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Welcome to the official James Hunt website!

Welcome to the official James Hunt website!

Here we honour the legacy of a motor racing great - James Hunt - the 1976 Formula 1 World Champion - who defied the odds, rocked the establishment to thrust our sport into the global limelight.

This site aims to be the definitive source of information about James's on-and-off track exploits, adventures and achievements. We will produce and collate flashback reports, interviews, historic photos, memorabilia and related news on an ongoing basis.

So strap yourself in, enjoy the ride and check in regularly!

10.09.2020Ready for Autumn!

Ready for Autumn!

Do you recognize how it gets slightly cooler? The days seems to become shorter since the past days as it gets darker way more early than some weeks ago: Autumn is on its way! Therefore, we prepared a cozy selection of James Hunt pieces for you, perfect for the more colder days in autumn.

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Looking back on James Hunt's Formula 1 cars.

James Hunt drove some of the most iconic cars in Formula 1 history, winning a race with the Hesketh Racing team before adding another nine more victories with McLaren driving their legendary cars before his final half-season with Wolf Racing.

James Hunt drove some of the most iconic cars in Formula 1 history, winning a race with the Hesketh Racing team before adding another nine more victories with McLaren driving their legendary cars before his final half-season with Wolf Racing.

James began his racing in a Mini, progressing in 1968 to Formula Ford where he drove a Russell-Alexis Mk14 before graduating to Formula 3 in a Meryln Mk11A. In his 1972 Formula 2 debut, he finished third as a works March driver.

The Formula 1 break finally came a year later when Lord Alexander Hesketh (aka third Baron Hesketh) fielded James in the non-championship 1973 Race of Champions at Brands Hatch at the wheel of a Surtees TS9 in which he qualified 13th in a field of 29 cars, with many of the top F1 teams present.

In a tough race of attrition, James survived the incidents to claim a famous third place in his first F1 race.

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James Hunt vs. Niki Lauda: How a rivalry became friendship

Hunt and Lauda were friends off the track, but on it, they maintained an intense, but clean and disputed rivalry which turned into a close friendship.

Formula 1 has had some great rivalries throughout its 69-year history. Schumacher and Häkkinen, Senna v Prost, Hamilton v Rosberg; and of course, the legendary battle between Niki Lauda and James Hunt.

A relationship that stretched back to their days trekking around Europe in Formula Three, Lauda and Hunt were friends off-track while maintaining an intense, but clean rivalry on it.

Two titans of the sport who had extremely different approaches to their craft, Lauda was known for being calculatingly-precise and technical both on and off the track, preferring to improve his cars personally and always trying to be at his best to drive.

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