Ferrari and World Championship Number Eight
The following year, 1963, he signed for Ferrari, which, having lost direction, was keen to benefit from his renowned driving skills and technical know-how.
By August, he had repaid the team's faith in his capabilities with a victory in the German GP at The Nürburgring. This - his overdue first Grand Prix win - was Ferrari's first championship victory since the 1961 Italian Grand Prix.
.jpg) By 1964 - due in no small part to his input - the famed Scuderia was once more a potent force in Grand Prix racing, enabling John to lift the F1 title. In so doing, he established his unique claim to fame as the only 'Grand Master' of two wheels and four.
But 1965 was a less successful year due to Ferrari's decision to start the F1 campaign with the previous season's V8 engine while it developed a flat-12.
However, in sports cars - an arena in which John's impressive record is often overlooked - he scored four wins and four second places driving the Ferrari 330P2 and 365P2 in European events, and his own Lola T70-Chevrolet in North American races.
Picture: En route to World Championship no 8 in the Ferrari 158 at the Mexican Grand Prix in 1964
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