Josh Hill (racing driver)

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Josh Hill
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born (1991-01-09) 9 January 1991 (age 34)
Related to Damon Hill (father)
Graham Hill (grandfather)
FIA European Formula 3 Championship career
Debut season 2013
Current team Fortec Motorsports
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver
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.

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Career

Hill has been racing cars since 2008.[ citation needed ] He debuted in the 2010 Formula Renault UK Winter Championship with Manor Competition, finishing in 9th position. [1]

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. [2] In 2011 he competed in the British Formula Renault Championship, [3] [4] [5] taking his maiden win in the November Finals. [6]

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. [7] [8]

Racing record

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results

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

YearEntrant1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
2011 Fortec Motorsport HOC
1

HOC
2

HOC
3

SPA
1

SPA
2

NÜR
1

NÜR
2

ASS
1

ASS
2

ASS
3

OSC
1

6
OSC
2

Ret
ZAN
1

4
ZAN
2

Ret
MST
1

6
MST
2

6
MST
3

Ret
MNZ
1

7
MNZ
2

Ret
MNZ
3

5
16th92
2012 Fortec Motorsports HOC
1

Ret
HOC
2

3
HOC
3

25
NÜR
1

6
NÜR
2

4
OSC
1

1
OSC
2

1
OSC
3

2
ASS
1

25
ASS
2

5
RBR
1

7
RBR
2

4
MST
1

1
MST
2

Ret
MST
3

6
ZAN
1

1
ZAN
2

Ret
ZAN
3

6
SPA
1

1
SPA
2

12
3rd311


Complete FIA European Formula 3 Championship results

(key)

YearEntrantEngine123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPoints
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
12th56

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References

  1. "Maiden podium for Manor youngster". Chad, 24 November, 2010, p.112 Accessed 30 July 2022
  2. "Toyota - Toyota Racing New Zealand". Toyota.
  3. "Josh Hill Racing". Josh Hill Racing. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  4. "Page not found - Renaultsport UK".{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  5. "Josh Hill Leads Formula Renault Finals Testing". The Checkered Flag. 5 November 2011.
  6. "Hill and Rowland Share the Spoils at Snetterton". Renault Sport. 6 November 2011. Archived from the original on 10 December 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
  7. "Hill quits motor racing". Eurosport. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  8. Turner, Kevin (10 July 2013). "Josh Hill says he quit racing to pursue music career". Autosport.com. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Inaugural
Ginetta Junior Winter Series
champion

2008
Succeeded by