Graham Hill
Norman Graham Hill OBE (15 February 1929 – 29 November 1975) was a British racing driver and team owner, who was the Formula One World Champion twice, winning in 1962 and 1968 as well as being runner up on three occasions (1963, 1964 and 1965). Despite not passing his driving test until 1953 when he was already 24 years of age, and only entering the world of motorsports a year later, Hill would go on to become one of the greatest drivers of his generation. Hill is most celebrated for being the only driver ever to win the Triple Crown of Motorsport, an achievement which he defined as winning the Indianapolis 500, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and the Formula One World Drivers' Championship. While several of his peers have also espoused this definition, including fellow F1 World Champion and Indy 500 winner Jacques Villeneuve, the achievement is today most commonly defined as including the Monaco Grand Prix rather than the Formula One World Championship. By this newer definition, Hill is still the only driver to have ever won the Triple Crown, winning at Monaco with such frequency in the 1960s (5x; 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969) that he became known as "Mr. Monaco".[2][3][4][5][6] Hill crashed at the 1969 United States Grand Prix and was seriously injured, breaking both his legs and ending his season. Although he would recover and continue to race until 1975, Hill's career would never again reach the same heights, and the Monaco Grand Prix victory earlier in 1969 would be his last victory in Formula One.
Wins in the most prestigious races of all three of the major disciplines of motor racing cemented Hill's position as one of the most complete drivers in the history of the sport. Hill was also a well liked television personality and was frequently seen on television screens in the 1970s in a non-sporting capacity, appearing on a variety of programmes including panel games.
Upon leaving Brabham, Hill set up his own team in 1973, operating under the name Embassy Hill. Hill continued to race, however after failing to qualify for the 1975 Monaco Grand Prix he retired from driving to concentrate on the day-to-day operations of the team. That same year, Hill and five other members of the Embassy Hill team were killed when the aeroplane Hill was piloting from France crashed in fog at night on Arkley golf course while attempting to land at Elstree Airfield in north London.[7][8]
Hill and his son Damon were the first father and son pair to win Formula One World Championships. Hill's grandson Josh, Damon's son, also raced his way through the ranks until he retired from Formula Three in 2013 at the age of 22.
Early life edit
Born in Hampstead, London, Hill attended Hendon Technical College and joined Smiths Instruments as an apprentice engineer. He was conscripted into the Royal Navy and served as an Engine Room Artificer (ERA) on the light cruiser HMS Swiftsure, rising to the rank of petty officer. After leaving the navy he rejoined Smiths Instruments.[9]
Racing career edit
Hill did not pass his driving test until he was 24 years old, and he himself described his first car as "A wreck. A budding racing driver should own such a car, as it teaches delicacy, poise and anticipation, mostly the latter I think!"[10] He had been interested in motorcycles but in 1954 he saw an advertisement for the Universal Motor Racing Club at Brands Hatch offering laps for five shillings. He made his debut in a Cooper 500 Formula 3 car and was committed to racing thereafter. Hill joined Team Lotus as a mechanic soon after but quickly talked his way into the cockpit. The Lotus presence in Formula One allowed him to make his debut at the 1958 Monaco Grand Prix, retiring with a halfshaft failure.[11]
In 1960, Hill joined BRM, he won also in that year on 8 May 1960 the Targa Florio in the class Sports 1600 together with a German driver Edgar Barth in a Porsche 718, and won the world championship with BRM in 1962. He was known for his race preparation, keeping records of the settings on his car and working long hours with his mechanics.[12] Hill was also part of the so-called 'British invasion' of drivers and cars in the Indianapolis 500 during the mid-1960s, triumphing there in 1966 in a Lola-Ford.[13]
At the same time, Hill along with his F1 contemporaries competed in the British Saloon Car Championship, scoring several outright wins. He achieved a best finish of sixth overall in 1961 driving a Jaguar Mark 2.[14]
