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Also Known As Philip Toll Hill, Jr.
Born April 20, 1927 • Miami • Florida • (Born on this day)
Died August 28, 2008 (aged 81) • Monterey • California
Awards And Honors 24 Hours of Le Mans (1962) • 24 Hours of Le Mans (1961) • Formula One racing (1961) • 24 Hours of Le Mans (1958)

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Mario Andretti.
Mario Andretti
American race–car driver
F1's youngest race winner
Max Verstappen
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Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton
British race-car driver
Sebastian Vettel working on a crossword puzzle
Sebastian Vettel
German race-car driver
Niki Lauda
Niki Lauda
Austrian race-car driver
A smiling Daniel Ricciardo at the 2018 Australian Grand Prix.
Daniel Ricciardo
Australian race-car driver
James Hunt
James Hunt
British race-car driver
Fangio at Laguna Seca
Juan Manuel Fangio
Argentine automobile racing driver
Stirling Moss
Stirling Moss
British race-car driver
Graham Hill
Graham Hill
British race–car driver
John Michael Hawthorn
British automobile racer
A.J. Foyt
A.J. Foyt
American race–car driver
Michael Schumacher
Michael Schumacher
German race–car driver
Ayrton Senna
Ayrton Senna
Brazilian race–car driver
John Surtees
British motorsport racer
Brabham, Jack
Jack Brabham
Australian race-car driver, engineer, and team owner
Bernd Rosemeyer
Bernd Rosemeyer
German race–car driver
McLaren, Bruce
Bruce McLaren
New Zealand automobile racer
Caracciola, Rudolf
Rudolf Caracciola
German race–car driver
Alberto Ascari
Italian automobile racer

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