Howden Ganley

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use New Zealand English {{#invoke:Infobox|infobox}}Template:Template other{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters | check | ignoreblank = y | unknown = Template:Main other | preview = Page using Template:Infobox F1 driver with unknown parameter "_VALUE_" | embed | child | subbox | name | Name | image | Image | image_size | upright | image_upright | alt | caption | birth_name | birth_date | birth_place | death_date | death_place | relations | relatives | nationality | Nationality | years | Years | teams | Teams | Team(s) | team | Team | engines | Engines | current_team | current team | Current team | 2025 Team | 2026 Team | car_number | car number | Car number | races | Races | championships | Championships | wins | Wins | podiums | Podiums | points | Points | poles | Poles | fastest_laps | fastest laps | Fastest laps | first_race | first race | First race | first_win | first win | First win | last_win | last win | Last win | last_race | last race | Last race | last_position | last position | Last position | last_season | last season | Last season | bf1_years | bf1 years | BF1 Years | bf1_races | bf1 races | BF1 Races | bf1_championships | bf1 championships | BF1 Championships | bf1_wins | bf1 wins | BF1 Wins | bf1_podiums | bf1 podiums | BF1 Podiums | bf1_points | bf1 points | BF1 Points | bf1_poles | bf1 poles | BF1 Poles | bf1_fastest_laps | bf1 fastest laps | BF1 Fastest laps | signature | signature_size | signature alt | signature_alt | website | module | module1 | module2 | module3 | module4 | module5 | record template1 | record template2 | record template3 | record template4 | record template5 | career template1 | career template2 | career template3 | career template4 | career template5 | updated | Updated }} James Howden Ganley (born 24 December 1941) is a former racing driver from New Zealand. From 1971 to 1974 he participated in 41 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix. He placed 4th twice and scored points 5 times for a total of 10 championship points (only the top 6 places scored points). He also participated in numerous non-Championship Formula One races.

Personal and early life

When he was thirteen years old, he attended the 1955 New Zealand Grand Prix at Ardmore<ref name="complete_enc">Template:Cite book</ref> which inspired him and provided him with an impetus to follow a career in racing.<ref name="GrandPrix.com">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Immediately after leaving school, Ganley became a reporter for the Waikato Times<ref name="BRDC">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and wrote a column for Sports Car Illustrated.<ref name="BRDC" /> He moved to the United Kingdom in 1961 and pursued a career as a mechanic.<ref name="complete_enc" />

Career

Early career

Between 1960 and 1962, Ganley competed in many events throughout New Zealand driving a Lotus Eleven.<ref name="BRDC" /> Throughout this period, he was earning a living by working as a foreman for a concreting company.<ref name="BRDC" />

In 1970, Ganley finished second to Peter Gethin in the European Formula 5000 championship.<ref name="complete_enc" /> This caught the attention of the BRM Formula One team, who signed him to a contract for 1971.

Formula 5000

In 1970, Ganley finished the European Formula 5000 Championship in 2nd place with help from his friend and mechanic Barry Ultahan.

Formula One

In Template:F1, Ganley started off the season promisingly with fifth place at the non-championship Race of Champions.<ref name="1971RoC">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> At the end of 1971, having scored two points finishes during the year, Ganley was awarded the Wolfgang von Trips Memorial Trophy for the best performance by a newcomer to Grand Prix racing.<ref name="BRDC" /> In Template:F1 Ganley raced for the Marlboro BRM team and finished 13th in the Championship with 4 points. His highest finish for the season was 4th at the Nürburgring.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Cbignore</ref> For the Template:F1 season Ganley signed up to drive an Iso–Marlboro car for Frank Williams Racing. At the 1973 Canadian Grand Prix he was almost declared the winner because of a timing mix up with the pace car; when the results were corrected, Ganley was classified sixth.

A suspension failure in practice for the 1974 German Grand Prix while driving for the Maki team left Ganley with serious foot and ankle injuries that ended his Grand Prix career.<ref name="BRDC" />

Ganley F1 Car

In 1975 a Ganley F1 project was initiated. The Ganley-Cosworth 001 car was hand-built by Howden Ganley on his premises at Windsor. It was almost readied, and Ganley had two DFV engines at hand, but it never ran in anger.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Ganley eventually used the equipment to start Tiga Race Cars with fellow driver Tim Schenken the following year.

Sportscars

Ganley and François Cevert drove a Matra-Simca MS670 to second place in the 1972 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Tiga Race Cars

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1983 Tiga SC83 Sports 2000 car

In 1976 Ganley and former Formula One driver Australian Tim Schenken founded Tiga Race Cars as a British-based race car constructor and race team.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The team had plans to compete in Formula One in 1978, but the project did not proceed due to sponsorship withdrawal.<ref name="F1Rejects - Kozarowitzky">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year	Team	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	WDC	Points
1971	Yardley Team BRM	BRM P153	BRM P142 3.0 V12	RSA Template:Small	ESP Template:Small	MON Template:Small	NED Template:Small	FRA Template:Small	GBR Template:Small	GER Template:Small									15th	5
		BRM P160									AUT Template:Small	ITA Template:Small	CAN Template:Small	USA Template:Small
1972	Marlboro BRM	BRM P160B	BRM P142 3.0 V12	ARG Template:Small	RSA Template:Small	ESP Template:Small		BEL Template:Small	FRA Template:Small										13th	4
		BRM P180					MON Template:Small
		BRM P160C								GBR	GER Template:Small	AUT Template:Small	ITA Template:Small	CAN Template:Small	USA Template:Small
1973	Frank Williams Racing Cars	Iso–Marlboro FX3B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	ARG Template:Small	BRA Template:Small	RSA Template:Small													19th	1
		Iso–Marlboro IR					ESP Template:Small	BEL Template:Small	MON Template:Small	SWE Template:Small	FRA Template:Small	GBR Template:Small	NED Template:Small	GER Template:Small	AUT Template:Small	ITA Template:Small	CAN Template:Small	USA Template:Small
1974	March Engineering	March 741	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	ARG Template:Small	BRA Template:Small	RSA	ESP	BEL	MON	SWE	NED	FRA							NC	0
	Maki Engineering	Maki F101											GBR Template:Small	GER Template:Small	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
1972	Template:Flagicon Equipe Matra Simca Shell	Template:Flagicon François Cevert	Matra-Simca MS670	S 3.0	333	2nd	2nd
1973	Template:Flagicon Gulf Research Racing	Template:Flagicon Derek Bell	Mirage M6-Cosworth	S 3.0	163	DNF	DNF
1975	Template:Flagicon Gelo Racing Team	Template:Flagicon Tim Schenken	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	GTS	106	DNF	DNF
1976	Template:Flagicon Gelo Racing Team	Template:Flagicon Clemens Schickentanz	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Gr. 5 SP	74	DNF	DNF