Clay Regazzoni - Swiss Formula 1 Racing Driver - In Person Signed Photograph

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Clay Regazzoni - Swiss Formula 1 Racing Driver - In Person Signed Photograph
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This is an In Person signed 10" x 8" Colour photograph of the late Swiss Formula 1 Racing driver.
Gianclaudio Giuseppe "Clay" Regazzoni
(5 September 1939 – 15 December 2006) was a Swiss
racing car
driver
. He competed in
Formula One
races from
1970
to
1980
, winning five Grands Prix. His first win was the
Italian Grand Prix
at
Monza
in his debut season, driving for
Ferrari
. He remained with the Italian team until
1972
. After a single season with
BRM
, Regazzoni returned to Ferrari for a further three years,
1974
to
1976
. After finally leaving Ferrari at the end of 1976, Regazzoni joined the
Ensign
and
Shadow
teams, before moving to
Williams
in
1979
, where he took the British team's first ever Grand Prix victory, the
1979 British Grand Prix
at
Silverstone
.
He was replaced by
Carlos Reutemann
at Williams for
1980
and moved back to Ensign. Following an accident at the
1980 United States Grand Prix West
he was left paralyzed from the waist down, ending his career in Formula One. Regazzoni did not stop racing, however; he competed in the
Paris-Dakar rally
and
Sebring 12 hours
using a hand controlled car during the late 1980s and early 1990s. In 1996, Regazzoni became a commentator for Italian TV.
He died in a car accident in Italy on 15 December 2006.
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This is an In Person signed 10" x 8" Colour photograph of the late Swiss Formula 1 Racing driver.  He was replaced by Carlos Reutemann at Williams for 1980 and moved back to Ensign. Following an accident at the 1980 United States Grand Prix West he was left paralyzed from the waist down, ending his career in Formula One. Regazzoni did not stop racing, however; he competed in the Paris-Dakar rally and Sebring 12 hours using a hand controlled car during the late 1980s and early 1990s. In 1996, Regazzoni became a commentator for Italian TV. He died in a car accident in Italy on 15 December 2006. Writestuff Autographs.   Ken Mills of Writestuff Autographs welcomes you to his Ebay Online Shop which represents over 50 years indulgence in a passion for collecting Genuine Autographs. From humble b
Sport
Formula 1 Motor Racing.
Type
Photographs
Period
1970s