Graham Hill Motor Racing

Profile for racing driver graham hill from britain.

Graham hill motor racing. As hill was uninsured settling the case took a large portion of his money. Graham hill is the only driver to have completed the triple crown. He also won the 1966 indianapolis 500 and the 1972 24 hours of le mans becoming the first man to accomplish that triple. Perhaps the most charismatic and popular formula 1 driver of the 1960s.

19 drivers in motorsports history have competed in all three legs of the triple crown and have won at least one of the events. Graham hill may not have been blessed with the natural talent of a jim clark or jackie stewart but he more than made up for that in sheer determination and effortless charm. Embassy hill could not continue to compete and. Jack brabham s 1966 fia drivers championship.

Hill was killed in 1975 when an aeroplane he was piloting. Lotus and graham hill were in a tough patch of form entering the dutch grand prix at zandvoort and it continued when he made a mistake at tarzan and heavily damaged his car. Hill would only take ninth but early season success meant he still retained a healthy championship lead over jackie stewart. One of britain s greatest motor racing drivers has been killed in a plane crash in south east england.

Norman graham hill obe 15 february 1929 29 november 1975 was a british racing driver and team owner from england who was the formula one world champion twice. He was the father of 1996 world drivers champion damon hill. Norman graham hill february 15 1929 november 29 1975 was a british formula one racing driver who was world driving champion in 1962 and 1968. Embassy racing with graham hill commonly abbreviated to embassy hill was a short lived formula one team started by two time formula one world champion graham hill the team debuted in 1973 with a customer shadow dn1 car and began racing as a constructor with its own chassis in 1975 the team had limited success in three seasons of racing but everything was cut short by the death of hill.

Founded in 1960 by australian driver jack brabham and british australian designer ron tauranac the team won four drivers and two constructors world championships in its 30 year formula one history. Graham hill 46 who retired from the sport in july 1975 was killed instantly along with the four other occupants in his piper aztec all members of the embassy hill team. Because the crash killed the majority of graham hill s own formula one team embassy hill including hill himself and driver tony brise this left the team with only the deputy team manager and two mechanics as its members. He is the only driver ever to win the triple crown of motorsport which he defined as the 24 hours of le mans indianapolis 500 and the formula one world championship others would later define the triple crown as including the.