Trivia

He won the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Was the only American driver to win a Formula 1 race in a car of his own design (Eagle-Weslake) at the 1967 Belgian Grand Prix.

Won four Formula 1 World Championship races.

Is one of only five American drivers to have won a Formula 1 World Championship race (the others are 'Phil Hill', Richie Ginther, Mario Andretti and Peter Revson).

Is one of only two drivers to have won races in Formula 1, Indy-type cars and NASCAR (Mario Andretti is the other).

Was second at the 1968 Indianapolis 500.

He won the 1975 Indianapolis 500 as a team owner in 1975 with driver Bobby Unser.

His mother was an opera singer.

Owned his own racing team, All-American Racers (Anglo American Racers) for several years.

Inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in 2007.

He began at Le Mans in 1968 the practice of popping a champagne bottle and spraying the contents around as part of his winning celebration.

Ex-Formula One racing driver, who raced for: Ferrari (1959 (4 GPs)), BRM (1960 (7 GPs)), 1961 (8 GPs)-1962 (7 GPs)), 1963 (10 GPs)-1964 (10 GPs)-1965 (9 GPs)), Eagle (1966 (8 GPs)-1967 (11 GPs)-1968 (9 GPs)) and McLaren (1969 (3 GPs)). He started 86 Grands Prix, 4 Wins, 3 Pole Positions, 6 Fastest Laps, 19 Podiums and 133 Points. Best ranked in the World Championship: 4th in 1961, 1965.

He won the Triple Crown of Endurance Racing: 24 Hours of Le Mans (1967), 3 Hours of Daytona (1962) and 12 Hours of Sebring (1959).

Teammates in Formula One were: Olivier Gendebien, Tony Brooks, Phil Hill, Jean Behra, Cliff Allison, Joakim Bonnier, Graham Hill, Hans Herrmann, Jack Brabham, Denny Hulme, Giancarlo Baghetti, Bob Bondurant, Richie Ginther, Bruce McLaren, Ludovico Scarfiotti, Jochen Rindt, Peter Gethin and Andrea de Adamich.