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Richie Ginther, United States

(Paul Richard Ginther)

* 5.8.1930    † 28.9.1989

Note: These statistics are based only on the results available in the RSC archive database.
They cannot be modified or updated on their own and do not cover entire driver's racing history.

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General figures:
Data covers years:1951, 1953-1967
Number of events:147 (including 3 races where did not start and 2 official tests)
Total entries:158 (contains 108 finishes and 39 retirements, finishing ratio: 73%)
Photos in Gallery:42 (26% of all entries)
Achievements:
Wins:26Additional class wins32
Second place finishes:27Top 3 finishesnot applicable
Third place finishes:18Races finished on podium70
Best result (count):1st (26x)Pole positions5
Notes of interest:
Most frequent co-drivers:Phil Hill (9), Wolfgang von Trips (9), Olivier Gendebien (4), Graham Hill (4), Pedro Rodriguez (3), Cliff Allison (3), Willy Mairesse (2), Lance Reventlow (2), Howard Hively (2), Ronnie Bucknum (2), Masten Gregory (2), Giancarlo Baghetti (2), Ludovico Scarfiotti (2), Ken Miles (1)
Most frequent makes:Ferrari (93), Porsche (32), Aston Martin (10), Ford (6), Austin-Healey (5), Cooper (4), MG (2), Rover (2), Scarab (1), Mirage (1), Lotus (1), Denzel (1)
Most frequent types:550 (26), 250 TR (16), 500 TR (12), DB3S (9), 410 Sport (8), 412 MI (7), 250 GT (7), Dino 246 SP (7), 625 TRC (6), 100 (5), 857 Sport (5), GT40 (4)
Most frequent chassis:550-09 (19), 0636MDTR [500TR] (11), 0598CM [410S] (8), 0710TR [250TR] (8), 0744MI [412MI] (7), DB3S/8 (7), 0790 [246SP] (5), 0588M [857S] (5), 250.GT.753 (5), 0672MDTR [625TRC] (4), 0780TR [250TR] (3)
Most frequent tracks:Riverside (16), Pomona (16), Santa Barbara (14), Le Mans (10), Sebring (9), Laguna Seca (8), Oakes Field (8), Paramount Ranch (5), Palm Springs (5), Bakersfield (5), Nürburgring (5), Hourglass Field (4)
Most frequent countries:USA (117), BS (12), F (11), D (5), I (5), MEX (4), RA (2), GB (2)