Gentleman Racer (2025)
Overview
The extraordinary story of a a race driver coaching legend, his long lost son and the car that connects them after 60 years. A touching and fascinating story set against the backdrop of the European Historic Grand Prix race series. The name Jim Russell still conjures memories for anyone who ever raced. World champions passed through his doors — Fittipaldi, Bell, Villeneuve, Senna. As he lay recovering from a life-threatening accident in the 1950s, his son Stephen was born in the same hospital and left without ever meeting his father. Decades later, Steve Banham found his birth family, tracked down his father's Cooper Grand Prix racer, and set about racing it himself — in Jim's memory.
What is Gentleman Racer about?
The extraordinary story of a a race driver coaching legend, his long lost son and the car that connects them after 60 years. A touching and fascinating story set against the backdrop of the European Historic Grand Prix race series. The name Jim Russell still conjures memories for anyone who ever raced. World champions passed through his doors — Fittipaldi, Bell, Villeneuve, Senna. As he lay recovering from a life-threatening accident in the 1950s, his son Stephen was born in the same hospital and left without ever meeting his father. Decades later, Steve Banham found his birth family, tracked down his father's Cooper Grand Prix racer, and set about racing it himself — in Jim's memory. Gentleman Racer is a Documentary movie, released on 2025-11-21, runtime 58 minutes.
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Directed by
Luke Holliday
Cast
- Steve Banham as Self
- Bev Banham as Self
- James Banham as Self
- Victoria Banham as Self
- Brian Banham as Self
- Tony Ditheridge as Self
- Duncan Rabagliati as Self
- Simon Dedman as Self
- Jamie B. Chambers as Jim Russell (recreation)
- Rachel Bull as Woman in Car (recreation)
- Emerson Fittipaldi as Self (archive)
- Stirling Moss as Self (archive)
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