Stuart Graham | |
Birth Date: | 9 January 1942 |
Birth Place: | West Kirby, Cheshire, England |
Nationality: | British |
Gp Active Years: | 1962, 1966–1967 |
Gp Teams: | Honda, Suzuki |
Gp Race Starts: | 23 |
Gp Championships: | 0 |
Gp Race Wins: | 2 |
Gp Podiums: | 14 |
Gp Total Points: | 29 |
Gp Poles: | N/A |
Gp Fastest Laps: | 1 |
Gp First Race: | 1962 250cc Ulster Grand Prix |
Gp First Win: | 1967 Isle of Man 50cc Ultra-Lightweight TT |
Gp Last Win: | 1967 125cc Finnish Grand Prix |
Gp Last Race: | 1967 125cc Japanese Grand Prix |
Leslie Stuart Graham (born 9 January 1942) is a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and Saloon car racing specialist.
He is the son of the 1949 500cc world champion, Leslie Graham.
Graham started racing in 1961 on a 125 cc Honda Benly Sports, followed by spells with Bill Webster and on Syd Lawton's Aermacchis. He also rode Bultacos, later selling his half-share in a garage to fund his full-time racing using a 350 cc AJS 7R and a 500 cc Matchless G50 for the 'classic' races.[1]
His big break came when he was signed for the Honda factory team in July 1966,[1] and later rode for Suzuki.
His best season was in 1967 when he won two Grand Prix races and finished the year in third place in both the 50cc and the 125cc world championships.
In the early 1970s he began car racing in Saloon classes, retiring in 1980 to concentrate on his business interests including a Honda dealership. Again reviving his racing in 1986, Graham has continued to appear in occasional historic car events.[2]
(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 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pts | Class | ||
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1974 | Team Castrol | Chevrolet Camaro Z28 | MAL 1† | BRH 1 | SIL 1 | OUL 1 | THR 2 | SIL DSQ | THR Ret | BRH 1 | ING | BRH 10† | 3rd | 64 | 1st | |||||||
Fabergé Racing | OUL 1 | SNE 1 | BRH 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
1975 | Fabergé Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Z28 | MAL 2† | BRH 1 | OUL 1† | THR Ret | SIL 2 | BRH Ret† | THR 1 | SIL 1† | MAL 1† | SNE 1 | SIL 1 | ING Ret† | BRH Ret† | OUL Ret | BRH 1 | 3rd | 78 | 1st | ||
1977 | Fabergé Racing | Ford Capri II 3.0s | SIL 4 | BRH Ret | OUL 5† | THR 7 | SIL 1 | THR 5 | DON 1† | SIL 4 | DON Ret† | BRH 6 | THR ? | BRH ? | 10th | 20 | 3rd | |||||
1978 | Fabergé Racing | Ford Capri III 3.0s | SIL Ret | OUL 2† | THR 3 | BRH 3† | SIL ?† | DON Ret† | MAL | BRH Ret | DON ?† | BRH ? | THR 3 | OUL 4† | 15th | 23 | 5th | |||||
1979 | Fabergé Racing Lee Jeans | Ford Capri III 3.0s | SIL 7 | OUL 2† | THR 8 | SIL Ret | DON 5 | SIL Ret | MAL Ret† | DON 4 | BRH Ret | THR | SNE | OUL 1† | 17th | 23 | 5th | |||||
1980 | Stuart Graham | Ford Capri III 3.0s | MAL | OUL Ret† | THR | SIL | SIL | BRH | MAL | BRH | THR | SIL | NC | 0 | NC | |||||||
1981 | Gordon Spice Racing | Ford Capri III 3.0s | MAL Ret† | SIL ? | OUL | THR | BRH | SIL | SIL | DON | BRH | THR | SIL | NC | 0 | NC | ||||||