Gary Hocking is a racing driver from Rhodesian who last raced in Formula 1 for Lotus-Climax. Hocking has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 1 start.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,162 ranks Hocking 7525th of 40,700 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1962-12-29 | Prince George Circuit | DNF | −90 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | ▸Formula 1 | Lotus-Climax | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P16 | +1,812 | 3,162 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Sam TingleHigher-rated | 5,813 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Tony SettemberHigher-rated | 5,558 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7,515 | 🏳️ Bruce McKee | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,163 |
| 7,516 | 🇳🇱 Danny van Dongen | 24H Series | 3,163 |
| 7,517 | 🇫🇮 Leo Kinnunen | Formula 1 | 3,163 |
| 7,518 | 🇺🇸 Nicolas Hammann | Trans-Am TA2 | 3,163 |
| 7,519 | 🇮🇹 Roberto Lippi | Formula 1 | 3,163 |
| 7,520 | 🇳🇿 Tony Shelly | Formula 1 | 3,163 |
| 7,521 | 🇬🇧 Archie Scott Brown | Formula 1 | 3,162 |
| 7,522 | 🇲🇽 César Jiménez | TCR World Tour | 3,162 |
| 7,523 | 🇺🇸 Frank Dochnal | Formula 1 | 3,162 |
| 7,524 | 🇬🇧 Freddie Tomlinson | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,162 |
| 7,525 | 🏳️ Gary Hocking | Formula 1 | 3,162 |
| 7,526 | 🇺🇸 George Constantine | Formula 1 | 3,162 |
| 7,527 | 🇩🇪 Kurt Adolff | Formula 1 | 3,162 |
| 7,528 | 🇮🇹 Piero Scotti | Formula 1 | 3,162 |
| 7,529 | 🇩🇪 Sven SCHÖMER | Ferrari Challenge | 3,162 |
| 7,530 | 🇺🇸 Gus Hutchison | Formula 1 | 3,161 |
| 7,531 | 🇫🇷 Jean-Paul Karras | Spanish F4 | 3,161 |
| 7,532 | 🇬🇧 Philip Fotheringham-Parker | Formula 1 | 3,161 |
| 7,533 | 🇳🇿 Reid Harker | 24H Series | 3,161 |
| 7,534 | 🏳️ Wesley Mollono | SCCA Majors | 3,161 |
| 7,535 | 🇺🇸 Bayliss Levrett | Formula 1 | 3,160 |
Gary Hocking was a Rhodesian driver who raced in Formula 1, a single-class international championship run across multiple countries with grids mixing amateur, semi-professional and graded professional competitors. He drove for Lotus-Climax, a team that fielded 52 drivers across its indexed history and counted the elite professional Jim Clark among its roster. Hocking's only indexed appearance came in 1962.[1]
His Formula 1 career comprised a single start in 1962, finishing 16th in the championship standings for the season. Lotus-Climax accumulated 22 race wins across its indexed record, though Hocking's own participation in that total is not recorded.[2]