Few drivers can claim rallying, F1 and endurance endeavours on the same CV. That's how good Vic Elford was
Time for some comment on the sad passing of Vic Elford, who died yesterday aged 86. He may not be up there with the likes of Clarke and Moss in terms of celebrity, but he was still a legend of motorsport thanks to his adaptability behind the wheel.
This was duly noted by the Porsche factory team, who signed him to drive a 911 and he duly repaid them with victory in the 1967 European Rally Championship. The following year he won the Monte Carlo Rally alongside his co-driver, David Stone, and within a week he had transferred to a Porsche 907 and competed at the Daytona 24 Hours. He won that, too.
His Formula One debut came at the 1968 French Grand Prix. In wet conditions, he battled to fourth in his Cooper T86. That proved to be his best finish, although his three seasons in F1 included many retirements. However, in the races he did see the chequered flag he ended up in the top ten on all but one occasion - an 11th place at the 1971 German Grand Prix - driving either a Cooper, McLaren or BRM.
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