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|Manufacturer:||[[Alfa Romeo]] | |Manufacturer:||[[Alfa Romeo]] | ||
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|Years || 1958 - 1964, 1966 | |Years || 1958 - 1964, 1966 | ||
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|Last race || [[1966 Italian Grand Prix|1966]] [[Italian Grand Prix]] | |Last race || [[1966 Italian Grand Prix|1966]] [[Italian Grand Prix]] | ||
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+ | [[Image:HillPhil1962.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Phil Hill 1962 at the [[Nürburgring]]]] | ||
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+ | '''Philip Toll Hill, Jr.''', ([[April 20]], [[1927]] – [[August 28]], [[2008]]) was a [[United States]] automobile racer and the only American-born driver to win the [[Formula One]] World Drivers' Championship. 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. | ||
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+ | ==Career== | ||
+ | Born in [[Miami, Florida]], Hill was raised in [[Santa Monica, California]], where he lived until his death. He studied [[business administration]] at the [[University of Southern California]] in 1945-47 but left early to pursue auto racing, working as a mechanic on other drivers' cars. Hill began racing cars at an early age, going to [[England]] as a [[Jaguar (car)|Jaguar]] trainee in 1949 and signing with [[Enzo Ferrari]]’s team in 1956. He made his debut in the [[1958 French Grand Prix|French Grand Prix]] at [[Reims-Gueux|Reims]] [[France]] in 1958 driving a [[Maserati]]. That same year, paired with [[Belgium|Belgian]] teammate [[Olivier Gendebien]], Hill became the first American-born winner of the [[1958 24 Hours of Le Mans|24 Hours of Le Mans]] with Hill driving most of the night in horrific rainy conditions. He and Gendebien would go on to win the famous endurance race again in [[1961 24 Hours of Le Mans|1961]] and [[1962 24 Hours of Le Mans|1962]]. | ||
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+ | Hill began driving full-time for the [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] Formula One team in 1959, earning three podium finishes and fourth place in the Driver's Championship. In 1960 he won the [[1960 Italian Grand Prix|Italian Grand Prix]] at [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|Monza]], the first Grand Prix win for an American driver. The [[1961 Formula One season|following season]], Hill won the [[1961 Belgian Grand Prix|Belgian Grand Prix]] and with two races left trailed only his [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] teammate [[Wolfgang Graf Berghe von Trips|Wolfgang von Trips]] in the season standings. Tragically, a crash during the [[1961 Italian Grand Prix|Italian Grand Prix]] killed von Trips and fifteen spectators. Hill won the race and clinched the championship but the triumph was bittersweet. Ferrari's decision not to travel to America for the [[1961 United States Grand Prix|season's final round]] deprived Hill of the opportunity to participate in his home race at [[Watkins Glen International|Watkins Glen]] as the newly-crowned World Champion. When he returned for [[1962 Formula One season|the following season]], his last with Ferrari, Hill said, "I no longer have as much need to race, to win. I don't have as much hunger anymore. I am no longer willing to risk killing myself." | ||
− | [[ | + | After leaving Ferrari at the end of 1962 in [[History_of_Ferrari#1961_The_great_walkout|the great walkout]] of engineers, he and fellow driver [[Giancarlo Baghetti]] started for their new team [[Automobili Turismo e Sport|ATS]]. Hill continued in Formula One for a few more years until he switched to [[sports car racing]] with [[Ford Motor Company]] and the [[Chaparral Cars]] of [[Jim Hall (race car driver)|Jim Hall]]. |
− | + | Phil Hill has the distinction of having won the first (a 3 lap event at Carrell Speedway in a [[MG T]]C on July 24 1949) and last races of his driving career, the final victory driving for Chaparral in the [[BOAC 500]] at [[Brands Hatch]] in [[England]] in 1967. | |
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− | + | Following his retirement, Hill built up an award winning [[classic car]] restoration business in the 1970s called ''Hill & Vaughn'' with business partner Ken Vaughn, until they sold the partnership to Jordanian Raja Gargour and Vaughn went on run a separate business on his own in 1984. Phil remained with Gargour at Hill & Vaughn until the sale of the business again in 1995. Hill also worked as a television commentator for [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s [[Wide World of Sports (US TV series)|Wide World of Sports]] | |
+ | Hill had a long and distinguished association with [[Road & Track]] magazine. He wrote several articles for them, including road tests and retrospective articles on historic cars and races. He shared his "grand old man" status at R&T with '60s racing rival [[Paul Frère]], who also died in 2008. | ||
− | + | Hill, in his last years, devoted his time to his vintage car collection and judged at the [[Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance]] more often than any other individual; 2007 was the 40th time he had judged the event. | |
− | + | Hill was married to Alma, and had three children: Derek, Vanessa and Jennifer. Derek raced in [[Formula 3000|International Formula 3000]] in 2001, [[2002 Formula 3000 season|2002]] and [[2003 Formula 3000 season|2003]], but was forced to retire when Hill became ill with [[Parkinson's Disease]]. | |
