.jpg) Hill at the 1991 United States Grand Prix in Phoenix | |||||||||||
| Born | Philip Toll Hill Jr. April 20, 1927 Miami, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||
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| Died | August 28, 2008 (aged 81) Monterey, California, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Formula One World Championship career | |||||||||||
| Nationality |  American | ||||||||||
| Active years | 1958–1964, 1966 | ||||||||||
| Teams | Maserati, Ferrari, Cooper, Porsche, Automobili Turismo e Sport, Lotus, McLaren, Eagle | ||||||||||
| Entries | 52 (49 starts) | ||||||||||
| Championships | 1 (1961) | ||||||||||
| Wins | 3 | ||||||||||
| Podiums | 16 | ||||||||||
| Career points | 94 (98)[1] | ||||||||||
| Pole positions | 6 | ||||||||||
| Fastest laps | 6 | ||||||||||
| First entry | 1958 French Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| First win | 1960 Italian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Last win | 1961 Italian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Last entry | 1966 Italian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Daley, Robert (1963). The Cruel Sport.