Richie Ginther
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| Richie Ginther | |
| Formula One Career | |
| Nationality |  American |
|---|---|
| Active years | 1960 - 1967 |
| Team(s) | Ferrari, Scarab, BRM, Honda, Cooper, Eagle |
| Grands Prix | 54 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podium finishes | 14 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 3 |
| First Grand Prix | 1960 Monaco Grand Prix |
| First win | 1965 Mexican Grand Prix |
| Last win | 1965 Mexican Grand Prix |
| Last Grand Prix | 1967 Monaco Grand Prix |
Richie Ginther (born in Hollywood, California, 5 August 1930 - died 20 September 1989) was a Formula One driver from the United States. He participated in 54 grands prix, debuting on May 29, 1960.
Ginther made his F1 debut at the 1960 Monaco GP driving for Ferrari who he stayed with through 1961. In 1962 he switched to the British based BRM team to race alongside Graham Hill the highlight of which was a second place in the 1963 World Championship. His reputation as a solid “team player” and excellent test and development driver earned him an invitation to join the works Honda F1 team for 1965 for whom he scored his one and only GP win at Mexico City.
He won 1 race, achieved 14 podiums, and scored a total of 107 championship points.
He appeared in an unaccredited role in the 1966 movie “Grand Prix” as John Hogarth a driver in the Japanese funded “Yamura” team. He also acted as one of the technical racing advisors for the movie.
While making an attempt to qualify for the 1967 Indy 500, Ginther decided he’d had enough and walked away from racing. Sadly he died of a heart attack while on vacation with his family in France on September 20th 1989 at 59 years of age.
[edit] Complete Formula One results
(Note: grands prix in bold denote race victories.)
| Yr | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Ferr | ARG | MON | IND | DUT | BEL | FRA | GBR | POR | ITA | USA | Ferr | |
| 1961 | Ferr | MON | DUT | BEL | FRA | GBR | DEU | ITA | USA | Ferr | |||
| 1962 | BRM | DUT | MON | BEL | FRA | GBR | DEU | ITA | USA | SAF | BRM | ||
| 1963 | BRM | MON | BEL | DUT | FRA | GBR | DEU | ITA | USA | MEX | SAF | BRM | |
| 1964 | BRM | MON | DUT | BEL | FRA | GBR | DEU | AUT | ITA | USA | MEX | BRM | |
| 1965 | Hond | SAF | MON | BEL | FRA | GBR | DUT | DEU | ITA | USA | MEX | Hond | |
| 1966 | Coop | MON | BEL | FRA | GBR | DUT | DEU | ITA | USA | MEX | Hond | ||
| 1967 | Eagl | SAF | MON | DUT | BEL | FRA | GBR | DEU | CAN | ITA | USA | MEX | Eagl |
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