Paddy Driver, full name Ernest Gould Driver, is a South African former professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer who also raced cars, born on 13 May 1934. He competed on the Grand Prix motorcycle circuit from 1959 to 1965, and his best season was 1965, when he rode a Matchless to third place in the 500cc world championship behind Mike Hailwood and Giacomo Agostini. He later became a regular in the South African Formula One championship, started two World Championship Formula One Grands Prix without scoring, and ran his own McLaren under the name Team Personality. He is one of the small group who have raced in both the motorcycle Grand Prix world championship and Formula One.
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is a South African former professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and a racing driver.
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is a South African former professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and a racing driver.
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Driver competed on the Grand Prix motorcycle racing circuit from 1959 to 1965.
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