James Hunt

British racing driver (1947–1993)

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia James 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. Beginning his racing career in touring car racing, Hunt progressed into Formula Three where he attracted the attention of the Hesketh…

Known for

F1 Icons — Self2024
Hunt vs Lauda: The Next Generation — Self (archive footage)2022
1973 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review — Self2019
Superswede: A film about Ronnie Peterson — Self (archive footage)2017
Lauda - The Untold Story — Self (archive footage)2014
Hunt vs Lauda: F1's Greatest Racing Rivals — Self (archive footage)2013
Rush — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2013
Echoes of The Past — Self (archive footage)2012
Frankly... Jacky Ickx — Self (archive footage)2011
When Playboys Ruled the World — Himself2010

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: James
Family name: Hunt
Gender: male
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Place of birth: Belmont
Place of death: Wimbledon
Spouse: Suzy Miller
Sibling: David Hunt
Educated at: Wellington College
Languages spoken: English language
Field of work: Formula One race
Sport: auto racing
Country for sport: United Kingdom
Image: J. Hunt in 1977 (cropped).jpg

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manner of death: natural causes
place of burial: Putney Vale Cemetery
birth name: James Simon Wallis Hunt
Commons category: James Hunt
cause of death: myocardial infarction
date of birth: 1947-08-29
date of death: 1993-06-15
points for: 179
number of wins: 10
different from: James Hunt
name in native language: James Hunt
pole positions: 14
podium finishes: 23
number of matches played/races/starts: 94

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Encyclopedic overview

James Simon Wallis Hunt (29 August 1947 – 15 June 1993) was a British racing driver and broadcaster who competed in Formula One from 1973 to 1979. Nicknamed "the Shunt", Hunt won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1976 with McLaren and won 10 Grands Prix across seven seasons.

Born and raised in Surrey, Hunt began his racing career in touring cars before progressing to Formula Three in 1969, where he attracted the attention of Lord Hesketh, founder of Hesketh Racing. Hunt earned notoriety throughout his early career for his reckless and action-packed exploits on track, along with his playboy lifestyle off it. He signed for Hesketh in 1973—driving a March 731 chassis designed by Harvey Postlethwaite—making his Formula One debut at the Monaco Grand Prix; he took podiums in his rookie season at the Dutch and United States Grands Prix. Hesketh entered their own 308 chassis in 1974, in which Hunt achieved several podiums and won the non-championship BRDC International Trophy.

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