Who
was He?
World Champion Motor racing driver.
Date and Place
of Birth: 15th
February 1929.
Family Background: From
a family of non-affluent working people.
Education:
Hendon technical College. Universal Motor Racing
Club, Brands Hatch.
Chronology:
Drove
in a record 176 motor racing Grand Prix events.
Won over 20.
1960-1966: Drove
for BRM (British Racing Motors).
1962: Won Dutch Grand
Prix his first major race. Became Formula One
World Champion.
1963: Won the Monaco
Grand Prix at Monte Carlo.
1964: Won the Monaco
Grand Prix at Monte Carlo.
1965: Won the Monaco
Grand Prix at Monte Carlo.
1966: Won Indianapolis
500.
1967: Rejoined the
Lotus Team.
1968: Became Formula
One World Champion. Won the Monaco Grand Prix
at Monte Carlo.
1969: Won the Monaco
Grand Prix at Monte Carlo.
1972: Won Le Mans
(24 Hour) Race in France.
1975: Started his
own motor racing team, called Embassy Racing.
Marriage: To
Bette
Places of Interest:
Date and Place
of Death:
29th November, 1975, when the small plane he was
piloting with his racing team crashed onto Arkley
Golf Course, Elstree, near London.
Age at Death:
46.
Site of Grave:
Funeral service at St. Albans Abbey and then cremation
at Garston Crematorium. Ashes buried at St. Botolph's
Church, Shenley. Memorial at Indianapolis Motor
Speedway, Indiana, USA.
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