Ginger Molloy

Ginger Molloy
Nationality	New Zealand
Born	William Garth Molloy (1937-12-25)25 December 1937
Died	16 September 2026(2026-09-16) (aged 88)
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1965–1970 First race 1965 250cc Ulster Grand Prix Last race 1970 500cc Spanish Grand Prix First win 1966 250cc Ulster Grand Prix Last win 1966 250cc Ulster Grand Prix Team Bultaco Championships 0 Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 40 1 13 N/A N/A 194

William Garth "Ginger" Molloy (25 December 1937 – 16 September 2026) was a New Zealand Grand Prix motorcycle racer. He competed from 1965 to 1970 in the Grand Prix world championship.

Biography

Growing up in Huntly, Molloy played rugby league for Huntly United alongside fellow future motorcycle champion Hugh Anderson. Molloy represented New Zealand schoolboys in rugby league before travelling to Europe in 1963.

Riding a Bultaco, Molley won his only world championship race in the 250cc class at the 1966 250cc Ulster Grand Prix. His best season was in 1970 when he rode a Kawasaki H1R to a second-place finish behind Giacomo Agostini in the 500cc world championship. New Zealand road racers had a string of second placings in the premier class – Molloy in 1970, Keith Turner in 1971 and Kim Newcombe in 1973.

Molloy died on 16 September 2026, at the age of 88.

Grand Prix motorcycle racing results

Points system from 1950 to 1968:

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6
Points	8	6	4	3	2	1

Points system from 1969 onwards:

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Points	15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Class	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Points	Rank	Wins
1965	125cc	Bultaco	USA -	GER -	ESP -	FRA -	IOM -	NED -		DDR -	CZE -	ULS -	FIN -	NAT 6	JPN -	1	24th	0
	250cc	Bultaco	USA -	GER -	ESP -	FRA -	IOM -	NED -	BEL -	DDR -	CZE -	ULS 6	FIN -	NAT 4	JPN -	4	20th	0
1966	250cc	Bultaco	ESP -	GER -	FRA -	NED -	BEL -	DDR -	CZE -	FIN -	ULS 1	IOM -	NAT -	JPN -		8	10th	1
1967	125cc	Bultaco	ESP -	GER -	FRA -	IOM -	NED -	BEL -	DDR -	CZE -	FIN -	ULS 6	NAT -	CAN -	JPN -	1	28th	0
	250cc	Bultaco	ESP 4	GER -	FRA -	IOM -	NED 6	BEL 5	DDR 5	CZE -	FIN -	ULS -	NAT 6	CAN -	JPN -	9	7th	0
1968	125cc	Bultaco	GER -	ESP 2	IOM -	NED 2		DDR -	CZE -	FIN -	ULS 4	NAT -				15	3rd	0
	250cc	Bultaco	GER 2	ESP 3	IOM -	NED -	BEL -	DDR 5	CZE 6	FIN 4	ULS 4	NAT -				19	5th	0
	350cc	Bultaco	GER 4		IOM -	NED 2		DDR 4	CZE -		ULS -	NAT -				12	5th	0
1969	125cc	Bultaco	ESP 7	GER -	FRA 3	IOM -	NED 4	BEL -	DDR -	CZE 8	FIN -		NAT 7	YUG -		29	6th	0
	350cc	Bultaco	ESP 4	GER -		IOM -	NED -		DDR -	CZE 10	FIN -	ULS -	NAT 8	YUG -		12	16th	0
	500cc	Bultaco	ESP 3	GER -	FRA -	IOM -	NED -	BEL -	DDR -	CZE -	FIN -	ULS -	NAT -	YUG -		10	26th	0
1970	250cc	Yamaha	GER -	FRA -	YUG -	IOM -	NED -	BEL -	DDR -	CZE -	FIN -	ULS -	NAT -	ESP 2		12	19th	0
	500cc	Kawasaki	GER 5	FRA 2	YUG 7	IOM -	NED 4	BEL 16	DDR 15		FIN 2	ULS 2	NAT 6	ESP 2		62	2nd	0