Will Hoy
| Will Hoy | |
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Hoy at Brands Hatch in 1995
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| Nationality |
 British |
| Born |
2 April 1952 Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, England |
| Died | 19 December 2002 (aged 50) Chelsea, London, England |
| BTCC record | |
| Teams |
Ford, BMW, Toyota, Renault, Arena, VLR |
| Drivers championships |
1 |
| Wins | 9 (1 in class) |
| Podium finishes | – |
| Poles | 8 |
| Fastest laps | 10 |
| Debut season | 1987 |
| First win | 1991 |
| Best championship position | 1st (1991) |
| Final season (2000) position | 15th (Class B) |
William Ewing "Will" Hoy (2 April 1952 – 19 December 2002) was an English racing driver and the 1991 British Touring Car Champion, the highlight of a 20-year career in motor racing.
Born in Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, Hoy did not begin racing until his late 20s and first raced at international level in 1985, taking on the full World Sportscar Championship including Le Mans. Over the next few years, he raced in an assortment of championships and one-off races, the highlight undoubtedly being second overall in the 1988 All Japan Touring Car Championship. Hoy supplemented his racing career as a fully qualified chartered surveyor, employed first by Bernard Thorpe and latterly by DTZ.
For 1991 he concentrated on the BTCC, in the first season of Super Touring regulations. Although manufacturers including Vauxhall and Toyota had factory entries, the established BMWs were the car to have initially. Will made full use of his opportunity in a car entered by Vic Lee, building a championship lead nobody was able to overhaul. He also won the Willhire 24 Hour at Snetterton in a BMW M3, partnering Ray Bellm and Kurt Luby. For 1992 he was signed by the Toyota team, went into the final round in a three way tussle for the championship but was beaten by Tim Harvey's BMW. However, the car was not competitive in subsequent seasons, Toyota won once in 1993 with Julian Bailey at Knockhill. The closest Will came was at Silverstone in 1993, when he was punted off onto his roof by team-mate Julian Bailey, an incident remembered for Murray Walker's commentary line "the car upside down is a Toyota", a play on the company's advertising slogan of the time (The car in front is a Toyota).
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