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| Nationality |  British |
| Full name | Ross Edwin Hockenhull |
| Born | September 29, 1961 Buxton, Derbyshire |
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Ross Edwin Hockenhull (born 29 September 1961) is a British former racing driver.
| Ross Hockenhull | |
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| Nationality | British |
| Full name | Ross Edwin Hockenhull |
| Born | September 29, 1961 Buxton, Derbyshire |
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Ross Edwin Hockenhull (born 29 September 1961) is a British former racing driver.
Hockenhull began his racing career in Formula Ford, competing in the 1600 series in 1984 winning the final round of the season at Thruxton. [1] Hockenhull progressed into the 2000 series the following year, and won the opening round of the BBC Grandstand Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch. [2]
Hockenhull raced extensively in the British Formula 3 Championship, initially from 1985 until 1988 and again for one round in 1990. From 1986 until 1988, Hockenhull competed in a Ralt F3 car with Volkswagen power for Richard Dutton Racing and Bowman Racing. In 1988, Hockenhull had his best season with a 6th placed championship finish in a season that included two season place finishes behind JJ Lehto at Silverstone and Spa. [3] [4] Hockenhull would also compete in the 1988 Macau Grand Prix finishing in 12th position behind future Ferrari F1 driver Jean Alesi. [5]
In 1989, Hockenhull joined Cobra Motorsport for three races of the International Formula 3000 season. He retired from his first race due to transmission failure, before finishing 8th in the next round at Brands Hatch. [6] [7] His final International Formula 3000 race came at the Birmingham Superprix. [8] [9]
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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| 1985 | British Formula 3 - National Class | Richard Dutton Racing | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 8th |
| 1986 | British Formula 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17th | |
| 1987 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14th | ||
| 1988 | Bowman Racing | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6th | |
| Scottish Superprix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2nd | ||
| Cellnet Superprix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DNF | NC | ||
| Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12th | ||
| 1989 | International Formula 3000 | Cobra Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 1990 | British Formula 3 | Hepworth Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 1991 | Barber Saab Pro Series | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 7th |
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