Editing Hap Sharp (section)

{{Short description|American racing driver (1928{{ndash}}1993)}}
{{Infobox F1 driver
| name = Hap Sharp
| nationality = {{flagicon|USA}} American
| birth_date    = {{birth date|1928|01|01}} 
| birth_place   = [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]], United States
| death_date    = {{death date and age|1993|05|07|1928|01|01}}
| death_place   = {{nowrap|[[San Martín de los Andes]], [[Argentina]]}}
| Years = {{F1|1961}}–{{F1|1964}}
| Team(s) = private [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]], non-works [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] and [[Brabham]]
| Races = 6
| Championships = 0
| Wins = 0
| Podiums = 0
| Points = 0 
| Poles = 0
| Fastest laps = 0
| First race = [[1961 United States Grand Prix]]
| First win =
| Last win =
| Last race = [[1964 Mexican Grand Prix]]
}}
[[File:1967-05-14 Targa Florio Collesano Chaparral 2F Hill+Sharp.jpg|thumb|The [[Chaparral 2F]] Sharp shared with [[Phil Hill]] at the [[1967 Targa Florio]]]]
'''James '''"'''Hap'''"''' Sharp''' (January 1, 1928 – May 7, 1993) was an American [[auto racing|race car]] driver who drove in six [[Formula One]] [[List of Formula One Grands Prix|Grands Prix]]. He was most famous however, for being a co-owner and driver of the revolutionary [[Chaparral Cars|Chaparral]] [[sports racing cars]] built by [[Jim Hall (racing driver)|Jim Hall]] and Sharp in [[Midland, Texas|Midland]], Texas. In 1962 Jim Hall and Hap Sharp formed Chaparral Cars, Inc. and immediately began the design and construction of Chaparral 2, a [[mid-engine design|mid-engined]] car with an aerospace inspired [[semimonocoque|semi-monocoque]] fiberglass chassis.