MotorsportMemorabilia 1962 Grand Prix commemorative cover signed JACKIE LEWIS

Stirling Moss was seriously injured at Goodwood prior to the start of the season and this effectively ended his racing career. With the emergence of V-8 engines, 1962 was clearly BRM's chance to dominate; Graham Hill achieving 4 victories en route to the Drivers and Constructors Championships. Although Jim Clark accumulated 6 pole positions and 3 wins in the Lotus 25, it was Graham Hill's BRM P57 that led most laps and Clark was the runner up in the final table. Bruce McLaren won a race in the Cooper T60 and came third in the championship. Ross Wardle's artwork depicts the BRM P57s of Graham Hill and Richie Ginther leading from Bruce McLaren in the Cooper-Climax T60. All cars sport the British Racing Green, clearly indicating that the early dominance of the Italian red was temporarily abated. 

Our second special covers are signed by  ;JACKIE LEWIS who after purchasing a Cooper F3 car experienced instant success, winning 3 races in 1958, his first season. He continued to drive Coopers in 1959, and competed well against stars such as Jack Brabham and Maurice Trintignant. His success with Cooper continued in 1960, when he won the British F2 Championship, as well as winning F2 races at Chimay & Montlhery. For 1961 & 62 he competed in Formula 1 driving nine races in the Cooper-Climax T53; his best result was fourth in the 1961 Italian GP where he finished just 12 seconds behind Bruce McLaren's newer T55 model. He bought his own BRM P48/57 in 1962 but it failed to qualify for the Monte Carlo GP that year and was returned to the factory. Jackie Lewis retired at the age of just 27; greater success would surely have been possible with the works team backing that his talent clearly merited.