In 1967, back at Lotus, Hill helped to develop the Lotus 49 with the new Cosworth-V8 engine. It fell to Hill to perform the initial testing of the new car and its engine. After the first shakedown run, Hill quipped "Well, it's got some poke! Not a bad old tool."[15] After teammates Jim Clark and Mike Spence were killed in early 1968, Hill led the team, and won his second world championship in 1968. The Lotus had a reputation of being very fragile and dangerous at that time, especially with the new aerodynamic aids which caused similar crashes of Hill and Jochen Rindt at the 1969 Spanish Grand Prix. A crash at the 1969 United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen broke both his legs and interrupted his career. Typically, when asked soon after the crash if he wanted to pass on a message to his wife, Hill replied "Just tell her that I won't be dancing for two weeks."[16]
Upon recovery Hill continued to race in F1 for several more years, but never again with the same level of success. Colin Chapman, believing Hill was a spent force, placed him in Rob Walker's team for 1970, sweetening the deal with one of the brand-new Lotus 72 cars. Although Hill scored points in 1970 he started the season far from fully fit and the 72 was not fully developed until late in the season. Hill moved to Brabham for 1971–2; his last win in Formula One was in the non-Championship International Trophy at Silverstone in 1971 with the "lobster claw" Brabham. The team was in flux after the retirements of Sir Jack Brabham and then Ron Tauranac's sale to Bernie Ecclestone; Hill did not settle there.
Hill was known during the latter part of his career for his wit and became a popular personality – he was a regular guest on television and wrote a notably frank and witty autobiography, Life at the Limit,[17] when recovering from his 1969 accident. A second autobiography, which covered his career up until his retirement from racing simply called Graham was published posthumously in 1976.[18] A staunch campaigner for road safety, Hill presented a series for Thames Television entitled Advanced Driving with Graham Hill comprising six 30-minute programmes broadcast weekly in June and July 1974.[19] A book accompanying the series giving advice on safer and responsible driving was co-written by him.[20] Hill was also irreverently immortalized on a Monty Python episode ("It's the Arts (or: Intermission)" sketch called "Historical Impersonations"), in which a Gumby appears asking to "see John the Baptist's impersonation of Graham Hill." The head of St. John the Baptist appears (with a stuck-on moustache in Hill's style) on a silver platter, which runs around the floor making putt-putt noises of a race car engine.
Hill was involved with four films between 1966 and 1974, including appearances in Grand Prix and Caravan to Vaccarès, in which he appeared as a helicopter pilot.[21]
Although Hill had concentrated on F1 he also maintained a presence in sports car racing throughout his career (including two runs in the Rover-BRM gas turbine car at Le Mans). As his F1 career drew to a close he became part of the Matra sports car team, taking a victory in the 1972 24 Hours of Le Mans with Henri Pescarolo. This victory completed the so-called Triple Crown of Motorsport which is alternatively defined as winning either:
- the Indianapolis 500 (won by Hill in 1966), the 24 Hours of Le Mans (1972) and the Monaco Grand Prix (1963–65, 1968, 1969),[22][23] or
- the Indianapolis 500, the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Formula One World Championship (1962, 1968).[24][25][26]
Using either definition, Hill is still the only person ever to have accomplished this feat.
Hill set up his own team in 1973: Embassy Hill with sponsorship from Imperial Tobacco. The team used chassis from Shadow and Lola before evolving the Lola into its own design in 1975. After failing to qualify for the 1975 Monaco Grand Prix, where he had won five times, Hill retired from driving to concentrate on running the team and supporting his protege Tony Brise.
Along with Stirling Moss, Hill put his name to and supported the Grand Prix Midget Championship, which started in 1975, with the aim of bringing low cost motor sport to people who wanted to try a new career.[27]
Hill's record of 176 Grand Prix starts remained in place for over a decade until being equalled by Jacques Laffite.
Family edit
Hill married Bette in 1955; because Hill had spent all his money on his racing career, she paid for the wedding. They had two daughters, Brigitte and Samantha, and a son, Damon, who himself later became Formula One World Champion – the first son of a former world champion to emulate his father.
