Howden Ganley vs Peter Gethin

1971·

Howden Ganley and Peter Gethin shared only 4 races at BRM in 1971; Peter Gethin led 3–1 on Sundays. Full grid and finish comparison.

These two shared only 4 races, so treat this as an indicative comparison rather than a settled one.

Howden GanleyPeter Gethin

4Qualifying0

4 shared races

1Race day3

4 shared races

5Points9

in shared races, as awarded at the time

22Points (today’s rules)28

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/1
Podiums: 0/1
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 2/0
Best finish: P4/P1
Avg. grid: 9.8/16

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Howden Ganley and Peter Gethin
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Howden Ganley	Peter Gethin	Points
8	8Austrian Grand Prix	14/16	Ignition	P10	0 / 0
9	9Italian Grand Prix	4/11	P5	P1▲	2 / 9
10	10Canadian Grand Prix	9/16	Accident	P14▼	0 / 0
11	11United States Grand Prix	12/21	P4	P9	3 / 0
	Average finish		P4.5	P8.5

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Howden Ganley / Peter Gethin.
P1 a win,P3 a podium,DNF a retirement.
▲ a finish at least 4 places better than that driver’s own average finish this season (see the average row), ▼ at least 4places worse. Retirements are not counted in the average.

Howden Ganley and Peter Gethin in other seasons

Other seasons in which Howden Ganley and Peter Gethin were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1972	BRM	Howden Ganley vs Peter Gethin	6–3	6–3	1–1

Other BRM battles in 1971

Other BRM teammate battles in 1971
Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
Howden Ganley vs Jo Siffert	0–10	4–6	5–19
Pedro Rodríguez vs Jo Siffert	4–1	4–1	9–4
Howden Ganley vs Helmut Marko	4–0	2–2	5–0
Howden Ganley vs Pedro Rodríguez	0–4	2–2	0–9
Peter Gethin vs Jo Siffert	0–4	1–3	9–15
Helmut Marko vs Jo Siffert	0–4	0–4	0–15

Howden Ganley’s career Peter Gethin’s career BRM 1971 season All teammate battles

How these numbers are calculated

Only races both drivers started are counted. Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
Until the mid-1960s drivers could share a car during a race. Each driver is compared from the car they started (which sets their grid position), with the best result of any car they drove and the points from all of them, as officially credited.
Qualifying is compared on grid position rather than session times. Session-by-session qualifying data only exists from 1994, while grid position is recorded for over 99% of entries right back to 1950 — including every race of the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
On race day the driver classified ahead takes the round. If neither was classified, the one who completed more laps is credited; if both retired on the same lap it is scored as a tie and excluded from the tally.
Points are those awarded at the time and include sprint races from 2021. Where the season used an older system, a second points row rescores every round under the current system so seasons from different eras can be compared.
These are points scored in the races both drivers started, not their season totals: races either missed, or contested alongside a different teammate, are left out. Up to 1990 even full-season totals differ from the championship standings, because only a driver’s best results counted towards the title. In 1988 Alain Prost outscored Ayrton Senna 105 to 94 and still lost the championship. Theseason page has the final standings.