changing about life: Paddy Hopkirk

He was 89 years old. Rally legend Paddy Hopkirk passed away yesterday 21 July aged 89.

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His passing late on Thursday night was confirmed in a.

. Once he got the rally bug he competed in a range of vehicles ranging from VW Beetles to Triumphs. One of Britains best-loved and most famous rally drivers of all time Paddy Hopkirk has died aged 89. Paddy Hopkirk the man who did so much for the mystique of the original Mini with that memorable 1964 Monte win has died at the age of 89.

Motorsport legend Paddy Hopkirk most famous for winning the 1964 Monte Carlo Rally has died aged 89. Hopkirks death comes almost 70. The British racing icon most famous for his 1964 Monte Carlo Rally win has passed away peacefully on Thursday a family statement.

Hopkirk who began his rallying career in the 1950s competed in a wide variety of British-built machinery during a five-decade span though would ultimately go on to be closely associated with the Mini. Former Monte Carlo Rally winner Paddy Hopkirk has died aged 89. He first steered a Mini to victory back in 1964 which some might have put down to sheer luck but for the car to win a further three times suggests the Mini had real talent.

T he famed win along. MOTORSPORT legend Paddy Hopkirk has died at the age of 89. Born in Belfast in 1933 Hopkirk first took to the wheel in an invalid carriage at the age of nine but by his twenties he was showing prodigious speed in.

He rose to prominence driving Minis and his career highlight arrived when he secured enduring fame after winning the famous rally in. Monte Carlo Rally legend Paddy Hopkirk who famously won the 1964 event in a Mini Cooper has died at the age of 89. Hopkirk was the man who won the 1964 Monte Carlo Rally outright at the wheel of the iconic Mini Cooper and even now the story of Hopkirk and his Mini antics is the stuff of legend guaranteeing him a podium place in the history of rallying.

Tributes have been paid to Belfast rally driver Paddy Hopkirk who famously won the 1964 Monte Carlo Rally in a classic Mini Cooper S following his death at the age of 89. Hopkirk became synonymous with the Mini brand after teaming up with the British Motor Corporation in. The Northern Irishman who claimed 13 international rallies in his career won the Monte with co-driver Henry Liddon as the all-British crew saw off a formidable field of various works efforts to take a memorable victory.

His death was announced. On Friday a family statement announced his passing with huge sadness. They are still the most recent all-British crew to win the event.

Hopkirk passed away at Stoke Mandeville Hospital on Thursday. Motorsport legend and former winner of the Monte Carlo Rally Paddy Hopkirk has died aged 89. In a statement the group said.

Paddy Hopkirk the man who put the Mini on the map has died aged 89 Jon Burgess 22 July 2022 MiniMatt Howell Beloved rally driver racing driver motorsport ambassador and winner of the 1964 Monte Carlo Rally Paddy Hopkirk MBE passed away yesterday 21 July. Rally legend Paddy Hopkirk famous for winning the 1964 Monte Carlo Rally has died aged 89. Motorsport legend Paddy Hopkirk famous for winning the 1964 Monte Carlo Rally in the BMC Mini Cooper S has died aged 89.

Paddy Hopkirk who shot to fame for his win at the 1964 Monte Carlo Rally has died aged 89. Legendary rally driver and charismatic brand ambassador Paddy Hopkirk has died at the age of 89 - some 69 years after his first motorsport victory. While Hopkirk is arguably best-known as the winner of the 1964 Rallye Monte-Carlo he.

Paddy Hopkirk the rally driver best-known for his victory driving a Mini Cooper in the 1964 Monte Carlo Rally and who also clocked-up notable wins in the Acropolis Rally Alpine Rally and Circuit of Ireland has died. Its a measure of the man that he was almost as. Born in Belfast in 1933 Paddy Hopkirk will be forever regarded as the man who put the original Mini-Cooper on the map after winning the Monte Carlo rally with his trusted co-driver Henry Liddon.

The Belfast-born racers death was announced by Mini Sport on Friday. Born in Belfast 14 th April 1933 Hopkirk first competed in an Austin 7 which he used to make is rally debut. Born Patrick Paddy Barron Hopkirk in Northern Ireland he is best remembered for his now legendary Rallye Monte-Carlo win with co-driver Henry Liddon aboard Mini Cooper S 33 EJB.

Paddy Hopkirk the legendary Mini rally driver whose feats extended to Australia has died at the age of 89. Racing driver was famous for his triumph at the 1964 Monte Carlo Rally.

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