− | + | After traveling to the [[Monterey Historic Automobile Races]] in August of 2008, Hill was taken to a hospital, where he died after a short illness from complications of Parkinson's Disease in [[Salinas, California]] on August 28th. | |
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− | == | + | ==Formula One World Championship results== |
− | ([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) | + | ([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) |
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− | | [[1958 Formula One season|1958]] | + | |rowspan="3"| [[1958 Formula One season|1958]] |
− | ! [[Maserati]] | + | ! [[Jo Bonnier|Joakim Bonnier Racing Team]] |
− | | [[1958 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br><small></small> | + | ! [[Maserati]] [[Maserati 250F|250F]] |
− | | [[1958 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><small></small> | + | ! [[Maserati]] [[straight-6|L6]] |
− | | [[1958 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br><small></small> | + | | [[1958 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br><font color=black><small></small> |
− | | [[1958 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br><small></small> | + | | [[1958 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><font color=black><small></small> |
− | | [[1958 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small></small> | + | | [[1958 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br><font color=black><small></small> |
− | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1958 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small>7</small> | + | | [[1958 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br><font color=black><small></small> |
− | | [[1958 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small></small> | + | | [[1958 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><font color=black><small></small> |
− | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1958 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small>9</small> | + | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1958 French Grand Prix|<font color=black>FRA]]<br><font color=black><small>7</small> |
− | | [[1958 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]<br><small></small> | + | | [[1958 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><font color=black><small></small> |
− | |bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[1958 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small>3</small> | + | | |
− | |bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[1958 Moroccan Grand Prix|MOR]]<br><small>3</small> | + | | |
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− | + | !rowspan="3"| 10th | |
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− | ! [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] | + | !rowspan="2"| [[Scuderia Ferrari]] |
− | |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1959 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><small>4</small> | + | ! [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] [[Ferrari Dino 156|Dino 156]] |
− | | [[1959 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br><small></small> | + | ! [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] [[V6 engine|V6]] |
− | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1959 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br><small>6</small> | + | | |
− | |bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| [[1959 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small>2</small> | + | | |
− | | [[1959 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small></small> | + | | |
− | |bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[1959 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small>3</small> | + | | |
− | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1959 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]<br><small>Ret</small> | + | | |
− | |bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| [[1959 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small>2</small> | + | | |
− | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1959 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br><small>Ret</small> | + | | |
+ | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1958 German Grand Prix|<font color=black>GER]]<br><font color=black><small>9</small> | ||
+ | | [[1958 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]<br><font color=black><small></small> | ||
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+ | ! [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] [[Ferrari Dino 246|Dino 246]] | ||
+ | ! [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] [[V6 engine|V6]] | ||
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+ | |bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| ''[[1958 Italian Grand Prix|<font color=black>ITA]]''<br><font color=black><small>3</small> | ||
+ | |bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[1958 Moroccan Grand Prix|<font color=black>MOR]]<br><font color=black><small>3</small> | ||
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+ | | {{F1|1959}} | ||
+ | ! [[Scuderia Ferrari]] | ||
+ | ! [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] [[Ferrari 256|256]] | ||
+ | ! [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] [[V6 engine|V6]] | ||
+ | |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1959 Monaco Grand Prix|<font color=black>MON]]<br><font color=black><small>4</small> | ||
+ | | [[1959 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br><font color=black><small></small> | ||
+ | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1959 Dutch Grand Prix|<font color=black>NED]]<br><font color=black><small>6</small> | ||
+ | |bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| [[1959 French Grand Prix|<font color=black>FRA]]<br><font color=black><small>2</small> | ||
+ | | [[1959 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><font color=black><small></small> | ||
+ | |bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[1959 German Grand Prix|<font color=black>GER]]<br><font color=black><small>3</small> | ||
+ | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1959 Portuguese Grand Prix|<font color=black>POR]]<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small> | ||
+ | |bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ''[[1959 Italian Grand Prix|<font color=black>ITA]]''<br><font color=black><small>2</small> | ||
+ | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1959 United States Grand Prix|<font color=black>USA]]<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small> | ||
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− | | [[ | + | |rowspan="2"| {{F1|1960}} |
− | ! [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] | + | ! [[Scuderia Ferrari]] |
− | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1960 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br><small>8</small> | + | ! [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] [[Ferrari 256|256]] |
− | |bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[1960 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><small>3</small> | + | ! [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] [[V6 engine|V6]] |
− | | [[1960 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br><small></small> | + | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1960 Argentine Grand Prix|<font color=black>ARG]]<br><font color=black><small>8</small> |
− | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1960 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br><small>Ret</small> | + | |bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[1960 Monaco Grand Prix|<font color=black>MON]]<br><font color=black><small>3</small> |
− | |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1960 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small>4</small> | + | | [[1960 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br><font color=black><small></small> |
− | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1960 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small>12</small> | + | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1960 Dutch Grand Prix|<font color=black>NED]]<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small> |
− | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1960 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>7</small> | + | |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| ''[[1960 Belgian Grand Prix|<font color=black>BEL]]''<br><font color=black><small>4</small> |
− | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1960 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]<br><small>Ret</small> | + | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1960 French Grand Prix|<font color=black>FRA]]<br><font color=black><small>12</small> |
− | |bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''[[1960 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]'''<br><small>1</small> | + | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1960 British Grand Prix|<font color=black>GBR]]<br><font color=black><small>7</small> |
− | |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1960 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br><small>6</small> | + | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1960 Portuguese Grand Prix|<font color=black>POR]]<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small> |
+ | |bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''''[[1960 Italian Grand Prix|<font color=black>ITA]]'''''<br><font color=black><small>1</small> | ||
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+ | !rowspan="2"| 5th | ||
+ | !rowspan="2"| 16 | ||
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+ | ! [[British Racing Partnership|Yeoman Credit Racing Team]] | ||
+ | ! [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] [[Cooper T51|T51]] | ||
+ | ! [[Coventry Climax|Climax]] [[straight-4|L4]] | ||
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+ | |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1960 United States Grand Prix|<font color=black>USA]]<br><font color=black><small>6</small> | ||
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− | | [[ | + | | {{F1|1961}} |
− | ! [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] | + | ! [[Scuderia Ferrari]] |
− | |bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[1961 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><small>3</small> | + | ! [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] [[Ferrari 156|156]] |
− | |bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| '''[[1961 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]'''<br><small>2</small> | + | ! [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] [[V6 engine|V6]] |
− | |bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''[[1961 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]'''<br><small>1</small> | + | |bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[1961 Monaco Grand Prix|<font color=black>MON]]<br><font color=black><small>3</small> |
− | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| '''[[1961 French Grand Prix|FRA]]'''<br><small>9</small> | + | |bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| '''[[1961 Dutch Grand Prix|<font color=black>NED]]'''<br><font color=black><small>2</small> |
