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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 ", [ a ] Hunt won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1976 with McLaren , and won 10 Grands Prix across seven seasons.
Peterson held off James Hunt in the Hesketh-entered March-Ford to take his fourth victory of the season, with Carlos Reutemann third in a Brabham-Ford. The race was overshadowed by the death of François Cevert during qualifying, the day before, in what was to have been the 100th and final Grand Prix for Tyrrell team-mate and triple World ...
Stewart's friend and future world champion James Hunt scored his first podium finish. Driver Roger Williamson was killed in the race; this was the first of two driver fatalities in the 1973 season. François Cevert, who took the podium in second place at this race, would later perish during practice for the 1973 United States Grand Prix.
Tried to avoid a spinning car, got on its side, scraped along the wall driver-side down and caught on fire [62] Erwin Bauer (FRG) 1958-06-01 Sports car Ferrari 250 TR: Nürburgring Internationales ADAC 1000 Kilometer Rennen Nürburgring: Post-race Kept racing after the checkered flag, tried to pass a slower car, slid and hit trees [63]
James Hunt (left) and Niki Lauda (right) at Autodromo Nazionale Monza in 1976. The Hunt–Lauda rivalry or Lauda–Hunt rivalry was a Formula 1 rivalry between British racing driver James Hunt and Austrian racing driver Niki Lauda that ran from the 1973 season up until Hunt's retirement after the 1979 season.
Noted drivers: James Hunt Alan Jones: Website: heskethracing.co.uk: ... Hesketh Racing was a Formula One constructor from the United Kingdom, which competed from 1973 ...
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The movie Rush is centered on the rivalry between James Hunt and Niki Lauda during the 1976 Formula One motor-racing season. John Surtees was a multi-title winning motorcyclist before moving to four wheels. His 1960 debut saw him qualify in pole position in his third race and he would go on to win the championship title with Ferrari in 1964. [28]