Malcolm Campbell - Awards

Awards

  • In 1931 on his return from Daytona where he set a land speed record of 245.736 mph (395.474 km/h), he was given a civic welcome and a Mansion House banquet in London, and was knighted by King George V.
  • He was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1990.
  • He was awarded the Segrave Trophy in 1933 and 1939.
  • He was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 1994.
  • A blue plaque commemorates Campbell and his son at Canbury School, Kingston Hill, Kingston-upon Thames, where they lived.

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