At the age of 89, famed rally driver Paddy Hopkirk, who won the Monte Carlo Rally in 1964, passed suddenly.
Hopkirk's first victory came in a Volkswagen Beetle with the registration number EI 5756 in 1953 at the Cairncastle Hillclimb. Isaac Agnew of Belfast offered him a free Beetle for the 1953 Circuit of Ireland.
Paddy Hopkirk Wikipedia
Patrick Barron Hopkirk MBE, a rally driver from Northern Ireland, lived from April 14, 1933, to July 21, 2022. He received an MBE on the 2016 New Year's Honours list. At the start of 2016, Hopkirk was named an ambassador for IAM RoadSmart Mature Drivers. A range of automobile accessories dubbed Paddy Hopkirk is offered in Hopkirk's honor.
He had been involved in the automotive industry ever since his early days in rallying; by the early 1970s, he was importing Toyotas into Northern Ireland. In the 1990s, after losing his business selling auto accessories, he started a marketing firm called Hopkirks Ltd. He works as a consultant for the revived Mini by BMW.
Paddy Hopkirk Age
Paddy was born on April 14, 1933. At the time of his death, he was 89 years old.
Paddy Hopkirk Net worth
According to estimates, Paddy's net worth is somewhere between $1 and $5 million.
Paddy Hopkirk Death Cause
The former rally driver died on July 21, 2022. It is still unclear what caused Paddy Hopkirk's death.
Paddy Hopkirk Wife
In 1967, he tied the knot with Jennifer. In 2005, his wife served as Buckinghamshire's High Sheriff, and from 2006 to 2011, she served as the county's Vice Lord Lieutenant.
Paddy Hopkirk Children
Katie, Patrick, and William were the three children of Paddy and his wife, and Molly, Jessica, Fenella, Amalia, Allegra, and Alexander were their six grandkids.
Paddy Hopkirk Illness
No information is available regarding the ailment he had.
Paddy Hopkirk Monte Carlo
Legendary driver Paddy Hopkirk is most known for his victory in the 1964 Monte Carlo Rally. In the Monte Carlo Rally in 1963, he competed in a Mini race for the first time and placed sixth. He and Henry Liddon won that prestigious race in Monte Carlo a year later. He also led BMC to the team title, with fellow Mini drivers Timo Makinen and Rauno Aaltonen placing fourth and seventh, respectively. They are the most recent all-British team to win the competition.
