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Denis Clive Hulme OBE (18 June 1936 – 4 October 1992) was a New Zealand racing driver who won the 1967 Formula One World Drivers' Championship for the Brabham team. Between his debut at Monaco in 1965 and his final race in the 1974 US Grand Prix , he started 112 Grands Prix, resulting in eight victories and 33 podium finishes.
Oct 5, 2022 · “Denny didn’t say much but he was a great giggler.” Hulme would be driving for his mate Gardner’s team when the end came. He had returned to the tracks in the early 1980s in touring cars – and later trucks! – and in 1986, co-driving a Rover with Jeff Allam, won his fourth RAC Tourist Trophy 18 years after his third.
- Paul Fearnley
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Sep 29, 2014 · Hulme raced in an era when death stalked the track at every turn, yet the passing of his countryman, friend and multi-series team-mate hit Denny especially hard. Rushing back to racing despite his ...
- Racing Career
- Formula 1 Career
- 1967 F1 Championship Title
- Other Race Series and Death
The racing life began for Hulme behind the wheel of an MGTF and an MGA which was bought by his father Clive —who was a World War II hero—. His first big racing moment came when he earned the New Zealand's Driver To Europe scholarship to compete in Europe during the 1960 season together with George Lawton. In his first season in Europe, Hulme finish...
After racing Brabham cars in junior Formulae and in a couple of non-championship F1 events between 1963 and 1964, Hulme made his official F1 debut on the 30th of May of 1965 during the Monaco Grand Prix, which was the second race of the season. He competed in six races in 1965 onboard Brabham-Climax cars, scoring points only twice. In the first two...
In a 1967 season dominated by Jim Clark statistically, Hulme and his teammate Brabham found a way to consistently score points and fight for the title. Hulme took the first win of his career in the 1967 Monaco Grand Prix, where he lapped all his rivals —in that race, Ferrari’s Lorenzo Bandinilost his life—. He added another victory to his solid 196...
Also, before and during his F1 career, he found time to compete in four editions of the Indy 500 —without success—, three 24 Hours of Le Mans with one class victory in 1961 with a Fiat-Abarth 850 S. He competed in two editions of the 24 Hours of Daytona too, but could not finish the race in those two occasions. After his retirement, he competed 10 ...
Denny Hulme's dislike of celebrity and preference for anonymity made him the most low key of champions. He hated fame, had no trace of vanity and found social functions an agony. His nickname 'The Bear' was a reference to both his rugged features and a gruff nature that would erupt when he was provoked. Yet he was also a sensitive man unable to express his feelings, except in a racing car, in ...
Find out about former New Zealand F1 driver, Denny Hulme, their career in F1, success at Le Mans, friendship with Bruce McLaren and much more
