Josh Hill (racing driver)

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Josh Hill
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (1991-01-09) 9 January 1991 (age 30)
Related toDamon Hill (father)
Graham Hill (grandfather)
FIA European Formula 3 Championship career
Debut season2013
Current teamFortec Motorsports
Car number30
Starts15
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish12th in 2013
Previous series
2012
2012
2012
2011
2009-10
2008		Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
Toyota Racing Series
Formula Renault 2.0 UK
British Formula Ford Championship
Ginetta Junior Championship

Joshua Damon Hill (born 9 January 1991) is a British former racing driver from Surrey, England. He is the son of 1996 Formula One world champion Damon Hill and the grandson of two-time Formula One world champion Graham Hill.

Career[]

Hill has been racing cars since 2008. After seasons in the British Ginetta and Formula Ford championships, he competed in the Toyota Racing Series, a Formula 3 style open wheel racing series run in New Zealand during the European winter.[1] In 2011 he competed in the British Formula Renault Championship,[2][3][4] taking his maiden win in the November Finals.[5]

In 2012 Hill raced in Formula Renault 2.0 NEC championship, finishing third overall and taking five wins.

On 9 July 2013 Hill announced his retirement from motor racing.[6][7]

Racing record[]

Complete FIA European Formula 3 Championship results[]

(key)

Year Entrant Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DC Points
2013 Fortec Motorsport Mercedes MNZ
1
23 		MNZ
2
8 		MNZ
3
12 		SIL
1
Ret 		SIL
2
7 		SIL
3
Ret 		HOC
1
6 		HOC
2
2 		HOC
3
13 		BRH
1
8 		BRH
2
8 		BRH
3
13 		RBR
1
Ret 		RBR
2
5 		RBR
3
12 		NOR
1 		NOR
2 		NOR
3 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		NÜR
3 		ZAN
1 		ZAN
2 		ZAN
3 		VAL
1 		VAL
2 		VAL
3 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		HOC
3 		12th 56

References[]

  1. ^ "Toyota - Toyota Racing New Zealand". Toyota.
  2. ^ "Josh Hill Racing". Josh Hill Racing. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Page not found - Renaultsport UK". Cite uses generic title (help)
  4. ^ "Josh Hill Leads Formula Renault Finals Testing". The Checkered Flag.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-12-10. Retrieved 2011-12-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Hill quits motor racing". Eurosport. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  7. ^ Turner, Kevin (10 July 2013). "Josh Hill says he quit racing to pursue music career". Autosport.com. Retrieved 17 December 2016.

External links[]

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Inaugural
 Ginetta Junior Winter Series
Champion
2008 		Succeeded by
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