Win rate0.0%
Podium rate33.3%
Average finish (when classified)avg P5.0
6 pts · Poles 0
1 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.
| 1962 | Spa | 3 +4 | ||
| 1962 | Ulster | 6 +1 | ||
| 1962 | Monza | 6 +1 |
As of round 17 Race · updated 10/13/2026, 07:18 PM (Japan time)
Riders
Paddy Driver
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- Nationality
South Africa- Bike
- Matchless
Birth date and place from the official rider profile
Career
Made a Grand Prix debut in 350cc at Clermont-Ferrand in 1959.
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In 350cc (1959): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1959): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1959): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1960): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1960): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1961–1962): 3 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1962–1964): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1964): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1964): 2 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 350cc (1965): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1965): 3 starts, 0 wins, 3 podiums.
First podium: Monza 1961 (500cc).
In all, 22 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 6 podiums (within the official results database).
Written automatically from the official results database (no opinions about the rider)
Note: these totals are incomplete. The official data has no result for 3 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1959 350cc (TT) / 1960 500cc (TT) / 1963 500cc (TT)
Season by season
350cc500cc250cc125cc ★ Champion
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Scope: official results DB, 1958–1965 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data
Totals
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P7.0
0 pts · Poles 0
1 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.
| 1961 | Spa | 7 |
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P6.2
15 pts · Poles 0
4 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.
| 1958 | Spa | 15 | ||
| 1959 | Clermont-Ferrand | 5 +2 | ||
| 1959 | Monza | 5 +2 | ||
| 1960 | Clermont-Ferrand | 5 +2 | ||
| 1960 | Assen | 5 +2 | ||
| 1960 | Ulster | 6 +1 | ||
| 1964 | Assen | 4 +3 | ||
| 1964 | Solitude | 5 +2 | ||
| 1965 | Nürburgring | 6 +1 |
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate29.6%
Average finish (when classified)avg P4.5
66 pts · Poles 0
12 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.
| 1959 | Clermont-Ferrand | 6 +1 | ||
| 1959 | Isle of Man | 6 +1 | ||
| 1959 | Monza | 6 +1 | ||
| 1960 | Clermont-Ferrand | 4 +3 | ||
| 1960 | Assen | 4 +3 | ||
| 1960 | Solitude | 7 | ||
| 1960 | Monza | 4 +3 | ||
| 1961 | Hockenheim | DNF | ||
| 1961 | Spa | 6 +1 | ||
| 1961 | Monza | 3 +4 | ||
| 1962 | Assen | 10 | ||
| 1962 | Spa | 4 +3 | ||
| 1962 | Sachsenring | 5 +2 | ||
| 1962 | Monza | 5 +2 | ||
| 1963 | Monza | DNF | ||
| 1964 | Daytona | 5 +2 | ||
| 1964 | Assen | 3 +4 | ||
| 1964 | Spa | 3 +4 | ||
| 1964 | Sachsenring | 3 +4 | ||
| 1964 | Imatra | 5 +2 | ||
| 1964 | Monza | DNF | ||
| 1965 | Assen | 3 +4 | ||
| 1965 | Spa | 4 +3 | ||
| 1965 | Sachsenring | 3 +4 | ||
| 1965 | Brno | 4 +3 | ||
| 1965 | Ulster | 2 +6 | ||
| 1965 | Imatra | 2 +6 |
Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1958–1965 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data
Against the greats, and the class of their debut
Grand Prix debut in 1958. Of the 21 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.
- Mike Hailwood 9 world titles
23 races together: ahead 2, behind 21, both out 0 - John Surtees 7 world titles
12 races together: ahead 0, behind 12, both out 0 - Jim Redman 6 world titles
11 races together: ahead 5, behind 6, both out 0
Greats: 2+ world titles or 30+ MotoGP / 500cc wins. Up to 4 who shared 10+ races, most titles first. A finisher counts as ahead of a non-finisher.
Results by condition (races)
All classes 40 races · 125cc / 250cc / 350cc / 500cc
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
In All classes, best at Sachsenring (average P3.7, 3 races)
Imatra500cc 2avg P3.5
Sachsenring500cc 3avg P3.7
Brno500cc 1avg P4.0
Ulster350cc 1 · 125cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P4.7
Monza500cc 6 · 350cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P4.8
Assen500cc 4 · 350cc 2avg P4.8
Clermont-Ferrand500cc 2 · 350cc 2avg P5.0
Daytona500cc 1avg P5.0
Spa350cc 1 · 500cc 4 · 250cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P6.0
Solitude500cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P6.0
Nürburgring350cc 1avg P6.0
Isle of Man500cc 1avg P6.0
Hockenheim500cc 1—
Imatra500cc 20%(0 wins)
Sachsenring500cc 30%(0 wins)
Brno500cc 10%(0 wins)
Ulster350cc 1 · 125cc 1 · 500cc 10%(0 wins)
Monza500cc 6 · 350cc 1 · 125cc 10%(0 wins)
Assen500cc 4 · 350cc 20%(0 wins)
Clermont-Ferrand500cc 2 · 350cc 20%(0 wins)
Daytona500cc 10%(0 wins)
Spa350cc 1 · 500cc 4 · 250cc 1 · 125cc 10%(0 wins)
Solitude500cc 1 · 350cc 10%(0 wins)
Nürburgring350cc 10%(0 wins)
Isle of Man500cc 10%(0 wins)
Hockenheim500cc 10%(0 wins)
Imatra500cc 250%(1 podiums)
Sachsenring500cc 367%(2 podiums)
Brno500cc 10%(0 podiums)
Ulster350cc 1 · 125cc 1 · 500cc 133%(1 podiums)
Monza500cc 6 · 350cc 1 · 125cc 113%(1 podiums)
Assen500cc 4 · 350cc 233%(2 podiums)
Clermont-Ferrand500cc 2 · 350cc 20%(0 podiums)
Daytona500cc 10%(0 podiums)
Spa350cc 1 · 500cc 4 · 250cc 1 · 125cc 129%(2 podiums)
Solitude500cc 1 · 350cc 10%(0 podiums)
Nürburgring350cc 10%(0 podiums)
Isle of Man500cc 10%(0 podiums)
Hockenheim500cc 10%(0 podiums)
Average finish across classes (Moto3, Moto2, MotoGP and so on together). See each class below for class-only figures. Only circuits with 3+ races count as a best track.
