Christopher Hilton’s Followers (9)

Christopher Hilton

Born

in The United Kingdom

September 29, 1944

Died

November 28, 2010

edit data

Christopher (Chris) Hilton was a former sportswriter with the Daily Express.

Hilton had begun his career in journalism at The Journal in Newcastle, and then worked at the Express‘s offices in Manchester before moving to London in the mid-1970s when recruited by then sports editor Ken Lawrence to cover Formula 1.

Hilton was a key member of the sports desk editing staff, as well as covering ice skating for the paper during the period when Torvill and Dean were winning world and Olympic ice dance titles.

For the past two decades after leaving the Express, Hilton has freelanced, especially in F1 and writing his books, including biographies of Ayrton Senna, James Hunt and Michael Schumacher, as well as a novel. As recently as last month, his latest ...more

Combine Editions
Christopher Hilton’s books

Average rating: 3.83 · 2,259 ratings · 113 reviews · 126 distinct works • Similar authors

	Ayrton Senna: The Whole Story 3.71 avg rating — 1,123 ratings — published 2004 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ayrton Senna 4.05 avg rating — 131 ratings — published 1990 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Michael Schumacher: The Whole Story 3.99 avg rating — 98 ratings — published 2007 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ayrton Senna: As Time Goes by 4.15 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 1999 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hitler's Olympics: The 1936 Berlin Olympic Games 3.42 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 2006 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Memories of Senna: Anecdotes and Insights from Those Who Knew Him 4.26 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Inside the Mind of the Grand Prix Driver: Psychology of the Fastest Men on Earth: Sex, Danger and Everything Else 3.77 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2001 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	After the Berlin Wall: Putting Two Germanys Back Together Again 3.60 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le Mans '55: The Crash That Changed the Face of Motor Racing 4.35 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Brawn story: the man and the team that turned Formula 1 upside-down 3.84 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Christopher Hilton…

Quotes by Christopher Hilton (?)

“It was a man taking a machine and a machine taking a man into secret places, into the subliminal.”
― Christopher Hilton, Ayrton Senna: The Whole Story

3 likes

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
Booked2022: A Lit...: 1. Featuring an Olympic sport	37	124	Mar 31, 2018 10:12AM
The Seasonal Read...: 30.2 - Schatzie's Task: Castles and Other Historic Sites	74	90	May 21, 2018 10:27AM
The Seasonal Read...: Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD	2194	415	May 31, 2018 09:01PM
The History Book ...: CAR RACING (LIKE NASCAR)	103	277	May 25, 2020 10:42PM
Goodreads Choice ...: Theresa's 2021 Yearly Challenges	4	194	Dec 31, 2020 10:20PM
Goodreads Librari...: Please add this book (Senna)	3	7	Feb 26, 2025 11:30AM

More…