- Howden Ganley
Former F1 driver
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Name = Howden Ganley
Nationality = flagicon|New Zealand New Zealander
Years = F1|1971 - F1|1974
Team(s) =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
First win =
Last win =
Last race =1974 German Grand Prix James Howden Ganley (born
December 24 ,1941 in Hamilton) is a formerracing driver fromNew Zealand . He participated in 41 World ChampionshipFormula One Grands Prix, debuting onMarch 6 ,1971 , scoring a total of 10 championship 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 Ardmorecite book
editor = Bruce Jones
title = The Complete Encyclopedia of Formula One
publisher = Carlton Books
date = 1998
pages = 105
id = ISBN 1-85868-515-X] which inspired him and provided him with an impetus to follow a career in racing.cite web
title = Drivers: Howden Ganley
publisher = GrandPrix.com
url = http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/drv-ganhow.html
accessdate = 2007-01-08] Immediately after leaving school, Ganley became a reporter for theWaikato Times cite web
title = Howden Ganley - BRDC Archive Biography
publisher = British Racing Drivers Club
url = http://www.brdc.co.uk/brdcarchive.cfm/flag/2/member_id/109
accessdate = 2007-01-08] and wrote a column for Sports Car Illustrated. He moved to theUnited Kingdom in 1961 and pursued a career as a mechanic.Career
Pre-Formula One
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 BritishFormula 5000 championship. This caught the attention of the BRM Formula One team, who signed him to a contract for 1971.Formula One
In 1971, Ganley started off the season promisingly with fifth place at the non-championship Race of Champions.cite web
title = Race of Champions Brands Hatch 1971
publisher = Gerald's Motor Sport Pictures
url = http://f3history.co.uk/Racingpics/bh_roc71/roc71.htm
accessdate = 2007-01-08] 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.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.cite web
title = Interview with Mikko Kozarowitzky
publisher = F1 Rejects
url = http://f1rejects.com/interviews/kozarowitzky/index.html
accessdate = 2007-01-08]Complete Formula One World Championship results
() (Races in bold indicate pole position)
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