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Bookmark or Share- James Hunt - WikipediaJames 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", [a] Hunt won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1976 with McLaren, and won 10 Grands Prix across seven seasons.
- James Hunt | 40 years a champion - McLarenOn January 25, 1976, James Hunt lined his shiny, red-airboxed McLaren M23 up on the pole position slot at Brazil’s legendary Interlagos circuit. It was the Briton’s first-ever grand prix behind the wheel of a McLaren – and, with pole, he kicked off his red-and-white career in style.
- James Hunt - Formula 1James 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 1 history.
- James Hunt | Formula 1, 1976 Champion, British | BritannicaJames 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.
- A last heartbreaking flourish - McLaren“I never ever felt I wanted to race again,” James Hunt admitted a year after calling a day to his brief but explosive Formula 1 career. It was a typically forthright soundbite from a man not known for holding back – in any situation.
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