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Philip Toll Hill Jr. (April 20, 1927 – August 28, 2008) was an American racing driver. He was one of two American drivers to win the Formula One World Drivers' Championship, and the only one who was born in the United States (the other, Mario Andretti, was born in Italy and later became an American citizen).
Welcome Welcome to the official website of Phil Hill, the legendary American racing champion. This year we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Phil winning the Formula One World Championship. The long-awaited ‘Phil Hill book’ is at last poised for publication.
Phil Hill. The first American to become World Champion had a love/hate relationship with the sport. Profoundly intelligent and deeply sensitive, he was also remarkably candid about personal demons that caused inner turmoil and made his racing life a bittersweet experience.
A racing driver of promise. Phil Hill was a racing driver of promise since his childhood when he was 9 years old and found himself behind the wheel of a car simulating being a racing driver with the steering wheel and the pedals. One outing was enough to inflame his passion for motorsports.
Sep 8, 2021 · Exactly sixty years ago, Phil Hill became the first American to win the Formula 1 World Championship after triumphing for Ferrari in the 1961 Italian Grand Prix at Monza.
Apr 20, 2021 · Formula 1 World Champion, four-time Sebring winner, three-time Le Mans winner, two-time Nurburgring 1000km winner, Phil Hill was undeniably one of the aces of his era.
Phil Hill (born April 20, 1927, Miami, Fla., U.S.—died Aug. 28, 2008, Monterey, Calif.) was the first American-born race-car driver to win (1961) the Formula 1 (F1) Grand Prix world championship of drivers.
Sep 8, 2021 · In 1961 Monza, Italy, F1 crowned its first American champion. But it was a day of triumph and tragedy for Phil Hill, whose team mate and title rival Wolfgang von Trips lost his life, along with...
Aug 28, 2008 · Motor racing legend and the only American-born Formula One world champion Phil Hill has died tonight in a California hospital due to complications from Parkinson's disease. He was 81 years old.
Phil Hill was a American F1 driver who won the Drivers' Championship in 1961 for Ferrari. He competed from 1958–1964 and 1966.
