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Josh Hill (racing driver)

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.[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 FIA European Formula 3 Championship results

(key)

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.

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