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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).

    • 1st ( 1958, 1961, 1962)
    • 1953, 1955-1967
    • 3 ( 1958, 1961, 1962)
  2. www.formula1.com › hall-of-fame › Phil_HillPhil Hill | Formula 1®

    Drivers / Hall of Fame. 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.

  3. Phil Hill – America’s first F1 champion and Le Mans legend. On what should have been 1961 Formula 1 World Champion Phil Hills 94th birthday, David Malsher-Lopez pays tribute to an...

  4. Apr 16, 2024 · 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. Hill began in racing as a mechanic for midget-car racing in the Santa Monica, Calif., area, where he grew up.

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  5. 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.

  6. Aug 25, 2021 · Phil Hill was a versatile and graceful racer who won the Le Mans 24 Hours three times, the F1 world title in 1961, and set a Land Speed Record at Bonneville. He also had a friendly and humble personality that impressed his fellow drivers and fans.

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  8. Feb 9, 2024 · Phil Hill was the first and only driver to win both the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Formula 1 World Championship in the same year. Learn about his career, his tragic victory in 1961, and his passion for opera and Ferrari.

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