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BritishRaced 1967–1974BRM, Lola, Honda, McLaren
David Hobbs
British racing driver and commentator (born 1939)
- Titles
- 0
- Starts
- 7
- Wins
- 0
- Seasons
- 4
4 seasons · 1967–1974
Career record
Grand Prix results only; sprint races are not counted.
- World titles
- 0
- Through 2025
- Starts
- 7
- Wins
- 0
- 0% of starts
- Podiums
- 0
- P1 starts
- 0
- From the front of the grid
- Fastest laps
- 0
- Career total · race-by-race from 2004
- Points
- 0
- Grand Prix points
Every Grand Prix
| Season | Team | Wins | GP points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | McLaren | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | McLaren | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | Honda | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | BRMLola | 0 | 0 |
Grand Prix points only; sprint points are not included, so the current season can read lower than the championship table.
Newest first
Recent form
The last five Grands Prix on record.
| Grand Prix | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Italian Grand Prix1974, round 13 | Finished P9 | 0 |
| Austrian Grand Prix1974, round 12 | Finished P7 | 0 |
| United States Grand Prix1971, round 11 | Finished P10 | 0 |
| Italian Grand Prix1968, round 9 | Engine | 0 |
| Canadian Grand Prix1967, round 8 | Finished P9 | 0 |
The person
Biography
David Wishart Hobbs is a British former racing driver. He worked as a commentator from the mid 1970s for CBS until 1996, Speed from 1996 to 2012 and NBC from 2013 to 2017. In 1969, Hobbs was included in the FIA list of graded drivers, a group of 27 drivers who by their achievements were rated the best in the world. Hobbs was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2009.
- Born
- 9 June 1939
- Birthplace
- Leamington Spa
- Nationality
- British
- Height
- Not recorded