David Hobbs (racing driver)
Hobbs in the pitlane of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway at the 2005 United States Grand Prix
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| Born | David Wishart Hobbs 9 June 1939 Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England |
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| Formula One World Championship career | |||||||||||
| Nationality |
 British |
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| Active years | 1967–1968, 1971, 1974 | ||||||||||
| Teams | BRM, Honda, McLaren | ||||||||||
| Entries | 6 | ||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
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| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
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| Participating 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) |
David Wishart Hobbs (born 9 June 1939 in Royal Leamington Spa, England) is a British former racing driver. Originally employed as a commentator for the Speed Channel, he currently works as a commentator for NBC and NBC Sports Network. In 1969 Hobbs was included in the FIA list of graded drivers, an élite group of 27 drivers who by their achievements were rated the best in the world.
Hobbs currently lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with his wife, Margaret, with whom he has two sons, Gregory and Guy. In 1986, Hobbs opened a car dealership, David Hobbs Honda, in Glendale, Wisconsin, which continues to exist today, and for which he personally voices advertisements. His youngest son, Guy, worked for Speed as a pit reporter on their sports car coverage. Hobbs was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2009.
He is the grandfather of current racing driver Andrew Hobbs.
Hobbs was born just months before the outbreak of World War II, and has a vast, 30-year history of international driving experience at all levels of motor sports, including sports cars, touring cars, Indy cars, IMSA, Can-Am and Formula One. He has participated in the Indianapolis 500 and the 24 Hours of Daytona. He made twenty starts in the 24 Hours of Le Mans race, finishing in 8th place at the first attempt in 1962, following with a pole position and a best finish of third (in 1969 and 1984) to his credit.
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