David Hobbs – SC | The “forgotten” drivers of F1

David Hobbs with his Lola T70 at the International Trophy meeting at Silverstone in 1965. He drove a F1 BRM for Bernard White Racing in the 1967 British GP at Silverstone where he finished 8th, 3 laps down. but sports cars is where he had most success, When I took this photo in my teens, little did I know that 21 years later he would race cars that I had built the chassis for, the March BMW GTP’s in the 1986 IMSA series! He also did a bit of commentating. Photo and info Ian Gittins

1966 David Hobb and Mike Spence – 1966 9hours Kyalami. Photo Malcolm Sampson

1968 9 Hours Kyalami. David Hobbs #1 and John Love #4. Photo Jushua Joshua via FB

1969 David Hobbs /in the car/ and Mike Hailwood in the Gulf Mirage with BRM power 1969 1000km Nurburgring. Photo Jim Culp

1969 David Hobbs /in the car/ and Mike Hailwood in the Gulf Mirage with BRM power 1969 1000km Nurburgring. Photo ©Sebastian Altengarten

Mike Hailwood standing at the back of the Gulf GT40 that finished third. David Hobbs with his back to us. Photo and info Tim Marshall

1974 6 hours Kyalami with Gulf Research Racing (GB) Mirage GR7 Ford. Photos Kobus Botma

1974 29th September British Airways 1000KMS Brands Hatch. Photo and info Alan Cooper

1982 9hrs Kyalami. Photo Johan Jaybee Pretorius

1983 6 Hours of Riverside 1983. Porsche 935K4 shared with car owner John Fitzpatrick and Derek Bell. 1st overall. Photo and info Kurt Oblinger

1983 6 Hours of Riverside 1983. Porsche 935K4 shared with car owner John Fitzpatrick and Derek Bell. 1st overall. Photo and info Kurt Oblinger

1984 1000km Brands Hatch. Photo Ian Wheeler