Paddy Driver’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro Racing driver
Is Motorcycle racer 
Racecar driver 
From South Africa 
Type Sports 
Gender male
Birth 13 May 1934, Johannesburg
Age: 86 years

Paddy Driver (born in Johannesburg, 13 May 1934) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and a racing driver from South Africa.
He 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.
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. In 1974 he was hired by Team Gunston, racing a Formula One Lotus 72, and repeating his third place.

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 Wins
1958 350cc Norton IOM
11 		NED
– 		BEL
– 		GER
– 		SWE
– 		ULS
– 		NAT
– 		0 – 0
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
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
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
350cc Norton GER
– 		IOM
10 		NED
– 		DDR
– 		ULS
– 		NAT
– 		SWE
– 		0 – 0
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
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
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
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
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

(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
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