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person_profile-James Hunt

James Hunt Died at age: 45

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

James Hunt

Date of Birth:

Aug 29, 1947

Country of birth:

Belmont - England - UK

Died:

Jun 15, 1993

Biography of

James Hunt

    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.

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James Hunt

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Filmography of

James Hunt

Found 11 Movies in total

Hunt vs Lauda: The Next Generation

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2022

Superswede: A film about Ronnie Peterson

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2017

Lauda - The Untold Story

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2014

1

Self (archive footage) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 2013

Rush

Self (archive footage) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 2013

Hunt vs Lauda: F1's Greatest Racing Rivals

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2013

... 2010

... 1991

... 1978

... 1976

... 1974