The family lived in Mill Hill during the 1960s. The house now features an English Heritage blue plaque.[28] During the early 1970s, Hill moved to Lyndhurst House in Shenley in Hertfordshire. The house is now owned by musician Jeff Wayne.[29] Well known for throwing extravagant parties at his houses to which most of the Grand Prix paddock and other famous guests attended, Hill was universally popular.[30]
Rowing edit
Before taking up motor racing, Hill spent several years actively involved in rowing. Initially, he rowed at Southsea Rowing Club, while stationed in Portsmouth with the Royal Navy and at Auriol Rowing Club in Hammersmith. He met his future wife Bette at a Boxing Day party at Auriol and, while courting her, he also coached her clubmates at Stuart Ladies' Rowing Club on the River Lea.
In 1952 he joined London Rowing Club, then as now one of the largest and most successful clubs in Great Britain. From 1952 to 1954, Hill rowed in twenty finals with London, usually as stroke of the crew, eight of which resulted in wins. He also stroked the London eight in the highly prestigious Grand Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta, losing a semi-final to Union Sportif Metropolitaine des Transports, France by a length.
Through his racing career he continued to support rowing and London. In 1968 when the club began a financial appeal to modernise its clubhouse, Hill launched proceedings by driving an old Morris Oxford, which had been obtained for £5, head-on into a boundary wall. Hill made three runs to reduce the wall to rubble, and the car was subsequently sold for £15.[citation needed]
Hill felt that the experience gained in rowing helped him in his motor-racing. He wrote in his autobiography:
"I really enjoyed my rowing. It really taught me a lot about myself, and I also think it is a great character-building sport...The self discipline required for rowing and the 'never say die' attitude obviously helped me through the difficult years that lay ahead."
Hill adopted the colours and cap design of London Rowing Club for his racing helmet – dark blue with white oar-shaped tabs. His son Damon and grandson Josh later adopted the same colours with permission from the club.[31]
Death edit
Hill died on 29 November 1975 at the age of 46 when his Piper PA-23 Aztec twin-engine light aircraft crashed near Arkley in the London Borough of Barnet, while on a night approach to Elstree Airfield in thick fog. On board with him were five other members of the Embassy Hill team who all died: manager Ray Brimble, mechanics Tony Alcock and Terry Richards, driver Tony Brise, and designer Andy Smallman. The party was returning from a car-testing session at the Paul Ricard Circuit in southern France.[7][8][32]
The subsequent investigation revealed that Hill's aircraft, originally registered in the US as N6645Y,[33] had been removed from the FAA register and at the time of the accident was "unregistered and stateless", despite still displaying its original markings. Furthermore, Hill's American FAA pilot certification had expired, as had his instrument rating. His UK IMC rating, which would have permitted him to fly in the weather conditions that prevailed at the time, was also out of date and invalid. Hill was effectively uninsured.[34] The investigation into the crash was ultimately inconclusive, but pilot error was deemed the most likely explanation.[32]
Hill's funeral was held at St Albans Abbey, and he is buried at St Botolph's graveyard, Shenleybury. The church has since been deconsecrated so the tomb now sits in a private garden.
