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2 unusual facts about Graham Hill


Tony Brise

Embassy Racing with Graham Hill

Brise made his Grand Prix debut on 27 April 1975 for Williams but after one race switched to Embassy Racing With Graham Hill run by former world champion driver Graham Hill, where he showed great potential.


1958 Monaco Grand Prix

Graham Hill (Lotus 12) retired from fourth place in his first race on lap 69, after briefly leading.

1993 Australian FAI IndyCar Grand Prix

Mansell also became the first person to win their first IndyCar race since Graham Hill had won the 1966 Indianapolis 500.

Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite

John Sprinzel had founded the highly successful tuning firm Speedwell, where he was joined by future Formula 1 World Champion Graham Hill.

Ballarat Airport

British Racing Motors factory drivers Dan Gurney and Graham Hill finished first and second in the major race, the Victoria Trophy with Ron Flockhart third in a Cooper.

Four-wheel drive in Formula One

In February 1963, the car, having been fitted with a 2.5-litre Coventry Climax engine, was driven by Graham Hill in the Australian Grand Prix at Warwick Farm and the Lakeside International at Lakeside, placing sixth and second respectively.

John Tipler

He has been writing books since 1990, with over 30 published on a variety of motor vehicles, including Morgan, TVR, Lotus, Caterham and Alfa Romeo sports cars, Land Rovers, Triumph and Harley-Davidson motorcycles, plus several on Lotus formula 1 cars, as well as biographies of racing drivers Graham Hill, Ronnie Peterson and Ayrton Senna.

Lotus 56

The remaining three cars with Graham Hill, Joe Leonard, and Art Pollard were entered for the race, with Leonard claiming pole position.


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