Stuart Graham (motorcyclist)

This article is about the British motorcycle racer. For the Australian Army officer, see Stuart Clarence Graham. For the British actor, see Stuart Graham (actor).

Leslie Stuart Graham (born 9 January 1942) is a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and Saloon car racing specialist.

Stuart Graham
Race at Dutch TT in 1966, Stuart Graham number 19, Silvio Grassetti 30 and John Cooper 14.
Nationality	British
Born	(1942-01-09) 9 January 1942 (age 83) West Kirby, Cheshire, England
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1962, 1966–1967 First race 1962 250cc Ulster Grand Prix Last race 1967 125cc Japanese Grand Prix First win 1967 Isle of Man 50cc Ultra-Lightweight TT Last win 1967 125cc Finnish Grand Prix Team(s) Honda, Suzuki Championships 0 Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 23 2 14 N/A 1 29

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

Complete British Saloon Car Championship results

(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.