Legacy edit
After his death, Silverstone village, home to the track of the same name, named a road, Graham Hill, after him[35] and there is a "Graham Hill Road" on The Shires estate in nearby Towcester. Graham Hill Bend at Brands Hatch is also named in his honour. A blue plaque commemorates Hill at 32 Parkside, in Mill Hill, London NW7.[36]
In Bourne, Lincolnshire, where Hill's former team BRM is based, a road called Graham Hill Way is named in his honour. Also a nursery school in Lusevera, Italy, was named in his honour.[citation needed]
Bibliography edit
- Life at the Limit – 1970
- Graham Hill's Motor Racing Book – 1970
- Graham Hill's Car Racing Guide – 1971 (with Mike Kettlewood)
- Advanced Driving with Graham Hill – 1975 (with Neil Ewart)
- Graham – 1976 (with Neil Ewart)
Career results edit
Career summary edit
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Formula One | Team Lotus | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | ||
| British Saloon Car Championship | Speedwell Stable | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 1959 | Formula One | Team Lotus | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | ||
| 1960 | Formula One | Owen Racing Organisation | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15th |
| Formula Two | Porsche KG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7th | |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans | Porsche KG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | |
| British Saloon Car Championship | Team Speedwell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 1961 | Formula One | Owen Racing Organisation | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16th |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans | North American Racing Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | |
| British Saloon Car Championship | Equipe Endeavour | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 6th | |
| 1962 | Formula One | Owen Racing Organisation | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 1st |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans | David Brown Organisation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | |
| British Saloon Car Championship | John Coombs | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 4th | |
| 1963 | Formula One | Owen Racing Organisation | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 2nd |
| USAC Championship Car | MT Harvey Aluminum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans | Owen Racing Organisation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | |
| British Saloon Car Championship | John Coombs | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 49 | 3rd | |
| John Willment Automobiles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1964 | Formula One | Owen Racing Organisation | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 39 | 2nd |
| Tasman Series | Scuderia Veloce | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6th | |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans | Maranello Concessionaires | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 2nd | |
| 1965 | Formula One | Owen Racing Organisation | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 40 | 2nd |
| Tasman Series | Scuderia Veloce | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7th | |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans | Owen Racing Organisation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 10th | |
| 1966 | Formula One | Owen Racing Organisation | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 5th |
| Tasman Series | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 2nd | ||
| USAC Championship Car | Mecom Racing Enterprises | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC[a] | |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans | Alan Mann Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | |
| 1967 | Formula One | Team Lotus | 11 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7th |
| Tasman Series | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| USAC Championship Car | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC | ||
| British Saloon Car Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 10th | ||
| 1968 | Formula One | Team Lotus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 1st |
| Gold Leaf Team Lotus | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Tasman Series | Team Lotus | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 4th | |
| USAC Championship Car | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| British Saloon Car Championship | Alan Mann Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 1969 | Formula One | Team Lotus | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 7th |
| Tasman Series | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 5th | ||
| USAC Championship Car | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| 1970 | Formula One | Rob Walker Racing Team | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13th |
| Brooke Bond Oxo Racing – Rob Walker | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1971 | Formula One | Motor Racing Developments Ltd | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21st |
| 1972 | Formula One | Motor Racing Developments Ltd | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15th |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans | Equipe Matra-Simca Shell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 1st | |
| 1973 | Formula One | Embassy Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 1974 | Formula One | Embassy Racing with Graham Hill | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18th |
| 1975 | Formula One | Embassy Racing with Graham Hill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
- ^ Hill won the 1966 Indianapolis 500.
