Howden Ganley
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| Born | 24 December 1941 Hamilton, New Zealand |
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| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  New Zealander |
| Active years | 1971 – 1974 |
| Teams | BRM, Iso–Marlboro, March, Maki |
| Entries | 41 (35 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 10 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1971 South African Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1974 German Grand Prix |
James Howden Ganley (born 24 December 1941) is a former racing driver from New Zealand. From 1971 to 1974 he participated in 41 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix. He placed 4th twice and scored points 5 times for a total of 10 championship points (only the top 6 places scored points). He also participated in numerous non-Championship Formula One races.
Personal and early life
[edit]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]
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]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 European Formula 5000 championship.[1] This caught the attention of the BRM Formula One team, who signed him to a contract for 1971.
Formula 5000
[edit]In 1970, Ganley finished the European Formula 5000 Championship in 2nd place with help from his friend and mechanic Barry Ultahan.
Formula One
[edit]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] In 1972 Ganley raced for the Marlboro BRM team and finished 13th in the Championship with 4 points. His highest finish for the season was 4th at the Nürburgring.[5] For the 1973 season Ganley signed up to drive an Iso–Marlboro car for Frank Williams Racing. At the 1973 Canadian Grand Prix he was almost declared the winner because of a timing mix up with the pace car; when the results were corrected, Ganley was classified sixth.
A suspension failure in practice for the 1974 German Grand Prix while driving for the Maki team left Ganley with serious foot and ankle injuries that ended his Grand Prix career.[3]
Ganley F1 Car
[edit]In 1975 a Ganley F1 project was initiated. The Ganley-Cosworth 001 car was hand-built by Howden Ganley on his premises at Windsor. It was almost readied, and Ganley had two DFV engines at hand, but it never ran in anger.[6] Ganley eventually used the equipment to start Tiga Race Cars with fellow driver Tim Schenken the following year.
Sportscars
[edit]Ganley and François Cevert drove a Matra-Simca MS670 to second place in the 1972 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Tiga Race Cars
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In 1976 Ganley and former Formula One driver Australian Tim Schenken founded Tiga Race Cars as a British-based race car constructor and race team.[7] The team had plans to compete in Formula One in 1978, but the project did not proceed due to sponsorship withdrawal.[8]
Complete Formula One World Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Yardley Team BRM | BRM P153 | BRM P142 3.0 V12 | RSA Ret |
ESP 10 |
MON DNQ |
NED 7 |
FRA 10 |
GBR 8 |
GER Ret |
15th | 5 | ||||||||
| BRM P160 | AUT Ret |
ITA 5 |
CAN DNS |
USA 4 |
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| 1972 | Marlboro BRM | BRM P160B | BRM P142 3.0 V12 | ARG 9 |
RSA NC |
ESP Ret |
BEL 8 |
FRA DNS |
13th | 4 | ||||||||||
| BRM P180 | MON Ret |
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| BRM P160C | GBR | GER 4 |
AUT 6 |
ITA 11 |
CAN 10 |
USA Ret |
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| 1973 | Frank Williams Racing Cars | Iso–Marlboro FX3B | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ARG NC |
BRA 7 |
RSA 10 |
19th | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Iso–Marlboro IR | ESP Ret |
BEL Ret |
MON Ret |
SWE 11 |
FRA 14 |
GBR 9 |
NED 9 |
GER DNS |
AUT NC |
ITA NC |
CAN 6 |
USA 12 | ||||||||
| 1974 | March Engineering | March 741 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ARG 8 |
BRA Ret |
RSA | ESP | BEL | MON | SWE | NED | FRA | NC | 0 | ||||||
| Maki Engineering | Maki F101 | GBR DNQ |
GER DNQ |
AUT | ITA | CAN | USA |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
[edit]| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 |  Equipe Matra Simca Shell
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François Cevert
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Matra-Simca MS670 | S 3.0 | 333 | 2nd | 2nd |
| 1973 |  Gulf Research Racing
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Derek Bell
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Mirage M6-Cosworth | S 3.0 | 163 | DNF | DNF |
| 1975 |  Gelo Racing Team
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 Tim Schenken
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Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | GTS | 106 | DNF | DNF |
| 1976 | Gelo Racing Team
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Clemens Schickentanz
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Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Gr. 5 SP | 74 | DNF | DNF |
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ a b c Bruce Jones, ed. (1998). The Complete Encyclopedia of Formula One. Carlton Books. p. 105. ISBN 1-85868-515-X.
- ^ "Drivers: Howden Ganley". GrandPrix.com. Retrieved 8 January 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f "Howden Ganley – BRDC Archive Biography". British Racing Drivers Club. Archived from the original on 6 December 2006. Retrieved 8 January 2007.
- ^ "Race of Champions Brands Hatch 1971". Gerald's Motor Sport Pictures. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2007.
- ^ "Germany gp 1972". Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2016 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Grand Prix Cars that never raced". 8W. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ "AD Team Tiga – Event Partner at Spa Franchorchamps". tigaracecars.com. 27 September 2013. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ "Interview with Mikko Kozarowitzky". F1 Rejects. Archived from the original on 15 November 2004. Retrieved 8 January 2007.