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James Simon Wallis Hunt
(29 August 1947 – 15 Juin 1993)
[1]
wis a
Breetish
racin driver frae
England
who wan the
Formula One
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 One.
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 One 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 One Warld Championship results
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indicate pole position, races in
italics
indicate fastest lap)
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