MotorsportMemorabilia 1965 Grand Prix commemorative cover signed RICHARD ATTWOOD In 1965, Jim Clark took 6 pole positions and won 6 races against Graham Hill's 4 poles and 2 victories, he also led for over half the laps in the season. Having sorted out the problems from its debut in 1964, the Lotus 33 was clearly dominant, enabling Clark to achieve his second Drivers Championship title and give Lotus the Constructors trophy. Although Hill and Stewart both scored well for BRM, they were denied the Constructors title on the discounted points system. The Honda RA272 won the last race of the season, driven by Richie Ginther; this was Honda's first F1 victory. The Ross Wardle artwork depicts Jim Clark in the Lotus-Climax 33, leading the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, with Graham Hill's BRM P261 and John Surtees in his Ferrari 158. It is rare to see so many F1 Champions in the same picture.The extra special is signed by RICHARD ATTWOOD who was a Jaguar apprentice who raced a Triumph TR3 in 1960, before competing in Formula Junior races for Midland Racing Partnership (MRP) in the 1962 & 63 seasons. He won the 1963 Grovewood Award, having won the Monaco FJ race in a Lola-Ford. Continuing with MRP, he upgraded to F2 for the 1964 season, winning the Vienna GP at Aspen and being runner up 4 times. In his first year of F1 he gained 2 points for Reg Parnell, driving the Lotus 25, he also won the Rome F2 race at Vallelunga and the Rand 9-hour sports car race at Kyalami. Driving for BRM in the 1966 Tasman Series, he won the Gold Leaf Trophy at Levin and repeated his win at Kyalami. In 1968 he was enlisted by BRM to replace Mike Spence who had tragically died at Indianapolis; his first outing achieved a stunning second place and fastest lap in the Monaco GP. His F1 career ended in 1969, with points for drives in a Lotus 49B and a Brabham BT30. Winning the 1970 Le Mans 24-hour race with Hans Herrmann in a Porsche 917 was a major achievement; he also drove the Gulf / Wyer Porsche to victory with Roderiguez in the 1971 Osterreichring 1000 Km race.
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