− | |bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| '''[[1961 British Grand Prix|GBR]]'''<br><small>2</small> | + | |bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''[[1961 Belgian Grand Prix|<font color=black>BEL]]'''<br><font color=black><small>1</small> |
− | |bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| '''[[1961 German Grand Prix|GER]]'''<br><small>3</small> | + | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| '''''[[1961 French Grand Prix|<font color=black>FRA]]'''''<br><font color=black><small>9</small> |
− | |bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| [[1961 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small>1</small> | + | |bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| '''[[1961 British Grand Prix|<font color=black>GBR]]'''<br><font color=black><small>2</small> |
− | | [[1961 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br><small></small> | + | |bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| '''''[[1961 German Grand Prix|<font color=black>GER]]'''''<br><font color=black><small>3</small> |
+ | |bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| [[1961 Italian Grand Prix|<font color=black>ITA]]<br><font color=black><small>1</small> | ||
+ | | [[1961 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br><font color=black><small></small> | ||
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− | + | |bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| <font color=black>'''1st''' | |
− | |bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''1st''' | + | |bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| <font color=black>'''34 (38)''' |
− | |bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''34 (38)''' | ||
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− | | [[ | + | |rowspan="2"| {{F1|1962}} |
− | ! [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] | + | ! [[Scuderia Ferrari]] |
− | |bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[1962 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br><small>3</small> | + | ! [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] [[Ferrari 156|156]] |
− | |bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| [[1962 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><small>2</small> | + | ! [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] [[V6 engine|V6]] |
− | |bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[1962 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small>3</small> | + | |bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[1962 Dutch Grand Prix|<font color=black>NED]]<br><font color=black><small>3</small> |
− | | [[1962 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small></small> | + | |bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| [[1962 Monaco Grand Prix|<font color=black>MON]]<br><font color=black><small>2</small> |
− | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1962 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>Ret</small> | + | |bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[1962 Belgian Grand Prix|<font color=black>BEL]]<br><font color=black><small>3</small> |
− | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1962 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small>Ret</small> | + | | [[1962 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><font color=black><small></small> |
− | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1962 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small>11</small> | + | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1962 British Grand Prix|<font color=black>GBR]]<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small> |
− | | | + | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1962 German Grand Prix|<font color=black>GER]]<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small> |
− | | | + | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1962 Italian Grand Prix|<font color=black>ITA]]<br><font color=black><small>11</small> |
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− | ! | + | !rowspan="2"| 6th |
− | + | !rowspan="2"| 14 | |
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− | + | ! [[Porsche in motorsport|Porsche System Engineering]] | |
− | ! [[ | + | ! [[Porsche]] [[Porsche 804|804]] |
− | + | ! [[Porsche]] [[flat-8|F8]] | |
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− | ! [[Automobili Turismo e Sport|ATS]] | + | | |
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− | ! 0 | + | |bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| [[1962 United States Grand Prix|<font color=black>USA]]<br><font color=black><small>DNS</small> |
+ | | [[1962 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br><font color=black><small></small> | ||
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+ | |rowspan="2"| {{F1|1963}} | ||
+ | ! [[Automobili Turismo e Sport]] | ||
+ | ! [[Automobili Turismo e Sport|ATS]] [[ATS 100|100]] | ||
+ | ! [[Automobili Turismo e Sport|ATS]] [[V8 engine|V8]] | ||
+ | | [[1963 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><font color=black><small></small> | ||
+ | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1963 Belgian Grand Prix|<font color=black>BEL]]<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small> | ||
+ | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1963 Dutch Grand Prix|<font color=black>NED]]<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small> | ||
