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Phil Hill. 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).
Philip Toll Hill Jr. (Miami, Florida, Estados Unidos; 20 de abril de 1927-Salinas, California, Estados Unidos; 28 de agosto de 2008) fue un piloto de automovilismo de velocidad estadounidense. Fue el primer estadounidense que ganó un campeonato de Fórmula 1 , logrado en 1961 .
Fórmula 1. Artículo especial. Phil Hill, el campeón que esquivó la muerte y aprendió de ella. Recordamos la historia y la carrera de Phil Hill, un inteligentísimo piloto que se convirtió en...
9 de feb. de 2024 · Phil Hill was one of only a few drivers to win both the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Formula 1 World Championship. He is remembered as a motorsport icon, known for his kindness, easy-going manner and immense talent. Here is a look back at the career of an extraordinary American driver.
16 de abr. de 2024 · Phil Hill was the first American-born race-car driver to win (1961) the Formula 1 (F1) Grand Prix world championship of drivers. Hill began in racing as a mechanic for midget-car racing in the Santa Monica, Calif., area, where he grew up. In 1949 he won his first sports car competition, and in 1956.
RACE DEBRIEF. Drivers / Hall of Fame. Phil Hill. Share. The first American to become World Champion had a love/hate relationship with the sport. Profoundly intelligent and deeply sensitive, he was also remarkably candid about personal demons that caused inner turmoil and made his racing life a bittersweet experience.
25 de ago. de 2021 · Phil Hill, who in September 1961 became America’s first Formula 1 world drivers’ champion, began his climb to the top 11 years earlier with his maiden significant victory. That happened at Pebble Beach near Monterey, California, when he forced his own Jaguar XK120 from the back to the front with a drive that commanded national ...
