David Hobbs (racing driver)

David Hobbs

Hobbs in the pitlane of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway at the 2005 United States Grand Prix
Born	David Wishart Hobbs (1939-06-09) 9 June 1939 (age 85) Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	British
Active years	1967–1968, 1971, 1974
Teams	BRM, Honda, McLaren
Entries	7
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1967 British Grand Prix
Last entry	1974 Italian Grand Prix
24 Hours of Le Mans career Years 1962–72, 1979, 1981–85, 1987–89 Teams Team Lotus Engineering Lola Cars Ltd Standard Triumph Maranello Concessionaires John Wyer Automotive Roger Penske/Kirk F. White Equipe Matra-Simca Grand Touring Cars/Ford France EMKA Racing John Fitzpatrick Racing Joest Racing Richard Lloyd Racing Best finish 3rd (1969, 1984) Class wins 1 (1982)
NASCAR driver
NASCAR Cup Series career
2 races run over 1 year
First race	1976 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
Last race	1976 Champion Spark Plug 400 (Michigan)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0

David Wishart Hobbs^[1] (born 9 June 1939)^[2] 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.^[3] Hobbs was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2009.^[4]