• 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...
  • Phil Hill was a racing driver of promise since his childhood when he was 9 years old and found himself behind the wheel of a car simulating being a racing driver...
  • Phil Hill 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...
  • Phil Hill became the first American to win the Formula One World Drivers Championship and, to this day, remains the only American-born Formula One champion.
  • Phil Hill has the distinction of having won the first (a 3 lap event at Carrell Speedway in a MG TC on July 24, 1949) and last races of his driving career...
  • Phil Hill started 47 Grands Prix, 3 Wins, 6 Pole Positions, 6 Fastests Laps, 16 Podiums and 98 Points.
  • Phil Hill was the first American driver to win the F1 world championship, and one of the most respected and admired drivers of his era.
  • While Phil Hill may not have consistently secured top placements in every competition, his physique and, more notably, his unique posing style set him apart.
  • To some, it may seem ironic that inaugural Motorsports Hall of Fame inductee Phil Hill should be remembered as a sports car racer.