Richie Ginther
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| Born | August 5, 1930 |
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| Died | September 20, 1989 (aged 59) |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |
 American |
| Active years | 1960 – 1967 |
| Teams | Ferrari, Scarab, BRM, Honda, Cooper, Eagle |
| Entries | 54 (52 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 14 |
| Career points | 102 (107) |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 3 |
| First entry | 1960 Monaco Grand Prix |
| First win | 1965 Mexican Grand Prix |
| Last win | 1965 Mexican Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1967 Monaco Grand Prix |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
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| Participating years | 1957, 1960 – 1964, 1966 |
| Teams |
Luigi Chinetti Scuderia Ferrari Aston Martin BRM Ford Motor Company NART |
| Best finish | DNF |
Paul Richard "Richie" Ginther (Granada Hills,California, August 5, 1930 – September 20, 1989 in France) was a racecar driver from the United States. During a varied career, the 1965 Mexican Grand Prix saw Ginther take Honda's first Grand Prix victory, a victory which would also prove to be Ginther's only win in Formula One. Ginther competed in 54 World Championship Formula One Grand Prix races, and numerous other non-Championship F1 events.
Richie Ginther was raised in the same Californian town as future Formula One World Champion Phil Hill, and it was through Hill, a friend of Ginther's older brother, that Richie Ginther first began to race. After finishing school, in 1948 Richie Ginther followed in his father's footsteps and went to work for Douglas Aircraft, initially in the tool and die shop. In his spare time he helped Phill Hill to repair, maintain and race his collection of old cars and hot rods, as Hill's race career began to gather pace. Ginther made his own race debut at Pebble Beach in 1951, driving a Ford-engined MG T-type sports car.
However, Ginther's own career was put on hold shortly after when he was drafted for two years national service during the Korean War. During this time he received training and experience working in aircraft and engine mechanics, skills which he would later put to good use during his driving career. On emergence from the military Phil Hill requested that Ginther join him, principally as a riding mechanic, in driving a privately entered 4.1-liter Ferrari in the 1953 Carrera Panamericana. The pair ran high in the rankings until Hill lost control, crashed, and wrote off the car. Both Ginther and Hill were unharmed and returned in 1954 to take second place, beaten only by the works Ferrari of Umberto Maglioli.
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