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+ | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1963 Italian Grand Prix|<font color=black>ITA]]<br><font color=black><small>11</small> | ||
+ | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1963 United States Grand Prix|<font color=black>USA]]<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small> | ||
+ | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1963 Mexican Grand Prix|<font color=black>MEX]]<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small> | ||
+ | | [[1963 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br><font color=black><small></small> | ||
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+ | !rowspan="2"| - | ||
+ | !rowspan="2"| 0 | ||
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+ | ! Ecurie Filipinetti | ||
+ | ! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 24|24]] | ||
+ | ! [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] [[V8 engine|V8]] | ||
+ | | [[1963 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><font color=black><small></small> | ||
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+ | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1963 French Grand Prix|<font color=black>FRA]]<br><font color=black><small>NC</small> | ||
+ | | [[1963 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><font color=black><small></small> | ||
+ | | [[1963 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><font color=black><small></small> | ||
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+ | |rowspan="2"| [[1964 Formula One season|1964]] | ||
+ | !rowspan="2"| [[Cooper Car Company]] | ||
+ | ! [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] [[Cooper T73|T73]] | ||
+ | ! [[Coventry Climax|Climax]] [[V8 engine|V8]] | ||
+ | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1964 Monaco Grand Prix|<font color=black>MON]]<br /><font color=black><small>9</small> | ||
+ | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1964 Dutch Grand Prix|<font color=black>NED]]<br /><font color=black><small>8</small> | ||
+ | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1964 Belgian Grand Prix|<font color=black>BEL]]<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small> | ||
+ | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1964 French Grand Prix|<font color=black>FRA]]<br /><font color=black><small>7</small> | ||
+ | |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1964 British Grand Prix|<font color=black>GBR]]<br /><font color=black><small>6</small> | ||
+ | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1964 German Grand Prix|<font color=black>GER]]<br /><font color=black><small>Ret</small> | ||
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+ | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1964 United States Grand Prix|<font color=black>USA]]<br /><font color=black><small>Ret</small> | ||
+ | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1964 Mexican Grand Prix|<font color=black>MEX]]<br /><font color=black><small>9</small> | ||
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+ | !rowspan="2"| 19th | ||
+ | !rowspan="2"| 1 | ||
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− | + | ! [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] [[Cooper T66|T66]] | |
− | ! [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] | + | ! [[Coventry Climax|Climax]] [[V8 engine|V8]] |
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− | + | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1964 Austrian Grand Prix|<font color=black>AUT]]<br /><font color=black><small>Ret</small> | |
− | | [[1964 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />< | + | | [[1964 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><font color=black><small></small> |
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− | | [[ | + | | {{F1|1966}} |
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− | | [[1966 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br /><small></small> | + | ! [[Anglo American Racers|Eagle]] [[Eagle Mk1|T1G]] |
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* [http://home.cinci.rr.com/usgp/history/am_wdc61.html Phil Hill's World Championship Season, Race-by-race] | * [http://home.cinci.rr.com/usgp/history/am_wdc61.html Phil Hill's World Championship Season, Race-by-race] | ||
* [http://www.4mula1.ro/history/driver/Phil_Hill Phill Hill statistics] | * [http://www.4mula1.ro/history/driver/Phil_Hill Phill Hill statistics] | ||
+ | * [http://jalopnik.com/5043145/phil-hill-racing-legend-dead-at-81/ Death of Phil Hill] | ||
+ | * [http://www.lastingtribute.co.uk/tribute/hill/2892642 Phil Hill - Obituary and Tribute] | ||
+ | * [http://www.formula1.com/teams_and_drivers/hall_of_fame/493/ Formula One tribute to Phil Hill] | ||
+ | * [http://i.cdn.turner.com/sivault/si_online/covers/images/1959/0316_large.jpg ''Sports Illustrated'' cover, March 16, 1959: Sports Car Driver of the Year] | ||
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Phil Hill | |
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Manufacturer: | Alfa Romeo |
Nationality | American |
Years | 1958 - 1964, 1966 |
Team(s) | Maserati Ferrari Cooper Porsche ATS (Ita) Lotus Eagle |
Races | 51 |
Championships | 1 |
Wins | 3 |
Podiums | 16 |
Poles | 6 |
Fastest laps | 6 |
First race | 1958 French Grand Prix |
First win | 1960 Italian Grand Prix |
Last win | 1961 Italian Grand Prix |
Last race | 1966 Italian Grand Prix |
Philip Toll Hill, Jr., (April 20, 1927 – August 28, 2008) was a United States automobile racer and the only American-born driver to win the Formula One World Drivers' Championship. 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.
