Phil Hill
Shelby-American Inc. Chaparral Cars Inc. | |
Best finish | 1st (1958, 1961, 1962) |
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Class wins | 3 (1958, 1961, 1962) |
Philip Toll Hill Jr. (April 20, 1927 – August 28, 2008) was an American racing driver. He was one of two American drivers to win the Formula One World Drivers' Championship, and the only one who was born in the United States (the other, Mario Andretti, was born in Italy and later became an American citizen). He also scored three wins at each of the 24 Hours of Le Mans and 12 Hours of Sebring sports car races.
Hill was described as a "thoughtful, gentle man" and once said, "I'm in the wrong business. I don't want to beat anybody, I don't want to be the big hero. I'm a peace-loving man, basically."[2]
Career
Born April 20, 1927, in
Hill began driving full-time for the
After leaving Ferrari at the end of 1962, he and fellow driver Giancarlo Baghetti started for the new team ATS created by ex-Ferrari engineers in the great walkout of 1961. In 1964 Hill continued in Formula One, driving for the Cooper Formula One Team before retiring from single-seaters at the end of the season and limiting his future driving to sports car racing with Ford Motor Company and the Chaparral Cars of Jim Hall. During the 1966 Formula One season, Hill often participated in race weekends behind the wheel of a Ford GT40 prototype, accompanied by a remote-control Panasonic camera in order to produce images for the movie Grand Prix.[5] In that same season, he entered his last Formula One race, the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, racing for Dan Gurney's All American Racers, but he failed to qualify.[6] Hill retired from racing altogether in 1967.[citation needed]
Hill has the distinction of having won the first (a three-lap event at Carrell Speedway in a
After racing
Following his retirement, Hill built up an award-winning
Hill had a long association with
After traveling to the
Racing record
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
1The M3A, fitted with a cine camera, was allowed to enter the race to capture the start for the film Grand Prix
Non-championship Formula One results
(key)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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1959 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 246 | V6
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GLV | AIN | INT 4 |
OUL | SIL | |||||||||||||||
1960 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 246 | V6
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GLV | INT 5 |
SIL 4 |
LOM | OUL | |||||||||||||||
1962 | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari 156 | V6
|
CAP | BRX | LOM | LAV | GLV | PAU | AIN 3 |
INT | NAP | MAL | CLP | RMS | SOL | KAN | MED | DAN | OUL | MEX | RAN | NAT |
1963 | Ecurie Filipinetti
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Lotus 24 | BRM P56 1.5 V8 | LOM | GLV | PAU | IMO | SYR | AIN | INT | ROM | SOL Ret |
KAN | MED | AUT | OUL | RAN | ||||||
1964 | Scuderia Centro Sud | BRM P57 | BRM P56 1.5 V8 | DMT 4 |
NWT | SYR | |||||||||||||||||
Cooper Car Company | Cooper T66 | Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 | AIN Ret |
INT 4 |
SOL | MED | RAN | ||||||||||||||||
Source:[15]
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Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
Complete 12 Hours of Sebring results
Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
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1953 | William Spear | Bill Spear | Ferrari 225 S | S3.0 | 56 | DNF (Differential) | |
1954 | William Spear | Bill Spear | Ferrari 375 MM | S5.0 | 60 | DNF (Rear end) | |
1955 | Allen Guiberson | Carroll Shelby | Ferrari 750 Monza Spyder | S3.0 | 182 | 2nd | 1st |
1956 | George Tilp | Masten Gregory | Ferrari 857 S | S5.0 | 61 | DNF (Bearings) | |
1957 | Ferrari Factory | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari 290 MM | S5.0 | 106 | DNF (Electrics) | |
1958 | Scuderia Ferrari | Peter Collins | Ferrari 250 TR 58
|
S3.0 | 200 | 1st | 1st |
1959 | Scuderia Ferrari | Dan Gurney Chuck Daigh Olivier Gendebien |
Ferrari 250 TR 59
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S3.0 | 188 | 1st | 1st |
1961 | Sefac Automobile Ferrari | Olivier Gendebien | Ferrari 250 TRI/61
|
S3.0 | 210 | 1st | 1st |
1962 | North American Racing Team | Olivier Gendebien | Ferrari 250 GTO[17] | GT3.0 | 196 | 2nd | 1st |
1963 | Ed Hugus | Ken Miles Lew Spencer |
Shelby Cobra
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GT+4.0 | 192 | 11th | 1st |
Shelby American, Inc. | Dan Gurney | Shelby Cobra
