Drivers/United States of America
Richie Ginther
- 1960–1967
- GIN
- Born 5 August 1930 in Hollywood
- Died 20 September 1989
- Paul Richard Ginther
- Starts5254 entries
- Wins12% of starts
- Podiums1427% of starts
- Pole positions00× started from P1
- Fastest laps3
- Titles0best finish P3
Career numbers
- Avg grid position7.2
- Avg finish5.3
- Retirement rate25%
- Pole-to-win conversion–
- Positions gained+65
- Points scored107
- Longest winning streak1
- Longest podium streak4
- Longest points-scoring streak6
- TeamsFerrari (1960–1961) · Scarab (1960) · BRM (1962–1964) · Honda (1965–1966) · Cooper (1966) · Eagle (1967)
Pole position means the fastest time in qualifying. That is not the same as a start from P1 – grid penalties move a driver down the grid. Up to the 2000s the two numbers coincide.
The career at a glance
Season by season
Every race
54 entries, 52 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryMonaco Grand Prix 1960P6 · Ferrari
- First winMexican Grand Prix 1965P1 · Honda
- Last startMexican Grand Prix 1966P4 · Honda
All 54 races, season by season
Against team-mates
Same car, same races. In the race only those where both reached the finish count – a retirement says nothing about the head-to-head.
| Team-mate | Years | Races | Qualifying | Quali gap | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Hill | 1962–1964 | 5:13 | 1:28 | +1.48% | 67 : 122 | Compare |
| Phil Hill | 1960–1961 | 1:7 | 4:6 | +0.10% | 24 : 50 | Compare |
| Wolfgang von Trips | 1960–1961 | 3:5 | 4:6 | +0.24% | 24 : 37 | Compare |
| Giancarlo Baghetti | 1961–1964 | 4:2 | 9:0 | −2.46% | 16 : 9 | Compare |
| Ronnie Bucknum | 1965–1966 | 3:0 | 6:2 | −1.60% | 13 : 2 | Compare |
| Maurice Trintignant | 1963–1964 | 2:1 | 5:0 | −3.89% | 17 : 2 | Compare |
| Tony Maggs | 1964 | 1:1 | 3:0 | −3.09% | 6 : 4 | Compare |
| Lorenzo Bandini | 1963 | 1:0 | 1:2 | ±0.00% | 7 : 2 | Compare |
| Jochen Rindt | 1966 | 0:1 | 0:2 | – | 2 : 6 | Compare |
| Willy Mairesse | 1960–1961 | 1:0 | 1:1 | – | 6 : 4 | Compare |
| Olivier Gendebien | 1961 | 1:0 | 0:1 | – | 4 : 3 | Compare |
| Guy Ligier | 1966 | 0:0 | 2:0 | – | 2 : 0 | Compare |
| Jo Bonnier | 1966 | 0:0 | 1:1 | – | 2 : 0 | Compare |
| Moisés Solana | 1963 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 4 : 0 | Compare |
| Bruce Johnstone | 1962 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Jo Siffert | 1966 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 2 : 0 | Compare |
| Ricardo Rodríguez | 1961 | 0:0 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
Green: Richie Ginther came out ahead in that duel. Quali gap: the median difference in the last session both set a time in, as a share of the lap – minus is faster. At least three sessions; a dash where there were fewer.
Strongest circuits
Circuits with at least two starts, most wins first.
| Circuit | Starts | Wins | Podiums | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hermanos Rodríguez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Monaco | 7 | 3 | 3 | |
| Monza | 7 | 3 | 4.8 | |
| Zandvoort | 6 | 6.6 | ||
| Spa-Francorchamps | 6 | 1 | 4.4 | |
| Watkins Glen | 5 | 1 | 4.3 | |
| Nürburgring | 4 | 1 | 6.5 | |
| Reims-Gueux | 2 | 15 | ||
| Aintree | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| Rouen-Les-Essarts | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| Prince George | 2 | 7 | ||
| Silverstone | 2 | 4 |