Graham Hill Tag

By Frank Santoroski, Staff Writer As the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is making preparations for the historic 100th running of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing, it is a wonderful time to take a trip down memory lane and examine the rich history of this uniquely American event. Each of the 99 previous races has produced a winner that will forever have his name etched in motor racing history. 67 race winning drivers, and two relief drivers have their images on the Borg-Warner Trophy. There are, however, an untold number of heartbreakingRead More

After winning his second Indy 500 this year, speculation for racing legend Juan Pablo Montoya to take on the challenge of Le Mans has increased ten fold. Montoya, the only active driver to have wins at Indy and Monaco to his name could, with a win at La Sarthe, become only the second man in history to claim racing’s elusive Triple Crown. British super star Graham Hill is the only man to achieve the feat so far, when he completed the third leg by winning Le Mans in 1972 drivingRead More

With the greatest weekend of the year nearly upon us, we take a look back at the 1965 Monaco Grand Prix in this week’s Throwback Thursday Theater. A race dominated by Mr. Monaco himself, Graham Hill, who won over Lorenzo Bandini by over a minute and nearly three minutes over Jackie Stewart in third. Enjoy.Read More

For this week’s Throwback Thursday Theater, here is a clip of Mr. Monaco himself, Graham Hill describing what it’s like to race in the glamorous principality. Enjoy.Read More