Ginger Molloy
Ginger Molloy is a former New Zealand Grand Prix [motorcycle racing|Grand Prix] motorcycle road racer. He competed from 1965 [Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1965] to 1970 [Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1970] in the Grand Prix world championship.
Growing up in Huntly, Molloy played rugby league for Huntly United alongside fellow future motorcycle champion Hugh Anderson. Molloy represented New Zealand schoolboys in rugby league before travelling to Europe in 1963.
Riding a Bultaco, he won his only world championship race in the 250cc class at the 1966 Grand Prix [motorcycle racing season|1966] 250cc Ulster Grand Prix. His best season was in 1970 when he rode a Kawasaki H1R to a second-place finish behind Giacomo Agostini in the 500cc world championship. New Zealand road racers had a string of second placings in the premier class – Molloy in 1970, Keith Turner in 1971 and Kim Newcombe in 1973.
Grand Prix motorcycle racing results
Points system from 1950 to 1968:| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Points | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Points system from 1969 onwards:
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Points | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Year | Class | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Points | Rank | Wins |
| 1965 | 125cc | Bultaco | USA - | GER - | ESP - | FRA - | 1965 [Isle of Man TT|IOM] - | NED - | DDR - | CZE - | ULS - | FIN - | NAT 6 | JPN - | 1 | 24th | 0 | |
| 1965 | 250cc | Bultaco | USA - | GER - | ESP - | FRA - | IOM - | NED - | BEL - | DDR - | CZE - | ULS 6 | FIN - | NAT 4 | JPN - | 4 | 20th | 0 |
| 1966 | 250cc | Bultaco | ESP - | GER - | FRA - | NED - | BEL - | DDR - | CZE - | FIN - | ULS 1 | IOM - | NAT - | JPN - | 8 | 10th | 1 | |
| 1967 | 125cc | Bultaco | ESP - | GER - | FRA - | IOM - | NED - | BEL - | DDR - | CZE - | FIN - | ULS 6 | NAT - | CAN - | JPN - | 1 | 28th | 0 |
| 1967 | 250cc | Bultaco | ESP 4 | GER - | FRA - | IOM - | NED 6 | BEL 5 | DDR 5 | CZE - | FIN - | ULS - | NAT 6 | CAN - | JPN - | 9 | 7th | 0 |
| 1968 | 125cc | Bultaco | GER - | ESP 2 | IOM - | NED 2 | DDR - | CZE - | FIN - | ULS 4 | NAT - | 15 | 3rd | 0 | ||||
| 1968 | 250cc | Bultaco | GER 2 | ESP 3 | IOM - | NED - | BEL - | DDR 5 | CZE 6 | FIN 4 | ULS 4 | NAT - | 19 | 5th | 0 | |||
| 1968 | 350cc | Bultaco | GER 4 | IOM - | NED 2 | DDR 4 | CZE - | ULS - | NAT - | 12 | 5th | 0 | ||||||
| 1969 | 125cc | Bultaco | ESP 7 | GER - | FRA 3 | IOM - | NED 4 | BEL - | DDR - | CZE 8 | FIN - | NAT 7 | YUG - | 29 | 6th | 0 | ||
| 1969 | 350cc | Bultaco | ESP 4 | GER - | IOM - | NED - | DDR - | CZE 10 | FIN - | ULS - | NAT 8 | YUG - | 12 | 16th | 0 | |||
| 1969 | 500cc | Bultaco | ESP 3 | GER - | FRA - | IOM - | NED - | BEL - | DDR - | CZE - | FIN - | ULS - | NAT - | YUG - | 10 | 26th | 0 | |
| 1970 | 250cc | Yamaha [Motor Company|Yamaha] | GER - | FRA - | YUG - | IOM - | NED - | BEL - | DDR - | CZE - | FIN - | ULS - | NAT - | ESP 2 | 12 | 19th | 0 | |
| 1970 | 500cc | Kawasaki | GER 5 | FRA 2 | YUG 7 | IOM - | NED 4 | BEL 16 | DDR 15 | FIN 2 | ULS 2 | NAT 6 | ESP 2 | 62 | 2nd | 0 |