David Hobbs (racing driver)
British racing driver and commentator (born 1939) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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David Wishart Hobbs[1] (born 9 June 1939)[2] is a British former racing driver. He worked as a commentator from the mid 1970s for CBS until 1996, Speed from 1996 to 2012 and NBC from 2013 to 2017. In 1969 Hobbs was included in the FIA list of graded drivers, a group of 27 drivers who by their achievements were rated the best in the world.[3] Hobbs was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2009.[4]
Quick Facts Born, Formula One World Championship career ...
Born | David Wishart Hobbs (1939-06-09) 9 June 1939 (age 84) Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||
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Formula One World Championship career | |||||||||||
Nationality | British | ||||||||||
Active years | 1967–1968, 1971, 1974 | ||||||||||
Teams | BRM, Honda, McLaren | ||||||||||
Entries | 7 | ||||||||||
Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
Wins | 0 | ||||||||||
Podiums | 0 | ||||||||||
Career points | 0 | ||||||||||
Pole positions | 0 | ||||||||||
Fastest laps | 0 | ||||||||||
First entry | 1967 British Grand Prix | ||||||||||
Last entry | 1974 Italian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||||||
2 races run over 1 year | |||||||||||
First race | 1976 Daytona 500 (Daytona) | ||||||||||
Last race | 1976 Champion Spark Plug 400 (Michigan) | ||||||||||
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