Hilton Cowie

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Hilton Cowie (born 4th February 1967) is a Zambian-born South African former racing driver who most notably competed in the 1993 International Formula 3000 Championship with ACE Racing and one round of the 1994 BPR Global GT Series with Chamberlain Engineering.

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Racing career

Cowie was born on 4th February 1967 in Mufulira, Zambia before eventually moving to South Africa. [1]

Starting in 1989, Cowie would compete in the British Formula Three Championship with Hubbard Racing, before moving to Fred Goddard Racing for the 1992 season. He also made sporadic appearances in the German Formula Three Championship that year, but did not finish a single race. [2]

Formula 3000

Cowie joined ACE Racing for the 1993 F3000 season, but would fail to qualify for the first two races at Donnington Park and Silverstone. [3] He would be dropped by the team and replaced by ex-Formula One driver Enrico Bertaggia for the remaining rounds. Later on in the year, Cowie would race in the 1993 British Formula Two Championship, running to Formula 3000 regulations. He would achieve a podium at Donnington Park and a sixth place finish at Oulton Park with his previous Formula Three team Fred Goddard Racing. [4]

He would enter an F3000 one final time with the non-championship 1995 Birkin Cars/TVR Invitational Race alongside Nordic Racing, where he would finish in 6th. [5]

GT and touring cars

One of Cowie's first races was a special event that took place at the Kyalami circuit in 1987. Using a privately entered Tiga SC83 powered by a Mazda engine, he would finish the race in 11th. [6]

Cowie raced in the first round of the 1994 BPR Global GT Series with the Lotus Esprit of Chamberlain Engineering. He competed with fellow South Africans Stephen Watson and George Fouché, finishing in 8th place overall and 4th place in the GT3 class. [7] Staying with both Watson, Fouché and the Lotus Esprit, Cowie would compete in the 1994 24 Hours of Daytona, retiring on lap 354 after an engine failure. The trio would be classified in 37th place overall and 19th place in class. [8]

He also competed in the South African Touring Car Championship between 1995 and 1998. [9]

Racing record

Complete International Formula 3000 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamChassisEngine123456789DCPts
1993 ACE Racing Reynard 92D Cosworth DON
DNQ
SIL
DNQ
PAU PER HOC NÜR SPA MAG NOG NC0

Complete British Formula Two Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamChassisEngine12345678910DCPts
1993 Fred Goddard Racing Renard 92D Cosworth OUL SIL BHI DON
3
OUL
6
BHI SNE BGP THR DON 11th5

References

  1. Brown, Allen. "Hilton Cowie". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
  2. "Hilton Cowie Profile | Racing Years". www.racingyears.com. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
  3. Magazine, Speedsport. "FIA Formula 3000 Int. Championship - Season 1993: Results". www.speedsport-magazine.com. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
  4. "1993 Halfords British F2 Championship | Motorsport Database". Motorsport Database - Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
  5. "Invitational Race, Kyalami (ZA), January 29th 1995". www.oocities.org. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
  6. "I Champion Spark Plug Challenge-Group C | Racing Years". www.racingyears.com. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
  7. "BPR 1994 - 4h Paul Ricard". www.classicscars.com. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
  8. "1994 IMSA Daytona 24 Hours | Racing Years". www.racingyears.com. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
  9. "Driver: Hilton Cowie | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2025-06-05.