James Hunt

James Hunt

Hunt in the at Brands Hatch wi McLaren M26
Born	29 August 1947(1947-08-29)
Dee'd	15 Juin 1993(1993-06-15) (agit 45)
Formula Ane Warld Championship career
Naitionality	Breetish
Active years	1973-1979
Teams	Hesketh, McLaren, Wolf
Races	93 (92 starts)
Championships	1 (1976)
Wins	10
Podiums	23
Career points	179
Pole positions	14
Fastest laps	8
First race	1973 Monaco Grand Prix
First win	1975 Dutch Grand Prix
Last win	1977 Japanese Grand Prix
Last race	1979 Monaco Grand Prix

James Simon Wallis Hunt (29 August 1947 – 15 June 1993) wis a Breetish racin driver frae England who wan the Formula Ane Warld Championship in 1976. 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 Ane.

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 Ane in 1973, 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 1975. 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 1979. 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 Ane 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	MON 9	SWE	FRA 6	GBR 4	NED 3	GER	AUT Ret	ITA DNS	CAN 7	USA 2			8t	14
1974	Hesketh Racing	March 731	Ford V8	ARG Ret	BRA 9																8t	15
		Hesketh 308	Ford V8			RSA Ret	ESP 10	BEL Ret	MON Ret	SWE 3	NED Ret	FRA Ret	GBR Ret	GER Ret	AUT 3	ITA Ret	CAN 4	USA 3
1975	Hesketh Racing	Hesketh 308B	Ford V8	ARG 2	BRA 6	RSA Ret	ESP Ret	MON Ret	BEL Ret	SWE Ret	NED 1	FRA 2	GBR 4	GER Ret	AUT 2						4t	33
		Hesketh 308C	Ford V8													ITA 5	USA 4
1976	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M23	Ford V8	BRA Ret	RSA 2	USW Ret	ESP 1	BEL Ret	MON Ret	SWE 5	FRA 1	GBR DSQ	GER 1	AUT 4	NED 1	ITA Ret	CAN 1	USA 1	JPN 3		1st	69
1977	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M23	Ford V8	ARG Ret	BRA 2	RSA 4	USA 7		MON Ret												5t	40
		McLaren M26	Ford V8					ESP Ret		BEL 7	SWE 12	FRA 3	GBR 1	GER Ret	AUT Ret	NED Ret	ITA Ret	USA 1	CAN Ret	JPN 1
1978	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26	Ford V8	ARG 4	BRA Ret	RSA Ret	USW Ret	MON Ret	BEL Ret	ESP 6	SWE 8	FRA 3	GBR Ret	GER DSQ	AUT Ret	NED 10	ITA Ret	USA 7	CAN Ret		13t	8
1979	Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing	Wolf WR7	Ford V8	ARG Ret	BRA Ret	RSA 8		ESP Ret													NC	0
		Wolf WR8	Ford V8				USW Ret		BEL Ret	MON Ret	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	CAN	USA

Freemit airtins

• GrandPrix.com biography
• ConnectingRod airticle
• James Hunt appreciation wabsteid
• Fan website
• James Hunt statistics
• Video of James Hunt just after he won the 1976 British Grand Prix

Sporting positions
Cam efter: Jackie Stewart	BRDC International Trophy winner 1974	Cam afore: Niki Lauda
Cam efter: Niki Lauda	BRDC International Trophy winner 1976	Cam afore: Keke Rosberg
Cam efter: Niki Lauda	Formula Ane Warld Champion 1976	Cam afore: Niki Lauda
Cam efter: Tom Pryce	Brands Hatch Race o Champions winner 1976-1977	Cam afore: Gilles Villeneuve
Awairds an achievements
Cam efter: Denny Hulme	en:Hawthorn Memorial Trophy 1975-1977	Cam afore: John Watson