David Hobbs (racing driver)
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First entry | 1967 British Grand Prix | ||||||||||
Last entry | 1974 Italian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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David Wishart Hobbs
Driving career
Hobbs was born, in
Hobbs was due to make his F1 Grand Prix debut for Tim Parnell Racing at the 1965 French Grand Prix at Clermont-Ferrand, but a serious road accident put him in hospital for three weeks.[5]
In 1971 Hobbs won the
Television commentator
Hobbs provided commentary for Formula One and
He also worked for ESPN, serving as an analyst for their Formula 1 coverage from 1988 until 1992.Other appearances
Hobbs appeared in the 1983 comedy film Stroker Ace, playing a TV race announcer. He also appeared in the Cars 2 movie, which premiered in June 2011, as announcer "David Hobbscap", a 1963 Jaguar from Hobbs' real life hometown in England.
Personal life
This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (October 2021) |
Hobbs's father, Howard Frederick Hobbs, was an Australian-born engineer and inventor who developed an early version of the
Racing record
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | WDC | Pts |
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1967 | Bernard White Racing | BRM P261
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BRM P60 2.1 V8 | RSA | MON | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR 8 |
CAN 9 |
ITA | USA | MEX | NC | 0 | |||||
Lola Cars | Lola T100 | L4
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GER 101 |
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1968 | Honda Racing F1
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Honda RA301
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Honda RA301E 3.0 V12
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RSA | ESP | MON | BEL | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA Ret |
CAN | USA | MEX | NC | 0 | |||
1971 | Penske-White Racing
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McLaren M19A
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Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | RSA | ESP | MON | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA 10 |
NC | 0 | ||||
1974 | Yardley Team McLaren
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McLaren M23
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Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ARG | BRA | RSA | ESP | BEL | MON | SWE | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT 7 |
ITA 9 |
CAN | USA | NC | 0 |
Source:[11]
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- Notes
- Formula 2entry.
Non-Championship Formula One results
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Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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1964 | Merlyn Racing | Merlyn Mk7 (F2) | L4
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DMT | NWT | SYR | AIN Ret |
INT | SOL | MED | RAN |
1966 | Reg Parnell Racing | Lotus 33 | BRM P60 2.0 V8 | RSA | SYR 3 |
INT | OUL | ||||
1968 | Bernard White Racing | BRM P261
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BRM P101 3.0 V12 | ROC 9 |
INT 6 |
OUL 6 |
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1970 | Team Surtees | Surtees TS5 (F5000) | Chevrolet 5.0 V8 | ROC | INT Ret |
OUL | |||||
1971 | Hogan Racing | M10B (F5000)
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Chevrolet 5.0 V8 | ARG | ROC | QUE DNQ |
SPR | INT | RIN | OUL | VIC |
1973 | Hogan Racing | Lola T330 (F5000) | Chevrolet 5.0 V8 | ROC Ret |
INT Ret |
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1974 | Hogan Racing | Lola T332 (F5000) | Chevrolet 5.0 V8 | PRE
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ROC | INT DNS |
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Source:[11]
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Complete British Saloon Car Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Pts | Class |
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1962 | Peter Berry Racing Ltd | Jaguar Mk II 3.8
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D | SNE ? |
GOO 4 |
AIN 3 |
SIL 4 |
CRY | AIN | BRH 5 |
OUL | 18th | 8 | 6th | ||||
1968
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Malcolm Gartlan Racing | Ford Falcon Sprint
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D | BRH 4 |
THR 2 |
SIL Ret |
CRY Ret† |
MAL | BRH | SIL 1 |
CRO 2 |
OUL 3 |
BRH | BRH 2 |
9th | 32 | 3rd | |
1970
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Pierre de Plessis | Chevrolet Camaro Z28
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D | BRH | SNE
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THR | SIL Ret |
CRY | SIL | SIL | CRO | BRH | OUL | BRH | BRH | NC | 0 | NC |
Source:[12]
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† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
Indianapolis 500 results
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NASCAR
(key) (Bold - Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics - Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Winston Cup Series
Winston Cup Series results
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | NWCC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||
1976 | DeWitt Racing
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73 | Chevy | RSD | DAY 34 |
CAR
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RCH
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BRI
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ATL
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NWS | DAR
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MAR
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TAL | NSV | DOV | CLT | RSD | MCH | DAY | NSV
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POC
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TAL
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NA | 0 | [14] | |||||||||||||||||||
Donlavey Racing | 9 | Ford | MCH 17 |
BRI | DAR | RCH
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DOV
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MAR
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NWS
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CLT | CAR | ATL | ONT |
Daytona 500
Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
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1976 | DeWitt Racing
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Chevrolet | 16 | 34 |
Complete Bathurst 1000 results
Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
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1981 | JPS Team BMW | Allan Grice | BMW 635 CSi
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6 Cylinder & Rotary | 113 | 7th | 2nd |
1982 | JPS Team BMW | Jim Richards | BMW 635 CSi
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A | 157 | 5th | 5th |
References
- ISBN 0-85059-195-3.
- ^ H. H. Pitt and M. N. Wicks, The Pitt Family of Payneham (Adelaide, 1977)
- ^ F.I.A. Year Book of Automobile Sport, P.S.L. Publications Limited., London, 1969.
- ^ David Hobbs at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
- ^ "FORMULA ONE - HOBBS: The North American Swing". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- ^ Trenton Evening Times, 7 September 1971, Page 37.
- ^ "David Hobbs 1976 Winston Cup Results – Racing-Reference.info". Archived from the original on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2007.
- ^ Hobbs, David (September 2012). "In Racing, Broadcasting: Timing is Everything". Road & Track. 64 (1): 94.
- ^ "Howard Frederick Hobbs and His Transmission Heritage". 2020.
- ^ "Plymouth-based van Horn Auto Group acquires David Hobbs Honda in Glendale". 9 March 2023.
- ^ a b "David Hobbs – Biography". MotorSportMagazine. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ de Jong, Frank. "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "All Results of David Hobbs". RacingSportCars. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ "David Hobbs − 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
External links
- SpeedTV bio
- David Hobbs Honda
- David Hobbs driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- David Hobbs – Test Driver Jaguar XJ13 – Building the Legend