Bib Stillwell
| Bib Stillwell | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 31 July 1927 Melbourne, Australia |
| Died | 12 June 1999 |
| Retired | 1965 |
| Australian Drivers' Championship | |
| Years active | 1957 to 1965 |
| Best finish | 1st in 1962 Australian Drivers' Championship 1963 Australian Drivers' Championship 1964 Australian Drivers' Championship 1965 Australian Drivers' Championship |
| Previous series | |
| 1964-1965 | Tasman Series |
| Championship titles | |
|
1962 1963 1964 1965 1961 1962 1965 |
Australian Drivers' Championship Australian Drivers' Championship Australian Drivers' Championship Australian Drivers' Championship Australian Tourist Trophy Australian Tourist Trophy Australian One and a Half Litre Championship |
Bib Stillwell (born Bermar Sellars Stillwell on 31 July 1927 in Melbourne, Australia) was a racing driver who was active in Australian motor racing from 1947 to 1965. He won the Australian Drivers' Championship in each of the four years from 1962 to 1965.
Stillwell competed in his first race in 1947 at the Ballarat Airstrip circuit, driving an MG TC. He won the Victorian Trials Championship with the MG in the following year and competed in his first Australian Grand Prix in 1953 at the wheel of an Austin-Healey 100. Stillwell imported a new Jaguar D-Type for 1956 and won the Argus Cup, the SA Trophy and the News South Wales Sports Car Championship in that year. He also placed fifth in the 1956 Australian Tourist Trophy against international opposition. He subsequently raced Maserati, Aston Martin, Cooper and Repco Brabham cars. Stillwell drove an Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato in the 1961 Le Mans 24 Hour Race with fellow Australian Lex Davison but the car did not finish.
Stillwell won the 1962 Australian Drivers' Championship with a Cooper and the 1963, 1964 and 1965 Australian Drivers' Championships driving Repco Brabhams. He was also victorious in the Australian Tourist Trophy in 1961 and 1962 in a Cooper Monaco and the 1965 Australian One and a Half Litre Championship with a Repco Brabham. Although he never won an Australian Grand Prix, he placed second in 1961 and 1964 driving a Cooper and a Repco-Brabham respectively, and third in 1960 and 1962 in Coopers.
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