Will Hoy

Will Hoy (born 2nd April 1952 in Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, died 19th December 2002 in Chelsea, London) was a British driver known for his exploits in touring car racing.

Career

After a number of years in the World Sportscar Championship, Hoy stepped into the World Touring Car Masters series in 1989 with the British independent Demon Tweeks team - with whom he'd take in a part season racing a Class C BMW M3 to little success.

Despite being fairly outgunned on the world stage due to his team's small stature, Hoy had performed reasonably well in the British championship for several teams which was enough for the works Toyota team Union Saver Developments to give him a chance for 1990. Hoy performed well with the team and despite not managing any wins in Class B finished the year sixth in class.

Hoy made the switch to Mazda in 1991 with Japanese outfit Team Taisan alongside sportscar racer Hideo Fukuyama. Hoy was a midfield runner in the Mazda 323F and scored some decent results early in the season.

Personal Life

Away from the racetrack, Hoy worked as a chartered surveyor and a television pundit for ITV once his active career ended. Hoy was diagnosed with a brain tumor in late 2002 whilst working as an advisor for Honda and died shortly after.

Complete WTCM Results

Year	Team	Car	Class																								WDC	Pts	Class	Pts
1989	Demon Tweeks	BMW E30 M3	C I			Template:USA				Template:FRA						Template:FRA		Template:GBR		Template:BEL				Template:AUS			N/A	0	13th	69
				E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E
										PAU Ret	PAU 16	BRN Ret	BRN Ret	MNZ Ret	MNZ 28			BIR Ret	BIR 31
1990	Union Saver Developments	Toyota Supra Turbo	B M			Template:USA				Template:GBR		Template:FRA						Template:FRA		Template:GBR		Template:BEL				Template:AUS	18th	60	6th	252
				E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E
				FUJ Ret	FUJ 17	GLN Ret	GLN 19	LAG 12	LAG 10	BRH 13	BRH 17	PAU 6	PAU 7	BRN Ret	BRN 14	MNZ 14	MNZ 14	CHA Ret	CHA 16	BIR 10	BIR 17	SPA Ret	SPA Ret	NUR 10	NUR 11	BAT Ret