Description

A fine art print from an original painting by Alan Fearnley

Limited Edition 500

Print Size 20.75 x 17.25in (53 x 44cm)

Wolfgang von Trips and Phil Hill in the pits with Ferrari ‘shark-nose’ No 40 prior to the start of the 1961 Monaco Grand Prix

SIGNED by PHIL HILL

Wolfgang von Trips (4 May 1928 – 10 September 1961), also known as Wolfgang Graf Berghe von Trips, was a German racing driver who competed in Formula One from 1956 to 1961. Nicknamed “Taffy”von Trips was posthumously runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers’ Championship in 1961 with Ferrari, and won two Grands Prix across six seasons.

The 1961 Italian Grand Prix on 10 September 1961 saw von Trips tightly locked in the battle for the Formula One World Drivers’ Championship that year with his American teammate Phil Hill. On the second lap of the race at Monza, his Ferrari collided with Jim Clark’s Lotus on the long straight before Parabolica, approaching what is now Curva Alboreto; he had made contact with Clark while he was trying to overtake him, which caused him to lose control of his car and went straight into the crowd at high speed. His car became airborne and crashed into a side barrier, fatally throwing von Trips from the car, and killing fifteen spectators. Von Trips died before reaching the hospital. The toll of the accident remains the highest in the history of Formula One. As a result of the accident, the FIA banned Formula One from competing on circuits with steeply-banked corners.

Philip Toll Hill Jr. (April 20, 1927 – August 28, 2008) was an American racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1958 to 1966. Hill won the Formula One World Drivers’ Championship in 1961 with Ferrari, and won three Grands Prix across eight seasons. In endurance racing, Hill was a three-time winner of both the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 12 Hours of Sebring, all with Ferrari. Upon winning the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1964 with NART, Hill became the first driver to complete the Triple Crown of endurance racing