Ross Hockenhull Explained

Ross Hockenhull
Nationality:	British
Full Name:	Ross Edwin Hockenhull
Birth Date:	29 September 1961
Birth Place:	Buxton, Derbyshire

Ross Edwin Hockenhull (born 29 September 1961) is a British former racing driver.

Career

Hockenhull began his racing career in Formula Ford, competing in the 1600 series in 1984 winning the final round of the season at Thruxton.^[1] Hockenhull progressed into the 2000 series the following year, and won the opening round of the BBC Grandstand Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch.^[2]

Hockenhull raced extensively in the British Formula 3 Championship, initially from 1985 until 1988 and again for one round in 1990. From 1986 until 1988, Hockenhull competed in a Ralt F3 car with Volkswagen power for Richard Dutton Racing and Bowman Racing. In 1988, Hockenhull had his best season with a 6th placed championship finish in a season that included two season place finishes behind JJ Lehto at Silverstone and Spa.^{[3] [4]} Hockenhull would also compete in the 1988 Macau Grand Prix finishing in 12th position behind future Ferrari F1 driver Jean Alesi.^[5]

In 1989, Hockenhull joined Cobra Motorsport for three races of the International Formula 3000 season. He retired from his first race due to transmission failure, before finishing 8th in the next round at Brands Hatch.^{[6] [7]} His final International Formula 3000 race came at the Birmingham Superprix.^{[8] [9]}

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
1985	British Formula 3 - National Class	Richard Dutton Racing	3	1	2	2	3	23	8th
1986	British Formula 3		18	0	0	0	0	5	17th
1987			17	0	0	1	0	3	14th
1988		Bowman Racing	18	0	2	0	0	22	6th
	Scottish Superprix		1	0	0	0	1	1	2nd
	Cellnet Superprix		1	0	0	0	0	DNF	NC
	Macau Grand Prix		1	0	0	0	0	0	12th
1989	International Formula 3000	Cobra Motorsport	3	0	0	0	0	0	NC
1990	British Formula 3	Hepworth Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
1991	Barber Saab Pro Series		12	0	0	0	0	50	7th

External links

• Ross Hockenhull at Racing Years
• Ross Hockenhull at DriverDB

Notes and References

1. Web site: Formula Ford 1600 (BARC Junior) Championship (1981-1990). motorsportwinners.com.
2. Web site: Formula Ford 2000 (BBC Grandstand) Championship (1983-1988). motorsportwinners.com.
3. Web site: 1988 British Formula 3 Silverstone 5. racingyears.com.
4. Web site: 1988 British Formula 3 Spa-Francorchamps. racingyears.com.
5. Web site: 1988 Macau Grand Prix. gpdrive.com.
6. Web site: XXXI Motoring News International Trophy. racingyears.com.
7. Web site: VIII Daily Mail Trophy. racingyears.com.
8. Web site: 1989 Birmingham F3000. motorsportmagazine.com.
9. . Trouble & Strife . Motorsport . United Kingdom . Motorsport Magazine Ltd . July 1989 . 3 December 2024.