Howden Ganley
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| Howden Ganley | |
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Nationality  New Zealander |
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| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Active years | 1971 - 1974 |
| Teams | BRM, Iso Marlboro, March, Maki |
| Races | 41 (35 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podium finishes | 0 |
| Career points | 10 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First race | 1971 South African Grand Prix |
| Last race | 1974 German Grand Prix |
James Howden Ganley (born December 24, 1941 in Hamilton) is a former racing driver from New Zealand. He participated in 41 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on March 6, 1971, scoring a total of 10 championship points. He also participated in numerous non-Championship Formula One races.
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[edit] Personal and early life
When he was thirteen years old, he attended the 1955 New Zealand Grand Prix at Ardmore[1] which inspired him and provided him with an impetus to follow a career in racing.[2] Immediately after leaving school, Ganley became a reporter for the Waikato Times[3] and wrote a column for Sports Car Illustrated.[3] He moved to the United Kingdom in 1961 and pursued a career as a mechanic.[1]
[edit] Career
[edit] Pre-Formula One
Between 1960 and 1962, Ganley competed in many events throughout New Zealand driving a Lotus Eleven.[3] Throughout this period, he was earning a living by working as a foreman for a concreting company.[3]
In 1970, Ganley finished second to Peter Gethin in the British Formula 5000 championship.[1] This caught the attention of the BRM Formula One team, who signed him to a contract for 1971.
[edit] Formula One
In 1971, Ganley started off the season promisingly with fifth place at the non-championship Race of Champions.[4] At the end of 1971, having scored two points finishes during the year, Ganley was awarded the Wolfgang von Trips Memorial Trophy for the best performance by a newcomer to Grand Prix racing.[3]
[edit] Post-Formula One
Ganley's Tiga team had plans to compete in Formula One in 1978, with the Finnish driver Mikko Kozarowitzky, but the project didn't succeed due to a lack of funding.[5]
[edit] Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Team | WDC | Points |
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| 1971 | BRM | RSA Ret |
ESP 10 |
MON DNQ |
NED 7 |
FRA 10 |
GBR 8 |
GER Ret |
AUT Ret |
ITA 5 |
CAN DNS |
USA 4 |
BRM | 15th | 5 | ||||
| 1972 | BRM | ARG 9 |
RSA NC |
ESP Ret |
MON Ret |
BEL 8 |
FRA DNS |
GBR |
GER 4 |
AUT 6 |
ITA 11 |
CAN 10 |
USA Ret |
BRM | 13th | 4 | |||
| 1973 | Iso Marlboro | ARG NC |
BRA 7 |
RSA 10 |
ESP Ret |
BEL Ret |
MON Ret |
SWE 11 |
FRA 14 |
GBR 9 |
NED 9 |
GER DNS |
AUT NC |
ITA NC |
CAN 6 |
USA 12 |
Iso Marlboro | 19th | 1 |
| 1974 | March | ARG 8 |
BRA Ret |
RSA |
ESP |
BEL |
MON |
SWE |
NED |
FRA |
GBR DNQ |
GER DNQ |
AUT |
ITA |
CAN |
USA |
Maki | - | 0 |
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ a b c (1998) in Bruce Jones: The Complete Encyclopedia of Formula One. Carlton Books, 105. ISBN 1-85868-515-X.
- ^ Drivers: Howden Ganley. GrandPrix.com. Retrieved on 2007-01-08.
- ^ a b c d e Howden Ganley - BRDC Archive Biography. British Racing Drivers Club. Retrieved on 2007-01-08.
- ^ Race of Champions Brands Hatch 1971. Gerald's Motor Sport Pictures. Retrieved on 2007-01-08.
- ^ Interview with Mikko Kozarowitzky. F1 Rejects. Retrieved on 2007-01-08.
