Login
Login

Stuart Graham (motorcyclist)

{{short description|British motorcycle racer and racing driver (born 1942)}}

{{about|the British motorcycle racer|the Australian Army officer|Stuart Clarence Graham|the British actor|Stuart Graham (actor)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}

{{Use British English|date=January 2012}}

{{Infobox motorcycle rider

| name = Stuart Graham

| image = 350cc race. Stuart Graham (19), Silvio Grassetti (30), John Cooper (14), Bestanddeelnr 919-2884.jpg

| caption = Race at Dutch TT in 1966, Stuart Graham number 19, Silvio Grassetti 30 and John Cooper 14.

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1942|1|9|df=y}}

| 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.Motor Cycle 21 July 1966, p.86 Racing Line by David Dixon Accessed and added 2014-12-23

His big break came when he was signed for the Honda factory team in July 1966, 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.[http://www.historicracing.com/driver_az.cfm?type=drivers_alpha&tStartRow=1&AlphaIndex=G&driverID=2070 Historic Racing]. Retrieved 2014-12-24 {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430041618/http://www.historicracing.com/driver_az.cfm?type=drivers_alpha&tStartRow=1&AlphaIndex=G&driverID=2070|date=30 April 2016}}

Racing record

=Complete British Saloon Car Championship results=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Team

! Car

! Class

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}

! Pts

! Class

rowspan=2| 1974

! Team Castrol

!rowspan=2| Chevrolet Camaro Z28

!rowspan=2| {{Tooltip|D|Class D}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MAL
1†

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BRH
1

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SIL
1

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| OUL
1

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| THR
2

|style="background:#000000; color:white"| SIL
DSQ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| THR
Ret

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BRH
1

| ING

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH
10†

|

|

|

|

|

|rowspan=2 style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd

|rowspan=2 style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 64

|rowspan=2 style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

Fabergé Racing

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| OUL
1

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SNE
1

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BRH
1

|

|

1975

! Fabergé Racing

! Chevrolet Camaro Z28

! {{Tooltip|D|Class D}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAL
2†

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BRH
1

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| OUL
1†

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| THR
Ret

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SIL
2

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH
Ret†

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| THR
1

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SIL
1†

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MAL
1†

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SNE
1

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SIL
1

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ING
Ret†

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH
Ret†

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OUL
Ret

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BRH
1

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 78

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

1977

! Fabergé Racing

! Ford Capri II 3.0s

! {{Tooltip|D|Class D}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SIL
4

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
5†

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR
7

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SIL
1

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR
5

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DON
1†

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SIL
4

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DON
Ret†

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRH
6

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR
?

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
?

|

|

|

! 10th

! 20

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd

1978

! Fabergé Racing

! Ford Capri III 3.0s

! {{Tooltip|D|Class D}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL
Ret

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| OUL
2†

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| THR
3

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRH
3†

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
?†

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DON
Ret†

| MAL

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON
?†

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
?

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| THR
3

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
4†

|

|

|

! 15th

! 23

! 5th

1979

! Fabergé Racing Lee Jeans

! Ford Capri III 3.0s

! {{Tooltip|D|Class D}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL
7

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| OUL
2†

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR
8

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON
5

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAL
Ret†

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DON
4

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH
Ret

| THR

| SNE

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| OUL
1†

|

|

|

! 17th

! 23

! 5th

1980

! Stuart Graham

! Ford Capri III 3.0s

! {{Tooltip|D|Class D}}

| MAL

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OUL
Ret†

| THR

| SIL

| SIL

| BRH

| MAL

| BRH

| THR

| SIL

|

|

|

|

|

! NC

! 0

! NC

1981

! Gordon Spice Racing

! Ford Capri III 3.0s

! {{Tooltip|D|Class D}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAL
Ret†

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
?

| OUL

| THR

| BRH

| SIL

| SIL

| DON

| BRH

| THR

| SIL

|

|

|

|

! NC

! 0

! NC

colspan="22"|{{center|{{small|Source:{{cite web |last1=de Jong |first1=Frank |title=British Saloon Car Championship |url=http://www.touringcarracing.net/Pages/BSCC.html |website=History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993 |access-date=9 November 2022}}}}}}

† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20120503095726/http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Stuart+Graham Graham on MotoGP.com via internet archive]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Graham, Stuart}}

Category:1942 births

Category:English motorcycle racers

Category:50cc World Championship riders

Category:125cc World Championship riders

Category:250cc World Championship riders

Category:350cc World Championship riders

Category:500cc World Championship riders

Category:Isle of Man TT riders

Category:Living people

Category:British Touring Car Championship drivers

Category:Place of birth missing (living people)

Category:20th-century English sportsmen

{{England-motorcycle-racing-bio-stub}}