Bib Stillwell [SEP] occupation
Bib Stillwell
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.
Racing career.
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
points ahead of Bib Stillwell (Cooper T51-Climax). Stillwell and third placed driver Bill Patterson (Cooper T51-Climax) each won one race, at Port Wakefield and Phillip Island respectively, as did Jack Brabham, who won at Longford in his Cooper T51-Climax.
Race calendar.
The championship was contested over a seven race series.
Points system.
Championship points were awarded on a 12-7-5-3-2-1 basis for the first six places at each race, with only Australian license holders