Hill (constructor)
| Full name | Embassy Racing With Graham Hill |
|---|---|
| Base | United Kingdom |
| Founder(s) |
 Graham Hill
|
| Noted drivers |
Graham Hill Tony Brise Alan Jones Rolf Stommelen
|
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| First entry | 1973 Spanish Grand Prix |
| Races entered | 41 |
| Constructors |
Shadow-Ford Lola-Ford Hill-Ford |
| Drivers' Championships |
0 |
| Race victories | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Final entry | 1975 United States Grand Prix |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
|---|---|
| Entrants | Embassy Hill |
| First entry | 1975 Spanish Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1975 United States Grand Prix |
| Races entered | 11 |
| Race victories | 0 |
| Constructors' Championships | 0 |
| Drivers' Championships |
0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
Embassy Hill was a short-lived Formula One team started by the two-time Formula One world-champion Graham Hill, racing as a constructor with its own chassis in 1975. The team debuted in 1973 and had limited success in three seasons of racing, but everything was cut short by the death of Hill, Tony Brise and some of the team's top personnel in the crash of a light aircraft in the autumn before the 1976 season. The team was sponsored by Imperial Tobacco's Embassy cigarette brand and ran under various names during its time.
Embassy Racing With Graham Hill first came into being when Graham Hill decided to leave his previous team, Brabham, unhappy with the atmosphere there. He announced in late 1972 he was starting his own team, acting as owner and driver. Securing sponsorship from Embassy, Hill started operating a team with cars purchased from Shadow. Things did not go well that year: the team's best finish was ninth at Zolder, being the last finisher among 9 cars (the former World Champion also started 23rd of 23 cars that race).
The chassis for 1974 were bought from Lola, and designated as the Lola T370. Graham Hill drove throughout the season and scored a point at the 1974 Swedish Grand Prix, but this was to be the team's only point that season. The second car was driven by Guy Edwards, and later Peter Gethin and Rolf Stommelen.
The T370 was still being used at the beginning of the 1975 season, until the team's new car was ready. The new car for 1975 was initially designated as the Lola T371, but when designer Andy Smallman left Lola to work full-time for Embassy Hill it was renamed the Hill GH1. Smallman's design drew heavily from the design of previous year's Lola cars.
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