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After his death, Silverstone village, home to the track of the same name, named a road, Graham Hill, after him 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.
Graham Hill's iron-willed determination, fierce pride and great courage enabled him to overcome the odds against more naturally gifted drivers. None of them was more popular with the public than the moustachioed extrovert with the quick wit, who loved the limelight, was a natural entertainer and became one of the first Formula 1 media stars.
Graham Hill (born Feb. 15, 1929, London—died Nov. 29, 1975, near London) was a British automobile racing driver who won the Grand Prix world championship in 1962 and 1968 and the Indianapolis 500 in 1966.
One of Britain's greatest motor racing drivers, Graham Hill, was killed in a plane crash 40 years ago this month. The two-times world champion was just 46, and had recently retired from the...
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. Twice World Champion during his 176 races as a Grand Prix star, he remains the only driver to win the Monaco GP, Indianapolis 500 and Le Mans 24 Hours.
GREAT BRITAIN. A thoroughly British racing driver, who started all 176 of his world championship races in British-built machinery with BRM, Lotus, Shadow, Lola and his own nascent Embassy...
Oct 1, 2015 · To mark 40 years since his passing, Motor Sport pays tribute in the November issue to Graham Hill, a man who transcended his sport to hold a special place in the national consciousness of Great Britain – and indeed the world – during the 1960s and ’70s.
