Paddy Hopkirk 1933-2022
OBITUARY
Paddy Hopkirk will forever be remembered as a rally legend and the man whose Monte Carlo Rally exploits helped transform him into a household name, and the Mini into a global icon.
The likeable, sharp-witted Northern Irishman, best known for his victory at the 1964 Monte Carlo Rally, died at Stoke Mandeville Hospital last Thursday, aged 89.
Belfast-born Hopkirk quickly developed a penchant for motorsport, dropping out of an engineering degree to pursue the passion. After initially dabbling in hillclimbs driving a Volkswagen Beetle, his first big break came in 1956 when the Standard Motor Company