Complete Formula One World Championship results edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | WDC | Pts[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Team Lotus | Lotus 12 | Climax FPF 2.0 L4 | ARG | MON Ret | NED Ret | 500 | BEL Ret | NC | 0 | ||||||||||
| Lotus 16 | Climax FPF 2.2 L4 | FRA Ret | GBR Ret | POR Ret | ITA 6 | MOR 16 | ||||||||||||||
| Lotus 16 (F2) | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | GER Ret | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1959 | Team Lotus | Lotus 16 | Climax FPF 2.5 L4 | MON Ret | 500 | NED 7 | FRA Ret | GBR 9 | GER Ret | POR Ret | ITA Ret | USA | NC | 0 | ||||||
| 1960 | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM P25 | BRM P25 2.5 L4 | ARG Ret | 15th | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| BRM P48 | MON 7 | 500 | NED 3 | BEL Ret | FRA Ret | GBR Ret | POR Ret | ITA | USA Ret | |||||||||||
| 1961 | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM P48/57 | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | MON Ret | NED 8 | BEL Ret | FRA 6 | GBR Ret | GER Ret | ITA Ret | USA 5 | 16th | 3 | |||||||
| 1962 | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM P57 | BRM P56 1.5 V8 | NED 1 | MON 6 | BEL 2 | FRA 9 | GBR 4 | GER 1 | ITA 1 | USA 2 | RSA 1 | 1st | 42 (52) | ||||||
| 1963 | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM P57 | BRM P56 1.5 V8 | MON 1 | BEL Ret | NED Ret | GBR 3 | GER Ret | USA 1 | MEX 4 | RSA 3 | 2nd | 29 | |||||||
| BRM P61 | FRA 3 | ITA 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1964 | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM P261 | BRM P56 1.5 V8 | MON 1 | NED 4 | BEL 5 | FRA 2 | GBR 2 | GER 2 | AUT Ret | ITA Ret | USA 1 | MEX 11 | 2nd | 39 (41) | |||||
| 1965 | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM P261 | BRM P56 1.5 V8 | RSA 3 | MON 1 | BEL 5 | FRA 5 | GBR 2 | NED 4 | GER 2 | ITA 2 | USA 1 | MEX Ret | 2nd | 40 (47) | |||||
| 1966 | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM P261 | BRM P60 2.0 V8 | MON 3 | BEL Ret | FRA Ret | GBR 3 | NED 2 | GER 4 | 5th | 17 | |||||||||
| BRM P83 | BRM P75 3.0 H16 | ITA Ret | USA Ret | MEX Ret | ||||||||||||||||
| 1967 | Team Lotus | Lotus 43 | BRM P75 3.0 H16 | RSA Ret | 7th | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| Lotus 33 | BRM P60 2.1 V8 | MON 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lotus 49 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | NED Ret | BEL Ret | FRA Ret | GBR Ret | GER Ret | CAN 4 | ITA Ret | USA 2 | MEX Ret | ||||||||||
| 1968 | Team Lotus | Lotus 49 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | RSA 2 | 1st | 48 | ||||||||||||||
| Gold Leaf Team Lotus | ESP 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lotus 49B | MON 1 | BEL Ret | NED 9 | FRA Ret | GBR Ret | GER 2 | ITA Ret | CAN 4 | USA 2 | MEX 1 | ||||||||||
| 1969 | Gold Leaf Team Lotus | Lotus 49B | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | RSA 2 | ESP Ret | MON 1 | NED 7 | FRA 6 | GBR 7 | GER 4 | ITA 9 | CAN Ret | USA Ret | MEX | 7th | 19 | ||||
| 1970 | Rob Walker Racing Team | Lotus 49C | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | RSA 6 | ESP 4 | 13th | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Brooke Bond Oxo Racing – Rob Walker | MON 5 | BEL Ret | NED NC | FRA 10 | GBR 6 | GER Ret | AUT | |||||||||||||
| Lotus 72C | ITA WD | CAN NC | USA Ret | MEX Ret | ||||||||||||||||
| 1971 | Motor Racing Developments Ltd | Brabham BT33 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | RSA 9 | 21st | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Brabham BT34 | ESP Ret | MON Ret | NED 10 | FRA Ret | GBR Ret | GER 9 | AUT 5 | ITA Ret | CAN Ret | USA 7 | ||||||||||
| 1972 | Motor Racing Developments Ltd | Brabham BT33 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ARG Ret | RSA 6 | 15th | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Brabham BT37 | ESP 10 | MON 12 | BEL Ret | FRA 10 | GBR Ret | GER 6 | AUT Ret | ITA 5 | CAN 8 | USA 11 | ||||||||||
| 1973 | Embassy Racing | Shadow DN1 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ARG | BRA | RSA | ESP Ret | BEL 9 | MON Ret | SWE Ret | FRA 10 | GBR Ret | NED NC | GER 13 | AUT Ret | ITA 14 | CAN 16 | USA 13 | NC | 0 |
