Hugh Hamilton (racing driver)

Hugh Caulfield Hamilton
Hugh Caulfield Hamilton
Nationality	British
Born	18 June 1905; Omagh
Died	26 August 1934 (age 29); Circuit Bremgarten
Years active	1930-1934

Hugh 'Hammy' Caulfield Hamilton[1] (18 June 1905 – 26 August 1934)[2] was a British racing driver who was killed in the 1934 Swiss Grand Prix.[2] He was born in Omagh, in Tyrone, Northern Ireland.[2] It has been said that he was "perhaps the top British driver at that time [before his death]".[3] He raced with Dick Seaman on occasion, and was good friends with him.[4]

Early life

Hamilton was born in Northern Ireland, and moved to England in 1922. He started off as an MG salesman.[1] He took up racing motorbikes and then in 1930 started car racing with a Riley.[5]

Races

Race	Date	Car	Position
2 x 12 h Brooklands	10.05.1930	Riley Brooklands 9	3
2 x 12 h Brooklands	09.05.1931	MG Midget C type	3
Tourist Trophy	22.08.1931	MG Midget	DNF
1000 mile Brooklands	04.06.1932	MG Midget	DNF
Tourist Trophey	20.08.1932	MG Midget C type	DNS
500 mile Brooklands	24.09.1932	Bugatti T51	DNF
Mille Miglia	09.04.1933	MG Magnette K3	22
Tourist Trophey	02.09.1933	MG Midget J4	2
1934 Swiss Grand Prix	26.08.1934	Maserati 8CM	Ret[6]

Death

Hamilton was racing an MG Midget in the 1933 Masaryk Grand Prix when he crashed after his waterproof cape blew over his eyes.[2] He seemed to have fully recovered from the three broken ribs and internal injuries that he sustained, which led to his taking up racing again the following year.

In the 1934 Swiss Grand Prix, Hamilton, driving a Maserati 8CM, crashed into a fir tree after his front left tyre failed at 150 km/h around 1500 meters from the finishing point.[2] Two spectators were hurt in the crash.[2] A post mortem revealed that his heart stopped before the crash, which led to the feeling that his heart stopping was the result of his crash in 1933.

Hamilton's funeral was arranged by the British consul and Dick Seaman, and was held in Bern.[2]

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References

Finlay, David (18 June 2008). "The Amazing Hugh Hamilton". Carkeys. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
"Hugh Hamilton". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
"I PRIX DE BERNE". Kolumbus. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
"The master race". The Observer. 1 September 2002. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
"Hugh Caulfield Hamilton (GB)". Kolumbus. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
"All Results of Hugh Hamilton". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 28 October 2013.

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[Carkeys-1] Finlay, David (18 June 2008). "The Amazing Hugh Hamilton". Carkeys. Retrieved 16 June 2013.

[Memorial-2] "Hugh Hamilton". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 28 October 2013.

[1934_Grand_Prix-3] "I PRIX DE BERNE". Kolumbus. Retrieved 16 June 2013.

[Guardian-4] "The master race". The Observer. 1 September 2002. Retrieved 16 June 2013.

[Kolumbus2-5] "Hugh Caulfield Hamilton (GB)". Kolumbus. Retrieved 16 June 2013.

[Results-6] "All Results of Hugh Hamilton". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 28 October 2013.