| Paddy Driver | |
| Nationality: |  South African |
| Birth Date: | 1934 5, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Gp Active Years: | 1958–1965 |
| Gp Teams: | Norton |
| Gp Championships: | 0 |
| Gp Race Starts: | 33 |
| Gp Race Wins: | 0 |
| Gp Podiums: | 9 |
| Gp Poles: | N/A |
| Gp Fastest Laps: | 1 |
| Gp First Race: | 1958 350cc Isle of Man TT |
| Gp Last Race: | 1965 500cc Finnish Grand Prix |
| Years: | , |
| Team(S): | Lotus private |
| Races: | 2 (1 start) |
| Championships: | 0 |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Podiums: | 0 |
| Points: | 0 |
| Poles: | 0 |
| Fastest Laps: | 0 |
| First Race: | 1963 South African Grand Prix |
| Last Race: | 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]
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.
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(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 | NED | BEL | GER | SWE | ULS | NAT | 0 | – | 0 | ||||
| 500cc | Norton | IOM | NED | BEL | GER | SWE | ULS | NAT | 0 | – | 0 | |||||
| 1959 | 350cc | FRA | IOM | GER | NED | BEL | SWE | ULS | NAT | 4 | 12th | 0 | ||||
| 500cc | FRA | IOM | GER | NED | BEL | SWE | ULS | NAT | 3 | 13th | 0 | |||||
| 1960 | 350cc | Norton | FRA | IOM | NED | ULS | NAT | 5 | 9th | 0 | ||||||
| 500cc | Norton | FRA | IOM | NED | GER | ULS | NAT | 9 | 7th | 0 | ||||||
| 1961 | 250cc | Suzuki | ESP | GER | FRA | IOM | NED | BEL | DDR | ULS | NAT | SWE | ARG | 0 | – | 0 |
| 350cc | Norton | GER | IOM | NED | DDR | ULS | NAT | SWE | 0 | – | 0 | |||||
| 500cc | Norton | GER | FRA | IOM | NED | BEL | DDR | ULS | NAT | SWE | ARG | 5 | 10th | 0 | ||
| 1962 | 125cc | EMC | ESP | FRA | IOM | NED | BEL | GER | ULS | DDR | NAT | FIN | ARG | 6 | 10th | 0 |
| 500cc | Norton | IOM | NED | BEL | ULS | DDR | NAT | FIN | ARG | 7 | 9th | 0 | ||||
| 1963 | 350cc | GER | IOM | NED | BEL | ULS | DDR | FIN | NAT | JPN | 0 | – | 0 | |||
| 500cc | Matchless | IOM | NED | BEL | ULS | DDR | FIN | NAT | ARG | 0 | – | 0 | ||||
| 1964 | 350cc | AJS | IOM | NED | GER | DDR | ULS | FIN | NAT | JPN | 5 | 7th | 0 | |||
| 500cc | Matchless | USA | IOM | NED | BEL | GER | DDR | ULS | FIN | NAT | JPN | 16 | 5th | 0 | ||
| 1965 | 350cc | AJS | GER | IOM | NED | DDR | CZE | ULS | FIN | NAT | JPN | 1 | 24th | 0 | ||
| 500cc | GER | IOM | NED | BEL | DDR | CZE | ULS | FIN | NAT | JPN | 26 | 3rd | 0 | |||
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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Selby Auto Spares | Lotus 24 | BRM V8 | MON | BEL | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA | USA | MEX | RSA | NC | 0 | ||||||
| 1974 | Team Gunston | Lotus 72E | Cosworth V8 | ARG | BRA | RSA | ESP | BEL | MON | SWE | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA | NC | 0 |