James Hunt - Wikipedia
WebJames Simon Wallis Hunt (29 August 1947 – 15 June 1993) was a British racing driver who won the Formula One World Championship in 1976. After retiring from racing in 1979, Hunt became a media commentator and businessman until his death.
James Hunt| Formula 1®
WebJames Hunt's was a turbulent life lived to the limit - in and out of racing cars. As a driver he overcame constant fear and enormous odds to become the best in the world - triumphing in one of the most dramatic championship battles in Formula One history.
James Hunt | Formula 1, 1976 Champion, British | Britannica
WebMay 7, 2024 · James Hunt (born August 29, 1947, London, England—died June 15, 1993, London) was a British race-car driver who won the 1976 Formula One (F1) Grand Prix world championship by one point over his Austrian archrival, Niki Lauda. Hunt began racing his own car in Formula Ford events in 1969.
5 reasons James Hunt remains an F1 icon - Formula 1
WebNo single person has ever scorched a trail through Formula 1, both as a driver and a commentator, like James Hunt. 25 years on from his untimely passing, we look at why the 1976 world champion’s light still burns as brightly as ever... 1. He said what he thought.
James Hunt | 40 years a champion - McLaren
WebJan 26, 2016 · 2016 marks the 40th anniversary of James Hunt's world championship victory. We start his story here: On January 25, 1976, James Hunt lined his shiny, red-airboxed McLaren M23 up on the pole position slot at Brazil’s legendary Interlagos circuit.
James Hunt: Sky F1 tells the story of one of sport's most iconic ...
WebOct 24, 2016 · Watch Sky F1's three features looking at Hunt the racer and the man. Monday 24 October 2016 14:27, UK. Forty years after he conquered the F1 world, the James Hunt story remains as compelling...
James Hunt - McLaren
WebJames’s season thereafter settled down to a slog with his arch-rival Niki Lauda, a close and genuine friend whom James respected unreservedly. Although James’s own title hopes received a boost after Niki suffered serious burns when he crashed his Ferrari during the German GP at the Nurburgring, Hunt knew enough about his rival’s ...
F1: James Hunt profile biography listicle | Red Bull F1
WebMar 7, 2017 · Here are our six reasons to remember James Hunt for the playboy and the terrific driver he was. 1. He did post-race interviews like no one else. Watch a typical James Hunt interview, on the podium ...
A last heartbreaking flourish - McLaren
WebJun 15, 2018 · It’s incredible to think that more than a quarter of a century has passed since James Hunt’s unexpected and premature death. If ever there was a Formula 1 Titan, it was James: he had survived the 1970s, motorsport’s most dangerous decade, weathered the excesses of the 1980s and discovered modest sobriety and love before dying of a heart …
James Hunt's famous F1 title win in the wet at Fuji - 40 years on
WebOct 24, 2016 · One of the most celebrated Formula 1 title battles came to a dramatic conclusion 40 years ago this week, as James Hunt survived a treacherous race in the rain at Fuji to beat Niki Lauda at the end ...
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