Cup. The car was also the last front-engined car ever to win a F1 race. Despite a trip the Tasman Series and success in the hands Peter Westbury, when he won the British Hill Climb Championship in 1964, the car was not used much again. Subsequently the four-wheel-drive concept succeeded in the United States and in 1966 was built into the Jensen FF road car. Rolt was a very private man, but had great charm and presence. He also had the dignity to shun personal publicity, and the notion that he had done something heroic in trying to escape from Colditz never crossed his mind. He avoided Colditz reunions. He simply saw it as his duty to make escape attempts and was quick to emphasise that there was nothing light-hearted about those efforts, and would say ”Escaping was not a game. Nor was it fun. It was a duty" . He gained much satisfaction from shooting and skiing. Lois and his daughter, Nikki, predeceased him, but he was survived by his other daughter Angela, and sons David and Stuart, the latter of whom raced Saloon cars in the 1970s and served as chairman of the British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC). He was the last surviving driver from that inaugural World Championship Grand Prix held at Silverstone; also the last pre-World War member of the prestigious BRDC, having been elected in 1936. Racing record Career highlights Complete Formula One World Championship results (key) * Indicates shared drive with Peter Walker Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Complete Mille Miglia results Complete Spa 24 Hours results Complete 12 Hours of Reims results Complete 12 Hours of Donington results Complete 12 Hours of Paris results References External links Times obituary The Guardian: obituary http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/drv-rolton.html http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/dr.htm English racing drivers English Formula One drivers Rob Walker Racing Team Formula One drivers Connaught Formula One drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans winning drivers 24 Hours of Spa drivers Mille Miglia drivers 12 Hours of Reims drivers Brighton Speed Trials people Prisoners of war held at Colditz Castle Rifle Brigade officers Recipients of the Military Cross British Army personnel of World War II 1918 births 2008 deaths People from Bordon People educated at Eton College Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst World Sportscar Championship drivers