500cc 27 races · 1959–1965
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
In 500cc, best at Sachsenring (average P3.7, 3 races)
Ulster1 racesavg P2.0
Imatra2 racesavg P3.5
Sachsenring3 racesavg P3.7
Brno1 racesavg P4.0
Spa4 racesavg P4.3
Monza6 racesavg P4.5
Assen4 racesavg P5.0
Clermont-Ferrand2 racesavg P5.0
Daytona1 racesavg P5.0
Isle of Man1 racesavg P6.0
Solitude1 racesavg P7.0
Hockenheim1 races—
Ulster1 races0%(0 wins)
Imatra2 races0%(0 wins)
Sachsenring3 races0%(0 wins)
Brno1 races0%(0 wins)
Spa4 races0%(0 wins)
Monza6 races0%(0 wins)
Assen4 races0%(0 wins)
Clermont-Ferrand2 races0%(0 wins)
Daytona1 races0%(0 wins)
Isle of Man1 races0%(0 wins)
Solitude1 races0%(0 wins)
Hockenheim1 races0%(0 wins)
Ulster1 races100%(1 podiums)
Imatra2 races50%(1 podiums)
Sachsenring3 races67%(2 podiums)
Brno1 races0%(0 podiums)
Spa4 races25%(1 podiums)
Monza6 races17%(1 podiums)
Assen4 races50%(2 podiums)
Clermont-Ferrand2 races0%(0 podiums)
Daytona1 races0%(0 podiums)
Isle of Man1 races0%(0 podiums)
Solitude1 races0%(0 podiums)
Hockenheim1 races0%(0 podiums)
500cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.
350cc 9 races · 1958–1965
By tyre eraSmall sample
Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
Assen2 racesavg P4.5
Clermont-Ferrand2 racesavg P5.0
Solitude1 racesavg P5.0
Monza1 racesavg P5.0
Nürburgring1 racesavg P6.0
Ulster1 racesavg P6.0
Spa1 racesavg P15.0
Assen2 races0%(0 wins)
Clermont-Ferrand2 races0%(0 wins)
Solitude1 races0%(0 wins)
Monza1 races0%(0 wins)
Nürburgring1 races0%(0 wins)
Ulster1 races0%(0 wins)
Spa1 races0%(0 wins)
Assen2 races0%(0 podiums)
Clermont-Ferrand2 races0%(0 podiums)
Solitude1 races0%(0 podiums)
Monza1 races0%(0 podiums)
Nürburgring1 races0%(0 podiums)
Ulster1 races0%(0 podiums)
Spa1 races0%(0 podiums)
350cc: no track-condition records; no grid records.
125cc 3 races · 1962
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
Spa1 racesavg P3.0
Monza1 racesavg P6.0
Ulster1 racesavg P6.0
Spa1 races0%(0 wins)
Monza1 races0%(0 wins)
Ulster1 races0%(0 wins)
Spa1 races100%(1 podiums)
Monza1 races0%(0 podiums)
Ulster1 races0%(0 podiums)
125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.
250cc 1 races · 1961
250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records; one circuit only.
Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1958–1965 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data
Distance ridden and distance travelled
Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)2 races with an estimated lap length
Ridden on the bike
Every session
at least 654 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 196 laps
Travelled between circuits
at least 1,713 miles
0.1× around the Earth · at least 0.3 days
From 1949. Every session in the seasons with the lap analysis documents, races only before. Tests not included. Laps × that year's lap length.A minimum, calculated from straight-line distances between circuits. Connections, tests and trips home are not included, so the real figures are longer.
Every race
60.5%Start rate (23/38)
3Longest run of absences (races)
6Longest run of starts (races)
29.2Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1960 350cc P9 · 5 pts
1960 500cc P7 · 9 pts
1961 no Grand Prix starts
1962 500cc P9 · 7 pts
1963 no Grand Prix starts
1964 500cc P5 · 16 pts
1965 500cc P3 · 26 pts
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? How the estimate is made
Estimate = average of the last 3 races before each absence
Seasons in which at least half of the races were started | Scope: official results DB, 1958–1965 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data