| Will Hoy | |
|---|---|
| BTCC record | |
| Nationality | |
| Teams | Ford, BMW, Toyota, Renault, Arena, VLR |
| Drivers championships | 1 |
| Wins | 9 |
| Podium finishes | |
| Poles | - |
| Fastest laps | - |
| Debut season | 1989 |
| First win | 1991 |
| Best championship position | 1st (1991) |
| Final season (2000) position | 15th (Class B) |
Will Hoy (April 2, 1953–December 19, 2002), born in Royston, Hertfordshire, was a British racecar driver and the 1991 British Touring Car Champion, the highlight of a 20-year career in motor racing. The British Touring Car Championship is a Touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom. Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following ( BMW) (Bavarian Motor Works is an independent German automobile manufacturer founded in 1916 (pronounced) is a Multinational corporation headquartered in Japan, and is currently the world's largest Automaker. This is about the company for other uses see Renault (disambiguation. Arena International Motorsport is a British motor racing team founded by Mike Earle. Vic Lee Racing ( VLR) formerly Vic Lee Motorsport ( VLM) was a UK Auto racing team most famous for running BMWs and Peugeots The title of BTCC champion is awarded to the driver who scores the most points overall in a British Touring Car Championship season The 2000 Auto Trader British Touring Car Championship season was the 43rd British Touring Car Championship (BTCC season and marked the final year for Super Touring specification cars Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Royston is a town and Civil parish in the District of North Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, England. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands The British Touring Car Championship is a Touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom. He 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. World Endurance Championship redirects here For the motorcycle endurance Le Mans (ləmɑ̃ in French) is a city in France, located on the Sarthe River. 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. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) JTCC redirects here JTCC can also refer to John Tyler Community College.
For 1991 he concentrated on the BTCC, in the first season of Super Touring regulations. The British Touring Car Championship is a Touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom. Supertouring, Class 2 or Class II Touring Cars were the rules laid out by the FIA for national Touring car racing in 1994 based on the 2 Although manufacturers including Vauxhall and Toyota had factory entries, the established BMWs were the car to have initially. Vauxhall Motors is a British automobile company It is a subsidiary of General Motors Corporation (GM and is part of GM Europe. (pronounced) is a Multinational corporation headquartered in Japan, and is currently the world's largest Automaker. ( BMW) (Bavarian Motor Works is an independent German automobile manufacturer founded in 1916 Will made full use of his opportunity in a car entered by Vic Lee, building a championship lead nobody was able to overhaul. Vic Lee may refer to Vic Lee, a cartoonist who writes Pardon My Planet Vic Lee the owner of Vic Lee Racing He also won the Willhire 24 Hour at Snetterton in a BMW M3. The Willhire 24 Hour was an endurance race for Production cars held at Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit in Norfolk, England between Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit is a Motor racing circuit in Norfolk, England. The BMW M3 is a high performance BMW M GmbH version of the popular BMW 3-Series compact Automobile. For 1992 he was signed by the Toyota team, and an engine failure in the final round denied him a successful title defence. (pronounced) is a Multinational corporation headquartered in Japan, and is currently the world's largest Automaker. However, the car was not competitive in subsequent seasons, Toyota never winning another BTCC race. 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). Julian Bailey (born 9 October 1961 in Woolwich, London) is a former Formula One driver who raced for the Tyrrell Graeme Murray Walker OBE (known as Murray Walker; born 10 October 1923 Hall Green, Birmingham, England) is a Formula 1
Despite 2 largely result-free seasons, Will was still an established star, and Renault hired him alongside Alain Menu for 1995. This is about the company for other uses see Renault (disambiguation. Alain Menu (born August 9, 1963 in Geneva) is a Swiss racing driver The early part of the season was a disaster, with many mechanical failures and crashes, although in the latter part of the season Will moved up to 4th with 3 race wins, in what was now the fastest car. Hopes of a title push for 1996 was erased by the entry of the 4-wheel drive Audi of Frank Biela. AUDI AG, ( Xetra: NSU commonly known as Audi (aˈʊdi is a German Automobile manufacturer which produces Audi branded cars with headquarters Frank Biela (born August 2 1964 in Neuss, Germany) is an Auto racing driver mainly competing in Touring cars and Although Menu was again championship runner-up, Will slipped back to 9th.
The BTCC of this era was dominated by high-investment manufacturer teams, largely made up of overseas former single-seater drivers. Like Tim Harvey and Robb Gravett, Will was struggling to remain in a competitive car or make use of it. Tim Harvey (born 20 November 1961 in Farnborough London) is a racing driver from England. Robb Gravett is a British Racing driver and team owner a winner of the 1987 Willhire 24 Hour, and the 1990 British Touring Car Championship He went to a fading Ford team for 1997 and 1998, and raced independently for part of 1999, before entering semi-retirement. Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following In 2002 he suffered a brain tumour, and died shortly afterwards.
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Robb Gravett |
British Touring Car Champion 1991 |
Succeeded by Tim Harvey |