Career
Born in Miami, Florida, Hill was raised in Santa Monica, California, where he lived until his death. He studied business administration at the University of Southern California in 1945-47 but left early to pursue auto racing, working as a mechanic on other drivers' cars. Hill began racing cars at an early age, going to England as a Jaguar trainee in 1949 and signing with Enzo Ferrari’s team in 1956. He made his debut in the French Grand Prix at Reims France in 1958 driving a Maserati. That same year, paired with Belgian teammate Olivier Gendebien, Hill became the first American-born winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Hill driving most of the night in horrific rainy conditions. He and Gendebien would go on to win the famous endurance race again in 1961 and 1962.
Hill began driving full-time for the Ferrari Formula One team in 1959, earning three podium finishes and fourth place in the Driver's Championship. In 1960 he won the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, the first Grand Prix win for an American driver. The following season, Hill won the Belgian Grand Prix and with two races left trailed only his Ferrari teammate Wolfgang von Trips in the season standings. Tragically, a crash during the Italian Grand Prix killed von Trips and fifteen spectators. Hill won the race and clinched the championship but the triumph was bittersweet. Ferrari's decision not to travel to America for the season's final round deprived Hill of the opportunity to participate in his home race at Watkins Glen as the newly-crowned World Champion. When he returned for the following season, his last with Ferrari, Hill said, "I no longer have as much need to race, to win. I don't have as much hunger anymore. I am no longer willing to risk killing myself."
After leaving Ferrari at the end of 1962 in the great walkout of engineers, he and fellow driver Giancarlo Baghetti started for their new team ATS. Hill continued in Formula One for a few more years until he switched to sports car racing with Ford Motor Company and the Chaparral Cars of Jim Hall.
Phil Hill has the distinction of having won the first (a 3 lap event at Carrell Speedway in a MG TC on July 24 1949) and last races of his driving career, the final victory driving for Chaparral in the BOAC 500 at Brands Hatch in England in 1967.
Following his retirement, Hill built up an award winning classic car restoration business in the 1970s called Hill & Vaughn with business partner Ken Vaughn, until they sold the partnership to Jordanian Raja Gargour and Vaughn went on run a separate business on his own in 1984. Phil remained with Gargour at Hill & Vaughn until the sale of the business again in 1995. Hill also worked as a television commentator for ABC's Wide World of Sports
Hill had a long and distinguished association with Road & Track magazine. He wrote several articles for them, including road tests and retrospective articles on historic cars and races. He shared his "grand old man" status at R&T with '60s racing rival Paul Frère, who also died in 2008.
Hill, in his last years, devoted his time to his vintage car collection and judged at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance more often than any other individual; 2007 was the 40th time he had judged the event.
Hill was married to Alma, and had three children: Derek, Vanessa and Jennifer. Derek raced in International Formula 3000 in 2001, 2002 and 2003, but was forced to retire when Hill became ill with Parkinson's Disease.
After traveling to the Monterey Historic Automobile Races in August of 2008, Hill was taken to a hospital, where he died after a short illness from complications of Parkinson's Disease in Salinas, California on August 28th.
Formula One World Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Awards
- In 1991, he was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame.
- He was inducted in the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America as the sole sports cars driver in the inaugural 1989 class.
Primary career victories :
- 24 Hours of Le Mans (3) : 1958, 1961, 1962
- 12 Hours of Sebring (3) : 1958, 1959, 1961
- 1000km Buenos Aires (2) : 1958, 1960
- 1000km Nürburgring (2) : 1962, 1966
- F1 Italian Grand Prix (2) : 1960, 1961
- F1 Belgian Grand Prix (1) : 1961
External links
- The Official Web Site of Phil Hill
- Phil Hill's World Championship Season, Race-by-race
- Phill Hill statistics
- Death of Phil Hill
- Phil Hill - Obituary and Tribute
- Formula One tribute to Phil Hill
- Sports Illustrated cover, March 16, 1959: Sports Car Driver of the Year