Alphabetically, the first of all the GP drivers, George was involved in the car industry in various means for a good number of years, and HWM Motors still runs on today. Both parents were American and George spent 3 years growing up in the country until his father's early death. He died, peacefully, after a heart-attack, in retirement, at his home in Ibstone. George also won a DFC during the war, serving as a decorated bomber pilot, but suffered as a POW in a Nazi concentration camp. He started racing in 1934 but retired after both John Heath's death and also because he was newly married. Later undertook powerboating after his racing career.

Biography last updated 7 Jul 2024