| 1974 | Embassy Racing with Graham Hill | Lola T370 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ARG Ret | BRA 11 | RSA 12 | ESP Ret | BEL 8 | MON 7 | SWE 6 | NED Ret | FRA 13 | GBR 13 | GER 9 | AUT 12 | ITA 8 | CAN 14 | USA 8 | 18th | 1 |
| 1975 | Embassy Racing with Graham Hill | Lola T370 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ARG 10 | BRA 12 | RSA DNQ | ESP | NC | 0 | |||||||||||
| Hill GH1 | MON DNQ | BEL | SWE | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | ITA | USA |
Complete Formula One non-championship results edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Cooper Car Company | Cooper T43 (F2) | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | SYR | PAU | GLV | NAP | RMS | CAE | INT 13 | MOD | MOR | ||||||||||||
| 1958 | Team Lotus | Lotus 12 | Climax FPF 2.0 L4 | GLV Ret | SYR | INT 8 | CAE | |||||||||||||||||
| Lotus 12 (F2) | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | AIN 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1959 | Team Lotus | Lotus 16 | Climax FPF 2.5 L4 | GLV Ret | AIN 11 | INT Ret | OUL 5 | SIL Ret | ||||||||||||||||
| 1960 | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM P48 | BRM P25 2.5 L4 | GLV 5 | INT 3 | SIL 2 | LOM Ret | OUL 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1961 | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM P48/57 | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | LOM | GLV 2 | PAU | BRX | VIE | AIN 3 | SYR Ret | NAP | LON | SIL 13 | SOL | KAN | DAN | MOD 7 | FLG | OUL Ret | LEW | VAL | RAN | NAT | RSA |
| 1962 | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM P57 | BRM P56 1.5 V8 | CAP | BRX DSQ | LOM 2 | LAV | GLV 1 | PAU | AIN Ret | INT 1 | NAP | RMS 2 | SOL | OUL 2 | MEX | RAN Ret | NAT NC | ||||||
| R.R.C. Walker Racing Team | Lotus 18/21 | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | MAL 3 | CLP | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lotus 24 | Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 | KAN Ret | MED | DAN | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1963 | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM P57 | BRM P56 1.5 V8 | LOM 1 | GLV 9 | PAU | IMO | SYR | AIN 1 | INT Ret | ROM | SOL | KAN | MED | AUT | OUL 3 | RAN | |||||||
| 1964 | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM P261 | BRM P56 1.5 V8 | DMT Ret | NWT Ret | SYR | AIN 2 | INT 2 | SOL Ret | MED | ||||||||||||||
| John Willment Automobiles | Brabham BT11 | BRM P56 1.5 V8 | RAN 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1965 | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM P261 | BRM P56 1.5 V8 | ROC Ret | SYR | SMT 2 | INT Ret | MED | RAN | |||||||||||||||
| 1966 | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM P83 | BRM P75 3.0 H16 | RSA | SYR | INT | OUL Ret | |||||||||||||||||
| 1967 | Team Lotus | Lotus 48 (F2) | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | ROC | SPR 8 | OUL 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lotus 33 | BRM P60 2.1 V8 | INT 4 | SYR | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lotus 49 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ESP 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1968 | Gold Leaf Team Lotus | Lotus 49 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ROC Ret | INT Ret | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lotus 49B | OUL Ret | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1969 | Gold Leaf Team Lotus | Lotus 49B | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ROC 2 | INT 7 | MAD | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lotus 59B (F2) | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | OUL Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1970 | Rob Walker Racing Team | Lotus 49C | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ROC 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Brooke Bond Oxo Racing – Rob Walker | INT 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lotus 72C | OUL Ret | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971 | Motor Racing Developments Ltd | Brabham BT34 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ARG | ROC Ret | QUE Ret | SPR | INT 1 | RIN | OUL | VIC 8 | |||||||||||||
