Paddy Driver | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nationality | South African | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Johannesburg, South Africa | 13 May 1934||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Formula One World Championship career | |
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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 in Johannesburg) is a South African former professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and a racing driver.
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.
Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Points | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
(key) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
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Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | WDC | Points |
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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 |