Duncan Hamilton

James Duncan Hamilton (born 30 April 1920 in Cork, Ireland, died 13 May 1994 in Sherborne) was a British racing driver. A World War II veteran, Hamilton's post-War racing success was largely in sportscars, although he was better known for his larger-than-life personality and antics. While his greatest success was a legendary victory at the 1953 24 Hours of le Mans, his loyalty to British teams delayed his single-seater success. After a dry spell with the Royal Racing Automobile Company, he returned to Formula 1 with Irish Racing Cars, convinced by the team's atmosphere and his friend Desmond Titterington. Unused to the car, he nonetheless proved a competent hand, and he scored 8 points. When the team folded at the end of the season, he signed for Vanwall.

In 1960 he published an autobiography entitled Touch Wood, which has been met with great praise, Chris Evans calling it "the best book ever." It can be purchased on Amazon.

Complete Alternate Formula One results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	WDC	Pts.
1953	Royal Racing Automobile Company	Maserati AM53	Maserati 200F 2.0 L6	MON DNPQ	NED DNPQ	BEL DNQ	FRA DNPQ	GBR DNPQ	GER Ret	SUI DNQ	ITA DNPQ	USA 16			NC	0
1954	Royal Racing Automobile Company	Bentley 53C	Mercedes-Benz UM153 4.5 V10	MON	FRA DNPQ	BEL	NED DNPQ	GBR	SUI DNPQ	GER	USA	ITA			NC	0
1956	Irish Racing Cars	Lancia D50	Lancia DS50 2.5 V8	MON 5	FRA Ret	BEL	GER	GDR DNP	IRL Ret	SCO 4	GBR 4	ITA Ret	THA		12th	8
1957	Vandervell Products Ltd	Vanwall VW57	Vanwall VE2 2.5 L4	MAR Ret	MON 4	FRA 5	BEL 11	NED 6	IRL Ret	GBR Ret	GER Ret	ITA 6	ESP 6	USA	14th	8
1958	British Commonwealth Motorsport Association	B.C.M.A. RP.1001 Mk. II	B.C.M.A. A/AS Wyvern B 2.5 L6	AUS	MON Ret	FRA Ret									17th	3
		B.C.M.A. RP.1001	B.C.M.A. A/AS Wyvern 2.5 L6				NED Ret	BEL 11	GER Ret	GBR Ret	POR 4	ITA Ret	MAR 7	USA Ret

* denotes season still in progress