David Hobbs
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| David Hobbs | |
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| Formula One Career | |
| Nationality | British |
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| Active years | 1967 - 1968, 1971, 1974 |
| Team(s) | BRM, Honda, McLaren |
| Grands Prix | 6 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podium finishes | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First Grand Prix | 1967 British Grand Prix |
| Last Grand Prix | 1974 Italian Grand Prix |
David Hobbs (b. June 9, 1939) is an English former racing driver currently employed as a SPEED Channel 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 and drove a race in the 1979 International Race of Champions.
In 1971, Hobbs won the 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 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. His youngest son, Guy, worked for SPEED as a pit reporter on their sports car coverage.
[edit] Formula One results
| Season | Date | GP | Location | Team | Driver# | Pos | Grid | Report |
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| 1967 | July 15 | British Grand Prix | Silverstone | BRM | 20 | 8 | 14 | Report |
| 1967 | August 27 | Canadian Grand Prix | Mosport Park | BRM | 12 | 9 | 12 | Report |
| 1968 | September 8 | Italian Grand Prix | Monza | Honda | 15 | Ret | 14 | Report |
| 1971 | October 3 | United States Grand Prix | Watkins Glen | McLaren-Ford | 31 | 10 | 22 | Report |
| 1974 | August 18 | Austrian Grand Prix | Österreichring | McLaren-Ford | 33 | 7 | 17 | Report |
| 1974 | September 8 | Italian Grand Prix | Monza | McLaren-Ford | 33 | 9 | 23 | Report |
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