Paddy Driver
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South AfricanJohannesburg, South Africa
| Paddy Driver | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | South African | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 May 1934 Johannesburg, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) 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]
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.[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.
