Richie Ginther

Paul Richard "Richie" Ginther (August 5, 1930 - September 20, 1989) was an American racing driver who competed in Formula One between 1960 and 1967, scoring one win. He drove for Ferrari, Scarab, BRM, Honda, Cooper and Eagle during a career which spanned eight seasons.

He scored Honda's first ever win when he won the 1965 Mexican Grand Prix. Subsequent Honda victories were recorded by John Surtees and Jenson Button. He took part in the 24 Hours of Le Mans six times, but his entries never finished the race.

Ginther was also born on the same day as Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon. He died while on vacation with his family in France in 1989.

Formula One Statistical Overview[]

Formula One Record[]

Year	Entrant	Team	WDC Points	WDC Pos.	Report
1960	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	8	9th	Report
1960	Reventlow Automobiles Inc.	Scarab	8	9th	Report
1961	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	16	5th	Report
1962	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	10	8th	Report
1963	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	29 (34)	3rd	Report
1964	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	23	5th	Report
1965	Honda R & D Company	Honda	11	7th	Report
1966	Cooper Car Company	Cooper-Maserati	5	11th	Report
1966	Honda R & D Company	Honda	5	11th	Report
1967	Anglo American Racers	Eagle-Weslake	0	NC	Report
1967	Advance Muffler/Bruce Bromme	Eagle-Weslake	0	NC	Report

Career Statistics[]

Entries	58
Starts	52
Pole Positions	0
Front Row Starts	8
Race Wins	1
Podiums	14
Fastest Laps	3
Points	107
Laps Raced	2931
Distance Raced	16,014 km (9,951 mi)
Races Led	8
Laps Led	116
Distance Led	737 km (458 mi)

Race Wins[]

Win Number	Grand Prix
1	1965 Mexican Grand Prix

Career Results[]

Complete Formula One Results
Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Pts	Pos
1960												8	9th
1960		6th		6th		DNS			2nd			8	9th
1961												16	5th
1961	2nd	5th	3rd	Ret	3rd	8th	Ret	DNA				16	5th
1962												10	8th
1962	Ret	Ret	13th	3rd	13th	8th	2nd	Ret	7th			10	8th
1963												24 (29)	3rd
1963	2nd	4th	5th	Ret	4th	3rd	2nd	2nd	3rd	Ret		24 (29)	3rd
1964												23	5th
1964	2nd	11th	4th	5th	8th	7th	2nd	4th	4th	8th		23	5th
1965												11	7th
1965		Ret	6th	Ret	Ret	6th		Ret	7th	1st		11	7th
1966												5	11th
1966	Ret	5th					Ret	NC	4th			5	11th
1967												0	NC
1967		DNQ	DNA									0	NC

Key
Symbol	Meaning	Symbol	Meaning
1st	Winner	Ret	Retired
2nd	Podium finish	DSQ	Disqualified
3rd	Podium finish	DNQ	Did not qualify
5th	Points finish	DNPQ	Did not pre-qualify
14th	Non-points finish	TD	Test driver
Italics	Fastest Lap	DNS	Did not start
18th^†	Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance)	NC	Non-classified finish (<90% race distance)
4th^P	Qualified for pole position	[+] More Symbols

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