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GT+4.0 | 163 | 29th | 5th | |
1964 | Ford of France | Jo Schlesser | Shelby Cobra
|
GT5.0 | 203 | 6th | 3rd |
1965 | Shelby American, Inc. | Lew Spencer Jim Adams |
Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe | GT5.0 | 173 | 21st | 5th |
Ken Miles | Richie Ginther | Ford GT40 | P+4.0 | 37 | DNF (Rear suspension) | ||
1966 | Chaparral Cars Inc. | Jo Bonnier | Chaparral 2D | P+5.0 | 27 | DNF (Oil leak) |
Complete 24 Hours of Daytona results
Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
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1962 | North American Racing Team | Ricardo Rodríguez | Ferrari 246 SP | S2.5 | 82 | 2nd | 2nd |
1964 | North American Racing Team | Pedro Rodríguez | Ferrari 250 GTO | GT+2.0 | 327 | 1st | 1st |
1966
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Chaparral Cars Inc. | Jo Bonnier | Chaparral 2D | P+2.0 | 318 | DNF (Wheel) | |
1967 | Chaparral Cars Inc. | Mike Spence | Chaparral 2F | P+2.0 | 93 | DNF (Accident suspension damage) |
Complete Tasman Series results
(key)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Pts |
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1965 | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing
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T70
|
Climax FPF 2.5 L4 | PUK DNS |
LEV 4 |
WIG Ret |
TER 3 |
WAR Ret |
SAN 3 |
LON 3 |
4th | 15 |
Source:[15]
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Awards
- He was inducted in the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America[18] as the sole sports cars driver in the inaugural 1989 class.
- In 1991, he was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame.
- He was inducted in the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Famein 2022.
Primary career victories :
- 24 Hours of Le Mans (3) : 1958, 1961, 1962
- 12 Hours of Sebring (4) : 1955 (3.0 class), 1958, 1959, 1961
- 1000 km Buenos Aires (3) : 1956 (S+3.0 class), 1958, 1960
- 1000 km Nürburgring(2) : 1962, 1966
- (2) : 1960, 1961
- (1) : 1961
- BOAC 500 (Brands Hatch) (1) : 1967
- Targa Florio (1) : 1960 (3.0 class)
- Road America 500(2) : 1955, 1957
- Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix(3) : 1950, 1953, 1955
- Los Angeles Times Grand Prix (1) : 1959
- Swedish Grand Prix (1) : 1956
- 2000 km Daytona (1) : 1964
Notes
- ^ a b Up until 1990, not all points scored by a driver contributed to their final World Championship tally (see list of points scoring systems for more information). Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
- ^ a b Daley, Robert (1963). The Cruel Sport.
- ^ Jim Peltz, Phil Hill dies at 81; only American-born driver to win Formula One title, Los Angeles Times, August 29, 2008.
- ^ Weber, Bruce (August 28, 2008). "Phil Hill, a Racing Legend at Odds With the Sport at Times, Is Dead at 81". The New York Times. Retrieved September 13, 2008.
- ^ Roberts, Andrew (December 21, 2016). "Grand Prix: 50 years since the greatest racing film of all time". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on January 3, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ^ "Italian Grand Prix - A Real Italian Victory". Motor Sport (October 1966): 38–41. September 4, 1966. Archived from the original on January 3, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ^ "The MG EX 181 – Specifications and Pictures". Silodrome.com. May 28, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "To Tell the Truth". YouTube. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
- ^ Glenn Vaughn – Restoration Services, Inc Archived 2007-06-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "8W – Who? – Phil Hill". www.Forix.com. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
- ^ Posey, Sam (September 2011). "A Man Like No Other". Road & Track. 63 (1): 92.
- ^ "American racing legend Phil Hill has died". autosport.com. August 28, 2008. Retrieved August 29, 2008.
- ^ Peltz, Jim (August 29, 2008). "Phil Hill, 81; first U.S.-born driver to win Formula One title". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
- ^ "Phil Hill – Involvement". statsf1.com. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Phil Hill – Biography". MotorSportMagazine. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- ^ "All Results of Phil Hill". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
- ^ Hill, Phil (April 20, 2017). "Phil Hill on the Iconic Ferrari 250 GTO". Road & Track. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
- ^ Phil Hill at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
References
- Daley, Robert. The Cruel Sport. Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1963.