James Hunt

James Simon Wallis Hunt (29 August 1947 – 15 Juin 1993) wis a Breetish racin driver frae England who wan the Formula One Warld Championship in . Hunt's aften action packit exploits on track earned him the nickname "Hunt the Shunt." Efter retirin frae drivin, Hunt became a media commentator an businessman. Niver ane tae tak hissel too seriously, Hunt endeared hissel tae the Breetish public wi his charisma an chairm an in the process brought a whole new fanbase tae the sport o Formula One.

Beginnin his racin career in tourin caur racin, Hunt progressed intae Formula Three where he attractit the attention o the Hesketh Racing team an wis suin taken unner their wing. Hunt entered Formula One in , drivin a March 731 entered bi the Hesketh Racing team. He went on tae win for Hesketh, drivin their own Hesketh 308 caur, in baith Warld Championship an non-Championship races, afore joinin the McLaren team at the end o . In his first year wi McLaren, Hunt wan the Warld Drivers' Championship, an he remained wi the team for a further twa years, although wi less success, afore muivin tae the Wolf team in early . Housomeivver, follaein a string o races in which he failed tae finish, Hunt retired frae drivin hauf wey through the 1979 saison.

He is latterly remembered for his commentary career for the BBC, which he teuk up follaein his retirement an maintained till his daith in 1993.

Complete Formula One Warld Championship results
(key) (Races in bauld indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
 Year Entrant Chassis Ingine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 WDC Pts. 1973 Hesketh Racing March 731 Ford V8 ARG BRA RSA ESP BEL MON9 SWE FRA6 GBR4 NED3 GER AUTRet ITADNS CAN7 USA2 8t 14 1974 Hesketh Racing March 731 Ford V8 ARGRet BRA9 8t 15 Hesketh 308 Ford V8 RSARet ESP10 BELRet MONRet SWE3 NEDRet FRARet GBRRet GERRet AUT3 ITARet CAN4 USA3 1975 Hesketh Racing Hesketh 308B Ford V8 ARG2 BRA6 RSARet ESPRet MONRet BELRet SWERet NED1 FRA2 GBR4 GERRet AUT2 4t 33 Hesketh 308C Ford V8 ITA5 USA4 1976 Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M23 Ford V8 BRARet RSA2 USWRet ESP1 BELRet MONRet SWE5 FRA1 GBRDSQ GER1 AUT4 NED1 ITARet CAN1 USA1 JPN3 1st 69 1977 Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M23 Ford V8 ARGRet BRA2 RSA4 USA7 MONRet 5t 40 McLaren M26 Ford V8 ESPRet BEL7 SWE12 FRA3 GBR1 GERRet AUTRet NEDRet ITARet USA1 CANRet JPN1 1978 Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M26 Ford V8 ARG4 BRARet RSARet USWRet MONRet BELRet ESP6 SWE8 FRA3 GBRRet GERDSQ AUTRet NED10 ITARet USA7 CANRet 13t 8 1979 Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing Wolf WR7 Ford V8 ARGRet BRARet RSA8 ESPRet NC 0 Wolf WR8 Ford V8 USWRet BELRet MONRet FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA CAN USA

References

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James Hunt statistics
Video of James Hunt just after he won the 1976 British Grand Prix

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