Howden Ganley vs Peter Gethin

1972·

Howden Ganley beat Peter Gethin 6–3 at BRM in 1972, helped by 7 retirements for Peter Gethin. Race-by-race qualifying, finishing and points record.

Howden GanleyPeter Gethin

6Qualifying3

9 shared races

6Race day3

9 shared races

1Points1

in shared races, as awarded at the time

15Points (today’s rules)8

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 4/7
Best finish: P6/P6
Avg. grid: 15.8/16.3

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Howden Ganley and Peter Gethin
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Howden Ganley	Peter Gethin	Points
1	1Argentine Grand Prix	13/18	P9	Oil leak	0 / 0
2	2South African Grand Prix	16/18	Not classified	Not classified	0 / 0
3	3Spanish Grand Prix	20/21	Engine	Engine	0 / 0
4	4Monaco Grand Prix	20/5	Accident	Accident	0 / 0
5	5Belgian Grand Prix	15/17	P8	Fuel pump	0 / 0
9	9Austrian Grand Prix	10/16	P6	P13	1 / 0
10	10Italian Grand Prix	17/12	P11	P6	0 / 1
11	11Canadian Grand Prix	14/12	P10	Suspension	0 / 0
12	12United States Grand Prix	17/28	Engine	Engine	0 / 0
	Average finish		P8.8	P9.5

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
1971	BRM	Howden Ganley vs Peter Gethin	4–0	1–3	5–9

Other BRM battles in 1972

Other BRM teammate battles in 1972
Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
Jean-Pierre Beltoise vs Howden Ganley	6–3	2–7	9–4
Jean-Pierre Beltoise vs Peter Gethin	6–3	3–6	9–1
Howden Ganley vs Helmut Marko	3–1	2–2	0–0
Peter Gethin vs Reine Wisell	1–3	3–1	1–0
Helmut Marko vs Reine Wisell	1–2	2–1	0–0

Howden Ganley’s career Peter Gethin’s career BRM 1972 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.