Hugh Hamilton (racing driver)

Hugh Caulfield Hamilton
NationalityBritish
Born18 June 1905
Omagh, Ireland
Died26 August 1934 (age 29)
Circuit Bremgarten, Switzerland
Years active1930–1934

Hugh 'Hammy' Caulfield Hamilton[1] (18 June 1905 – 26 August 1934)[2] was a British racing driver who was killed in the 1934 Swiss Grand Prix.[2] He was born in Omagh, in Tyrone, Northern Ireland.[2] It has been said that he was "perhaps the top British driver at that time [before his death]".[3] He raced with Dick Seaman on occasion, and was good friends with him.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Carkeys was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c "Hugh Hamilton". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  3. ^ "I PRIX DE BERNE". Kolumbus. Archived from the original on 12 August 2002. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  4. ^ "The master race". The Observer. 1 September 2002. Retrieved 16 June 2013.