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Howden Ganley
New Zealand racing driver (born 1941)
New Zealand racing driver (born 1941)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | HowdenGanleyNZFMR2015.jpg |
| name | Howden Ganley |
| nationality | NZL |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Hamilton, New Zealand |
| years | – |
| teams | BRM, Iso–Marlboro, March, Maki |
| races | 41 (35 starts) |
| championships | 0 |
| wins | 0 |
| podiums | 0 |
| poles | 0 |
| points | 10 |
| fastest_laps | 0 |
| first_race | 1971 South African Grand Prix |
| last_race | 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 fourth twice and scored points five times for a total of ten championship points (only the top-six places scored points). He also participated in numerous non-Championship Formula One races.
Personal and early life
When he was thirteen years old, he attended the 1955 New Zealand Grand Prix at Ardmore{{cite book | access-date = 2007-01-08}} Immediately after leaving school, Ganley became a reporter for the Waikato Times{{cite web |access-date=2007-01-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061206133942/http://www.brdc.co.uk/brdcarchive.cfm/flag/2/member_id/109 |archive-date=6 December 2006 |url-status=dead
Career
Early career
Between 1960 and 1962, Ganley competed in many events throughout New Zealand driving a Lotus Eleven. Throughout this period, he was earning a living by working as a foreman for a concreting company.
In 1970, Ganley finished second to Peter Gethin in the European Formula 5000 championship. This caught the attention of the BRM Formula One team, who signed him to a contract for 1971.
Formula 5000
In 1970, Ganley finished the European Formula 5000 Championship in second place with help from his friend and mechanic Barry Ultahan.
Formula One
In , Ganley started off the season promisingly with fifth place at the non-championship Race of Champions.{{cite web | access-date = 2007-01-08 | archive-date = 7 May 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180507153510/http://f3history.co.uk/Racingpics/bh_roc71/roc71.htm | url-status = dead In Ganley raced for the Marlboro BRM team and finished 13th in the Championship with four points. His highest finish for the season was fourth at the Nürburgring. For the 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.
Ganley F1 Car
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. Ganley eventually used the equipment to start Tiga Race Cars with fellow driver Tim Schenken the following year.
Sportscars
Ganley and François Cevert drove a Matra-Simca MS670 to second place in the 1972 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Tiga Race Cars
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. The team had plans to compete in Formula One in 1978, but the project did not proceed due to sponsorship withdrawal.{{cite web | access-date = 2007-01-08 | archive-date = 15 November 2004 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20041115062633/http://f1rejects.com/interviews/kozarowitzky/index.html | url-status = dead
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(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 | Yardley Team BRM | BRM P153 | BRM P142 3.0 V12 | 15th | 5 | BRM P160 | Marlboro BRM | BRM P160B | BRM P142 3.0 V12 | 13th | 4 | BRM P180 | BRM P160C | Frank Williams Racing Cars | Iso–Marlboro FX3B | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | 19th | 1 | Iso–Marlboro IR | March Engineering | March 741 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | NC | 0 | Maki Engineering | Maki F101 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | RSA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ret | ESP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | MON | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DNQ | NED | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | FRA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | GBR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | GER | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ret | ITA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | CAN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DNS | USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1972 | ARG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | RSA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC | ESP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ret | BEL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | FRA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DNS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MON | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR | GER | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | AUT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | ITA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | CAN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973 | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1974 | ARG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | BRA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ret | RSA | ESP | BEL | MON | SWE | NED | FRA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DNQ | GER | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DNQ | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pos. | 1972 | 1973 | 1975 | 1976 | |||||||
| FRA Equipe Matra Simca Shell | FRA François Cevert | Matra-Simca MS670 | S 3.0 | 333 | 2nd | 2nd | |||||
| GBR Gulf Research Racing | GBR Derek Bell | Mirage M6-Cosworth | S 3.0 | 163 | DNF | DNF | |||||
| DEU Gelo Racing Team | AUS Tim Schenken | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | GTS | 106 | DNF | DNF | |||||
| DEU Gelo Racing Team | DEU Clemens Schickentanz | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Gr. 5 SP | 74 | DNF | DNF |
Footnotes
References
- "Germany gp 1972".
- "Grand Prix Cars that never raced". 8W.
- (27 September 2013). "AD Team Tiga – Event Partner at Spa Franchorchamps". tigaracecars.com.
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