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James Hunt
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James Hunt
Known For
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Birthday
1947-08-29,Belmont - England - UK
Gender
Male
Biography
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 Racing team and was soon taken under their wing. Hunt's often action-packed exploits on track earned him the nickname "Hunt the Shunt." Hunt entered Formula One in 1973, driving a March 731 entered by the Hesketh Racing team. He went on to win for Hesketh, driving their own Hesketh 308 car, in both World Championship and non-Championship races, before joining the McLaren team at the end of 1975. In his first year with McLaren, Hunt won the 1976 World Drivers' Championship, and he remained with the team for a further two years, although with less success, before moving to the Wolf team in early 1979. Following a string of races in which he failed to finish, Hunt retired from driving halfway through the 1979 season. After retiring from motor racing, he established a career commentating on Grands Prix for the BBC. He was known for his knowledge, insights, dry sense of humour and his criticism of drivers who, he believed, were not trying hard enough, which in the process brought him a whole new fanbase. Hunt died from a heart attack aged 45. He was inducted into the Motor Sport Hall of Fame on January 29, 2014.

Filmography

Hunt vs Lauda: F1's Greatest Racing Rivals

7.476

Hunt vs Lauda: F1's Greatest Racing Rivals
2013-07-14

7.4

The Plank
1979-12-17

When Playboys Ruled the World

4.2

When Playboys Ruled the World
2010-10-28

7

Mr. H Is Late
1988-02-15

1976 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review

5

1976 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review
1976-09-08

7.722

Rush
2013-09-02

Hunt vs Lauda: The Next Generation

6.3

Hunt vs Lauda: The Next Generation
2022-10-25

Kenny Everett's Christmas Carol

6

Kenny Everett's Christmas Carol
1985-12-24

Formula 1 - Speed fever

7

Formula 1 - Speed fever
1978-09-15

6.6

1
2013-09-30

The Formula One Drivers (aka The Quick and the Dead)

0

The Formula One Drivers (aka The Quick and the Dead)
1974-11-01

Ayrton Senna: Chequered Flag to Green Light

0

Ayrton Senna: Chequered Flag to Green Light
1991-12-31

Frankly... Jacky Ickx

0

Frankly... Jacky Ickx
2011-07-01

Superswede: A film about Ronnie Peterson

7.3

Superswede: A film about Ronnie Peterson
2017-08-17

Lauda - The Untold Story

6.8

Lauda - The Untold Story
2014-10-01

F1 75 Live at The O2

8.5

F1 75 Live at The O2
2025-02-18

1973 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review

0

1973 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review
1973-09-08

Hunt For The Title: Formula One 1976 - A Review Of The 1976 Grand Prix Season

0

Hunt For The Title: Formula One 1976 - A Review Of The 1976 Grand Prix Season
2004-01-01

Lauda's Comeback: Formula One 1977 - A Review Of The 1977 Grand Prix Season

0

Lauda's Comeback: Formula One 1977 - A Review Of The 1977 Grand Prix Season
2004-01-01

The Kenny Everett Television Show

7

The Kenny Everett Television Show
1982-02-25

The Boot Street Band

0

The Boot Street Band
1993-11-11

Three of a Kind

6.7

Three of a Kind
1981-07-01

The Kenny Everett Television Show

7

The Kenny Everett Television Show
1982-02-25

The Kenny Everett Television Show

7

The Kenny Everett Television Show
1982-02-25

The Mike Douglas Show

5.1

The Mike Douglas Show
1961-12-11

Echoes of The Past

0

Echoes of The Past
2012-06-08