| 1972 | Motor Racing Developments Ltd | Brabham BT37 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ROC | BRA | INT 7 | OUL | REP | VIC Ret | |||||||||||||||
| 1973 | Embassy Racing | Brabham BT37 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ROC Ret | INT | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1974 | Embassy Racing with Graham Hill | Lola T370 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | PRE | ROC NC | INT Ret | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1975 | Embassy Racing with Graham Hill | Hill GH1 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ROC | INT 11 | SUI |
Complete USAC Championship Car results edit
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | TRE | INDY DNQ | MIL | LAN | TRE | SPR | MIL | DUQ | ISF | TRE | SAC | PHX | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1966 | PHX | TRE | INDY 1 | MIL | LAN | ATL | PIP | IRP | LAN | SPR | MIL | DUQ | ISF | TRE | SAC | PHX | - | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1967 | PHX | TRE | INDY 32 | MIL | LAN | PIP | MOS | MOS | IRP | LAN | MTR | MTR | SPR | MIL | DUQ | ISF | TRE | SAC | HAN | PHX | RIV | - | 0 | |||||||
| 1968 | HAN | LVG | PHX | TRE | INDY 19 | MIL | MOS DNQ | MOS | LAN | PIP | CDR | NAZ | IRP | IRP | LAN | LAN | MTR | MTR | SPR | MIL | DUQ | ISF | TRE | SAC | MCH | HAN | PHX | RIV | - | 0 |
| 1969 | PHX | HAN | INDY Wth | MIL | LAN | PIP | CDR | NAZ | TRE | IRP | IRP | MIL | SPR | DOV | DUQ | ISF | BRN | BRN | TRE | SAC | KEN | KEN | PHX | RIV | - | 0 | ||||
Indianapolis 500 results edit
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- Hill failed to qualify the innovative John Crosthwaite (who had worked with Hill at Team Lotus) designed 'roller skate' car for the 1963 Indianapolis 500 race after crashing in practice. Hill, who had been commuting weekly due to other commitments in Europe, would not wait in the USA while the car was repaired and risk not qualifying or qualifying badly.[38][39]
- Hill's 1966 victory marked the first win by a rookie driver since Frank Lockhart's 1927 win and the last until Juan Pablo Montoya's visit to Victory Lane in 2000 (Montoya has also emulated Hill's feat of winning both the Indianapolis 500 and the Monaco Grand Prix).
- Hill entered the 1969 Indianapolis 500, but his car (Lotus-Ford Chassis 64/2) was withdrawn during practice along with those of Mario Andretti and Jochen Rindt due to delays rectifying problems associated with hub failure on Andretti's car.
Complete Tasman Series results edit
| Year | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Brabham BT4 | LEV | PUK | WIG | TER | SAN | WAR 4 | LAK | LON 1 | 6th | 12 |
| 1965 | Brabham BT11A | PUK 1 | LEV | WIG | TER | WAR 5 | SAN Ret | LON 4 | 7th | 14 | |
| 1966 | BRM P261 | PUK 1 | LEV | WIG | TER | WAR 2 | LAK 1 | SAN (3) | LON 2 | 2nd | 30 (34) |
| 1967 | Lotus 48 | PUK | WIG | LAK | WAR Ret | SAN | LON | NC | 0 | ||
| 1968 | Lotus 49T | PUK | LEV | WIG | TER | SUR 2 | WAR 2 | SAN 3 | LON 6 | 4th | 17 |
| 1969 | Lotus 49T | PUK Ret | LEV Ret | WIG 2 | TER 2 | LAK 4 | WAR 11 | SAN 6 | 5th | 16 |
24 Hours of Le Mans results edit
| Year | Team | Co-driver | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Team Lotus | Cliff Allison | Lotus XV-Climax | S 2.0 | 3 | DNF | DNF |
| 1959 | Team Lotus | Derek Jolly | Lotus XV-Climax | S 2.0 | 119 | DNF | DNF |
| 1960 | Porsche KG | Jo Bonnier | Porsche 718/4 RS | S 2.0 | 191 | DNF | DNF |
| 1961 | North American Racing Team | Stirling Moss | Ferrari 250 GT SWB | GT3.0 | 121 | DNF | DNF |
| 1962 | David Brown Organisation | Richie Ginther | Aston Martin DP212 | Exp 4.0 | 78 | DNF | DNF |
| 1963 | Owen Racing Organisation | Richie Ginther | Rover-BRM | ACO Prize | 310 | (8th)* | (1st)* |
| 1964 | Maranello Concessionaires | Jo Bonnier | Ferrari 330P | P 4.0 | 344 | 2nd | 2nd |
| 1965 | Owen Racing Organisation | Jackie Stewart | Rover-BRM | P 2.0 | 284 | 10th | 2nd |
| 1966 | Alan Mann Racing | Brian Muir | Ford GT Mk.II | P 7.0 | 110 | DNF | DNF |
| 1972 | Equipe Matra-Simca Shell | Henri Pescarolo | Matra-Simca MS670 | S 3.0 | 344 | 1st | 1st |
- 1963 Rover-BRM ran for the ACO prize for a gas turbine car covering a minimum of 3600 km, not officially classified.
