David Hobbs

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David Hobbs
Nationality  Flag of the United Kingdom British
Formula One World Championship career
Active years 1967 - 1968, 1971, 1974
Teams BRM, Honda, McLaren
Races 6
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podium finishes    0
Career points 0
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
First race 1967 British Grand Prix
Last race 1974 Italian Grand Prix

David Hobbs (born June 9, 1939[1]) is a British former racing driver currently employed as a SPEED commentator.

Hobbs was born in Royal Leamington Spa, England just months before the outbreak of World War II. He has a vast, 30-year history of international driving experience at all levels of motor sports, including sports cars, touring cars, Indy cars, IMSA and Formula One. He has participated in the Indianapolis 500, 24 Hours of Daytona, and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. He also made two NASCAR Winston Cup starts in 1976, including leading two laps at the 1976 Daytona 500[2] and drove a race in the 1979 International Race of Champions.

In 1971, Hobbs won the U.S. Formula 5000 championship; twelve years later, he would claim the 1983 Trans-Am Series championship as well. He has raced in the renowned 24 hours of Le Mans twenty times, with a pole position and a best finish of third (which he achieved three times) to his credit.

Hobbs provides commentary for Formula One races and the SCCA Valvoline runoffs. He also worked for CBS on its Daytona 500 coverage, working as both a color commentator and a feature/pit reporter from 1979 until 1995. He currently lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with his wife Margaret, with whom he has two sons, Gregory and Guy. In 1986, Hobbs opened a car dealership, David Hobbs Honda, in Glendale, Wisconsin, which is still in business. His youngest son, Guy, worked for SPEED as a pit reporter on their sports car coverage.

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[edit] Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 WDC Pts
1967 Bernard White Racing BRM P261 BRM V8 RSA MON NED BEL FRA GBR
7		 GER CAN
8		 ITA USA MEX 34th 0
1968 Honda Racing F1 Honda RA301 Honda V12 RSA
 ESP MON BEL NED FRA GBR GER ITA
Ret		 CAN USA MEX 37th 0
1971 Penske-White Racing McLaren M19A Ford Cosworth DFV RSA ESP MON NED FRA GBR GER AUT ITA CAN USA
10		 27th 0
1974 Yardley Team McLaren McLaren M23 Ford Cosworth DFV ARG BRA RSA ESP BEL MON SWE NED FRA GBR GER AUT
7		 ITA
10		 CAN USA 22nd 0

[edit] Indy 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired
1971 68 16 169.571 30 20 107 0 Crash FS
1973 73 22 189.454 30 11 107 0 Flagged
1974 73 9 184.833 10 5 196 0 Flagged
1976 33 31 183.580 14 29 10 0 Water Leak
Totals 420 0
Starts 4
Poles 0
Front Row 0
Wins 0
Top 5 1
Top 10 1
Retired 2

[edit] References

  1. ^ H. H. Pitt and M. N. Wicks, The Pitt Family of Payneham (Adelaide, 1977)
  2. ^ David Hobbs 1976 Winston Cup Results - Racing-Reference.info

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