 9	NED 4	BEL	GER 7	ULS	NAT 4					9	7th
1961	250cc	Suzuki	ESP	GER	FRA	IOM NC	NED	BEL	DDR	ULS	NAT	SWE	ARG	0	–
	350cc	Norton		GER		IOM 10	NED		DDR	ULS	NAT	SWE		0	–
	500cc	Norton		GER	FRA	IOM NC	NED	BEL 6	DDR	ULS	NAT 3	SWE	ARG	5	10th
1962	125cc	EMC	ESP	FRA	IOM NC	NED	BEL 3	GER	ULS 6	DDR	NAT 6	FIN	ARG	6	10th
1962	500cc	Norton			IOM	NED	BEL 4		ULS	DDR 5	NAT 5	FIN	ARG	7	9th
1963	350cc	AJS	GER	IOM 9	NED	BEL	ULS	DDR	FIN	NAT		JPN		0	–
1963	500cc	Matchless		IOM 7	NED	BEL	ULS	DDR	FIN	NAT	ARG			0	–
1964	350cc	AJS		IOM 9	NED 4		GER 5	DDR	ULS	FIN	NAT	JPN		5	7th
1964	500cc	Matchless	USA 5	IOM 26	NED 3	BEL 3	GER	DDR 3	ULS	FIN 5	NAT	JPN		16	5th
1965	350cc	AJS	GER 6	IOM NC	NED		DDR	CZE	ULS	FIN	NAT	JPN		1	24th
1965	500cc	Matchless	GER	IOM NC	NED 3	BEL 4	DDR 3	CZE 4	ULS 2	FIN 2	NAT	JPN		26	3rd

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	WDC	Points
1963	Selby Auto Spares	Lotus 24	BRM V8	MON	BEL	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA	USA	MEX	RSA DNS						NC	0
1974	Team Gunston	Lotus 72E	Cosworth V8	ARG	BRA	RSA Ret	ESP	BEL	MON	SWE	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA	NC	0

References

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