Paddy Driver
Ernest Gould "Paddy" Driver is a South African former professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and a racing driver.
Motorsports career
Driver competed on the Grand Prix motorcycle racing circuit from 1959 [Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1959] to 1965 [Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1965]. His best result was in Grand Prix [motorcycle racing">Grand Prix motorcycle racing">Grand Prix [motorcycle racing season|1965] when he rode a Matchless to a third-place finish in the 500cc world championship behind Mike Hailwood and Giacomo Agostini.Driver 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. 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
| Year | Class | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Points | Rank | Wins |
| 1958 | 350cc | Norton | IOM 11 | NED | BEL | GER | SWE | ULS | NAT | 0 | – | 0 | ||||
| 1958 | 500cc | Norton | IOM NC | NED | BEL | GER | SWE | ULS | NAT | 0 | – | 0 | ||||
| 1959 | 350cc | Norton | FRA 5 | IOM NC | GER | NED | BEL | SWE | ULS | NAT 5 | 4 | 12th | 0 | |||
| 1959 | 500cc | Norton | FRA 6 | IOM 6 | GER | NED | BEL | SWE | ULS | NAT 6 | 3 | 13th | 0 | |||
| 1960 | 350cc | Norton | FRA 5 | IOM 14 | NED 5 | BEL | ULS 6 | NAT 8 | 5 | 9th | 0 | |||||
| 1960 | 500cc | Norton | FRA 4 | IOM 9 | NED 4 | BEL | GER 7 | ULS | NAT 4 | 9 | 7th | 0 | ||||
| 1961 | 250cc | Suzuki | ESP | GER | FRA | IOM NC | NED | BEL | DDR | ULS | NAT | SWE | ARG | 0 | – | 0 |
| 1961 | 350cc | Norton | GER | IOM 10 | NED | DDR | ULS | NAT | SWE | 0 | – | 0 | ||||
| 1961 | 500cc | Norton | GER | FRA | IOM NC | NED | BEL 6 | DDR | ULS | NAT 3 | SWE | ARG | 5 | 10th | 0 | |
| 1962 | 125cc | EMC | ESP | FRA | IOM NC | NED | BEL 3 | GER | ULS 6 | DDR | NAT 6 | FIN | ARG | 6 | 10th | 0 |
| 1962 | 500cc | Norton | IOM | NED | BEL 4 | ULS | DDR 5 | NAT 5 | FIN | ARG | 7 | 9th | 0 | |||
| 1963 | 350cc | AJS | GER | IOM 9 | NED | BEL | ULS | DDR | FIN | NAT | JPN | 0 | – | 0 | ||
| 1963 | 500cc | Matchless | IOM 7 | NED | BEL | ULS | DDR | FIN | NAT | ARG | 0 | – | 0 | |||
| 1964 | 350cc | AJS | IOM 9 | NED 4 | GER 5 | DDR | ULS | FIN | NAT | JPN | 5 | 7th | 0 | |||
| 1964 | 500cc | Matchless | USA 5 | IOM 26 | NED 3 | BEL 3 | GER | DDR 3 | ULS | FIN 5 | NAT | JPN | 16 | 5th | 0 | |
| 1965 | 350cc | AJS | GER 6 | IOM NC | NED | DDR | CZE | ULS | FIN | NAT | JPN | 1 | 24th | 0 | ||
| 1965 | 500cc | Matchless | GER | IOM NC | NED 3 | BEL 4 | DDR 3 | CZE 4 | ULS 2 | FIN 2 | NAT | JPN | 26 | 3rd | 0 |
Complete Formula One World Championship results
| 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 | South African Grand Prix|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 |