Complete British Saloon Car Championship results edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | DC | Pts | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Speedwell Stable | Austin A35 | A | BRH | BRH | MAL | BRH | BRH | CRY | BRH | BRH Ret | BRH | NC | 0 | NC | ||
| 1960 | Team Speedwell | Jaguar Mk II 3.8 | +2600cc | BRH | SNE | MAL | OUL | SNE | BRH Ret* | NC | 0 | ||||||
| Austin Mini Seven | BRH Ret | BRH | |||||||||||||||
| 1961 | Equipe Endeavour | Jaguar Mk II 3.8 | D | SNE | GOO 2 | AIN | SIL 1 | CRY | SIL 2 | BRH | OUL 2 | SNE | 6th | 28 | 3rd | ||
| 1962 | John Coombs | Jaguar Mk II 3.8 | D | SNE 3 | GOO 1 | AIN 1 | SIL 1 | CRY | AIN | BRH Ret | OUL 1 | 4th | 32 | 2nd | |||
| 1963 | John Coombs | Jaguar Mk II 3.8 | D | SNE 2 | OUL 1 | GOO 1 | AIN 1 | SIL Ret | CRY 3† | SIL | BRH 2 | BRH | 3rd | 49 | 1st | ||
| John Willment Automobiles | Ford Galaxie | OUL 2 | SNE | ||||||||||||||
| 1967 | Team Lotus | Ford Cortina Lotus | C | BRH 2 | SNE 4 | SIL 3 | SIL Ret | MAL | SIL | SIL | BRH Ret | OUL Ret† | BRH | 10th | 24 | 2nd | |
| 1968 | Alan Mann Racing | Ford Escort TC | C | BRH | THR | SIL | CRY | MAL | BRH | SIL | CRO | OUL Ret | BRH | BRH | NC | 0 | NC |
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† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.
- Car over 1000cc - Not eligible for points.
Complete Canadian-American Challenge Cup results edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Credits and honours edit
Hill's easy wit and charm helped him become a television personality, notably on the BBC show Call My Bluff with Patrick Campbell and Frank Muir. For a number of years in the early 1970s he appeared as one half of a double act, with Jackie Stewart, as an insert within the BBC Sports Personality of the Year show. In June 1975 he appeared alongside his son, Damon Hill, on the popular television programme Jim'll Fix It.[42] His appearance was later rebroadcast as part of the twentieth anniversary celebrations of the programme in January 1995, with Damon presenting a new segment at the end.[43]
Hill was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1968 Birthday Honours for services to motor racing.[44] In 1990, he was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame.
A one-off BBC Four documentary called Graham Hill: Driven was first broadcast on 26 May 2008.[45]
References edit
- ^ a b Up until 1990, not all points scored by a driver contributed to their final World Championship tally (see list of points scoring systems for more information). Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
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External links edit
- Grand Prix History – Hall of Fame, Graham Hill 10 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Graham Hill Statistics
- Graham Hill at Find a Grave