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Philip Toll "Phil" Hill Jr. (born April 20, 1927 in Miami, Florida – died August 28, 2008 in Salinas, California) was a United States driver who drove in Formula One in the 1950s and 1960s and is the only US-born driver to win the World Championship, which he did in 1961. Mario Andretti is the only other US Champion, but he was born in what was then Italy.

Phil Hill Monza 1966

Phil Hill driving Eagle-Climax in the 1966 Italian Grand Prix, but failed to qualify for the race.


Formula One Career[]

Formula One Statistical Overview[]

Formula One Record[]

Year Entrant Team WDC Pts. WDC Pos. Report
1958 Sweden Jo Bonnier Maserati 9 10th Report
Italy Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari
1959 Italy Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 20 4th Report
1960 Italy Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 16 5th Report
United Kingdom Yeoman Credit Racing Team Cooper-Climax
1961 Italy Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 34 (38) 1st Report
1962 Italy Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 14 6th Report
West Germany Porsche System Engineering Porsche
1963 Italy Automobili Turismo e Sport ATS 0 NC Report
Switzerland Ecurie Filipinetti Lotus-BRM
1964 United Kingdom Cooper Car Company Cooper-Climax 1 19th Report
1965: Did not compete
1966 United States Anglo-American Racers Eagle-Climax 0 NC Report

Career Statistics[]

Entries 56
Starts 48
Pole Positions 6
Sprint Poles 0
Front Row Starts 9
Race Wins 3
Sprint Wins 0
Podiums 16
Sprint Podiums 0
Fastest Laps 6
Sprint Fastest Laps 0
Points 98
Laps Raced 2401
Distance Raced 14,037 km (8,722 mi)
Races Led 9
Laps Led 171
Distance Led 1,528 km (949 mi)
Doubles 2
Hat-Tricks 1

Race Wins[]

Win Number Grand Prix
1 1960 Italian Grand Prix
2 1961 Belgian Grand Prix
3 1961 Italian Grand Prix

Career Results[]

Complete Formula One Results
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts Pos
1958 Flag of Argentina Flag of Monaco Flag of the Netherlands 48-star U S flag Flag of Belgium Flag of France Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Germany Flag of Portugal Flag of Italy Flag of Morocco 9 10th
7th 9th DNA 3rd 3rd
1959 Flag of Monaco 48-star U S flag Flag of the Netherlands Flag of France Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Germany Flag of Portugal Flag of Italy US flag 49 stars 20 4th
4th 6th 2nd 3rd Ret 2nd Ret
1960 Flag of Argentina Flag of Monaco US flag 49 stars Flag of the Netherlands Flag of Belgium Flag of France Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Portugal Flag of Italy Flag of the United States 16 5th
8th 3rd Ret 4th 12th 7th Ret 1st 6th
1961 Flag of Monaco Flag of the Netherlands Flag of Belgium Flag of France Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Germany Flag of Italy Flag of the United States 34 (38) 1st
3rd 2nd 1st 9th 2nd 3rd 1st DNA
1962 Flag of the Netherlands Flag of Monaco Flag of Belgium Flag of France Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Germany Flag of Italy Flag of the United States Flag of South Africa 1928-1994 14 6th
3rd 2nd 3rd DNA Ret Ret 11th DNS
1963 Flag of Monaco Flag of Belgium Flag of the Netherlands Flag of France Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Germany Flag of Italy Flag of the United States Flag of Mexico 1934-1968 Flag of South Africa 1928-1994 0 NC
Ret Ret NC 11th Ret Ret
1964 Flag of Monaco Flag of the Netherlands Flag of Belgium Flag of France Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Germany Flag of Austria Flag of Italy Flag of the United States Flag of Mexico 1934-1968 1 19th
9th 8th Ret 7th 6th Ret Ret Ret 9th
1965 Retired
1966 Flag of Monaco Flag of Belgium Flag of France Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of the Netherlands Flag of Germany Flag of Italy Flag of the United States Flag of Mexico 1934-1968 0 NC
DNQ
Key
Symbol Meaning Symbol Meaning
1st Winner Ret Retired
2nd Podium finish DSQ Disqualified
3rd DNQ Did not qualify
5th Points finish DNPQ Did not pre-qualify
14th Non-points finish TD Test driver
Italics Scored point(s) for Fastest Lap DNS Did not start
18th Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance) NC Non-classified finish (<90% race distance)
4thP Qualified for pole position [+] More Symbols

Notes[]


External links[]

V T E List of World Drivers' Champions
1950: Giuseppe Farina
1951: Juan Manuel Fangio
1952: Alberto Ascari
1953: Alberto Ascari
1954: Juan Manuel Fangio
1955: Juan Manuel Fangio
1956: Juan Manuel Fangio
1957: Juan Manuel Fangio
1958: Mike Hawthorn
1959: Jack Brabham
1960: Jack Brabham
1961: Phil Hill
1962: Graham Hill
1963: Jim Clark
1964: John Surtees
1965: Jim Clark
1966: Jack Brabham
1967: Denny Hulme
1968: Graham Hill
1969: Jackie Stewart
1970: Jochen Rindt
1971: Jackie Stewart
1972: Emerson Fittipaldi
1973: Jackie Stewart
1974: Emerson Fittipaldi
1975: Niki Lauda
1976: James Hunt
1977: Niki Lauda
1978: Mario Andretti
1979: Jody Scheckter
1980: Alan Jones
1981: Nelson Piquet
1982: Keke Rosberg
1983: Nelson Piquet
1984: Niki Lauda
1985: Alain Prost
1986: Alain Prost
1987: Nelson Piquet
1988: Ayrton Senna
1989: Alain Prost
1990: Ayrton Senna
1991: Ayrton Senna
1992: Nigel Mansell
1993: Alain Prost
1994: Michael Schumacher
1995: Michael Schumacher
1996: Damon Hill
1997: Jacques Villeneuve
1998: Mika Häkkinen
1999: Mika Häkkinen
2000: Michael Schumacher
2001: Michael Schumacher
2002: Michael Schumacher
2003: Michael Schumacher
2004: Michael Schumacher
2005: Fernando Alonso
2006: Fernando Alonso
2007: Kimi Räikkönen
2008: Lewis Hamilton
2009: Jenson Button
2010: Sebastian Vettel
2011: Sebastian Vettel
2012: Sebastian Vettel
2013: Sebastian Vettel
2014: Lewis Hamilton
2015: Lewis Hamilton
2016: Nico Rosberg
2017: Lewis Hamilton
2018: Lewis Hamilton
2019: Lewis Hamilton
2020: Lewis Hamilton
2021: Max Verstappen
2022: Max Verstappen
2023: Max Verstappen


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