HILL, (NORMAN) GRAHAM

born Feb. 15, 1929, London died Nov. 29, 1975, near London British automobile racing driver who won the Grand Prix world championship in 1962 and 1968 and the Indianapolis 500 in 1966. Trained as an engineer, Hill became a racing car mechanic and drove in his first race in 1954. From 1960 to 1966 he drove for British Racing Motors (BRM), winning his first major race at the Dutch Grand Prix in 1962. He drove in 176 Grand Prix races, a record total, winning more than 20 of them. In 1972 he won the Le Mans 24-hour Grand Prix d'Endurance. An articulate and thoughtful man, he served as a spokesman for professional racing drivers.