Biography
Paul Hawkins was born in Richmond, Australia, in 1937. He began racing an Austin-Healey at home in 1958 and moved to England in 1960. In 1965 he won the Formula Two Eifelrennen at the Nürburgring.
That same year he started three Formula One races, driving for Brabham and Lotus. He made his debut at the South African Grand Prix on 1 January with the John Willment Automobiles team and finished ninth, his best result. He scored no points. At the Monaco Grand Prix he spun at the chicane after 79 of the 100 laps and ended up in the harbour, escaping unhurt. At the German Grand Prix he retired with an oil leak.
In sports car racing he won the Targa Florio in 1967 with Rolf Stommelen in a Porsche 910, and the Paris 1000 km with Jacky Ickx. In 1968 he won the Monza 1000 km with David Hobbs in a Ford GT40. He was killed on 26 May 1969 while driving a Lola T70 in the Tourist Trophy at Oulton Park.
Source: Wikipedia, “Paul Hawkins (racing driver)”. Text licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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