Car Guy Magazine Car Guy Magazine Issue 1114 | Page 14

In 1953, Hill raced for the first time in Europe. In those early
years it was driving sports cars in events such as the famous 24
Hours of Le Mans. Eventually Hill would win that event three
times (1958, 1961, and 1962), always in a Ferrari, just as he was
a three-time winner in Florida’s 12 Hours of Sebring.
By 1958, it was obvious the young American was ready for
his first Grand Prix attempt. Ferrari wouldn’t provide it, so Hill
raced in an older Maserati 250F at the very fast Rheims, France
circuit. Just a few grid positions behind him in another 250F was
a Texan who was beginning his European racing career: Carroll
Shelby.
Scuderia Ferrari, as the team is known,