John Hotchkis

John Hotchkis (born September 3, 1931 ) is a former American racing car driver and the father of Mark and John Hotchkis junior .

Career

John Hotchkis began motorsport in the early 1970s. In 1971 he took part in the Sebring 12-hour race for the first time , where he had started a total of 13 times up to 1991 . The first participation in 1971 he finished with partner Robert Kirby in 20th place overall. He had a long friendship with Kirby. For many years they ran their own racing team that coordinated the respective racing activities.

In contrast to Kirby, who competed in many national sports car races, Hotchkis was mainly registered at international events. Despite many good results, it was never enough for an overall victory. Great success was the second place in the IMSA GTP series in 1987 counting 500 km race of Watkins Glen .

The best result at Sebring was fourth place in 1990 . He competed five times at the 24 Hours of Le Mans , with the best finish in 1979 when he finished ninth.

statistics

Le Mans results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
1977	Wynn's International	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Dennis Aase	Robert Kirby	Rank 20
1978	Brad Frisselle Racing	Chevrolet Monza	Brad Frisselle	Robert Kirby	failure	Cylinder overheated
1979	Wynn's International Dick Barbour Racing	Porsche 935/78	Bob Harmon	Robert Kirby	Rank 9
1986	Ecurie Ecosse	Ecosse C285	Les Delano	Andy Petery	Rank 15
1989	Chamberlain Engineering	Spice SE86C	Richard Jones	John Hotchkis junior	failure	Leak in the oil tank

Sebring results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
1971	Bozzani Porsche Inc.	Porsche 911S	Robert Kirby		Rank 20
1972	Bozzani Porsche Audi Inc.	Porsche 914/6	Robert Kirby		Rank 15
1975	Johnson-Bozzoni Porsche-Audi	Porsche 914/6	Robert Kirby	Len Jones	failure	malfunction
1976	Max Dial Porsche-Audi	Porsche 914/6	Robert Kirby	Len Jones	Rank 14
1977	Kirby-Hitchcock Racing	Porsche 914/6	Robert Kirby		failure	malfunction
1978	Wynn's International	Porsche 911S	Robert Kirby	Dennis Aase	failure	mechanics
1982	Kendall Racing	BMW M1	Chuck Kendall	Dennis Aase	failure	accident
1985	Kendall Racing	Porsche 935K3 / 80	Chuck Kendall	Dennis Aase	Rank 8
1986	Hotchkis Racing	March 83G	Jim Adams	John Kalagian	failure	Engine failure
1988	Hotchkis Racing	Porsche 962	Jim Adams	John Hotchkis junior	Rank 5
1989	Hotchkis Racing	Porsche 962	Jim Adams	John Hotchkis junior	Rank 6
1990	Hotchkis Racing	Porsche 962	Jim Adams	John Hotchkis junior	Rank 4
1991	Hotchkis Racing	Spice SE90P	Jim Adams	Chris Cord	Rank 9

literature

• Christian Moity, Jean-Marc Teissèdre, Alain Bienvenu: 24 heures du Mans, 1923–1992. 2 volumes. Éditions d'Art, Besançon 1992, ISBN 2-909-413-06-3 .

Web links

• John Hotchkis at Racing Sports Cars

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 500 km Watkins Glen Race 1987