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Stuart Graham (motorcyclist)

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Stuart Graham
Race at Dutch TT in 1966, Stuart Graham number 19, Silvio Grassetti 30 and John Cooper 14.
NationalityBritish
Born (1942-01-09) 9 January 1942 (age 82)
West Kirby, Cheshire, England
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years1962, 1966–1967
First race1962 250cc Ulster Grand Prix
Last race1967 125cc Japanese Grand Prix
First win1967 Isle of Man 50cc Ultra-Lightweight TT
Last win1967 125cc Finnish Grand Prix
Team(s)Honda, Suzuki
Championships0
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
23 2 14 N/A 1 29

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]

Racing record

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Complete British Saloon Car Championship results

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(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 Pos. Pts Class
1974 Team Castrol Chevrolet Camaro Z28 D 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 D 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 D 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 D 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 D 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 D MAL OUL
Ret† 		THR SIL SIL BRH MAL BRH THR SIL NC 0 NC
1981 Gordon Spice Racing Ford Capri III 3.0s D MAL
Ret† 		SIL
? 		OUL THR BRH SIL SIL DON BRH THR SIL NC 0 NC
Source:[3]

† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.

References

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  1. ^ a b Motor Cycle 21 July 1966, p.86 Racing Line by David Dixon Accessed and added 2014-12-23
  2. ^ Historic Racing. Retrieved 2014-12-24 Archived 30 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ de Jong, Frank. "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
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