Description: MotorsportMemorabilia 1965 Grand Prix commemorative cover signed TONY RUDD 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 version TONY RUDD who turned the fortunes of BRM (British Racing Motors) team with his design for the V8-engined P57 that Graham Hill drove with great success in 1962 and 1963. In 1962 the combination of Hill and the P57 resulted in winning the Glover International Trophy races and the F1 Drivers and Constructors titles with wins in The Netherlands, german, Italian, South African Grand Prix. 1963 was another good year for the P57 with wins at Monaco and Watkins Glen for Hill who tied with team mate Richie Ginther for second place in the drivers’ points and together achieved second place for BRM as a constructor. In 196, Rudd designed the P261 which won four races for Graham Hill and two for Jackie Stewart between 1964-66. Hill was unlucky not to take the Drivers’ Championship in 1964 and BRM were equally unfortunate not to win the Constructors’ title. BRM was the best car again in 1965 but the points system denied them the prize yet again. The new 3-litre F1 began in 1966 and BRM introduced the H16 engine and in 1968 the V12, although the new cars scored points, the P57 and P261 remained the most successful cars Rudd designed. In 1969, he left BRM to join Lotus as their Engineering Director and was responsible for the twin-cam and new 16v 2-litre 907 engine. Tony Rudd continued his links with F1 as Team Principle for various teams between 1970-73. We usually have lots of other items up for sale so why not have a look
Price: 13 GBP
Location: Littlehampton
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Type: Cover
Sport: Motor Sport
Motor Sport Type: Formula 1
Autographed: Autographed
Period: 1960s
