James Simon Wallis Hunt

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James Simon Wallis Hunt was a British Formula One racing driver best known for winning the 1976 World Drivers' Championship and his intense rivalry with Niki Lauda.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British racing driver
Formula One driver
human
activeYearsInFormulaOne 1973–1979
awardReceived World Drivers' Championship
surface form: Formula One World Drivers' Championship
carNumber 11
causeOfDeath heart attack
competedIn Formula 3 Championship
surface form: British Formula Three Championship

Formula One
surface form: Formula One World Championship
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom
surface form: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
dateOfBirth 1947-08-29
dateOfDeath 1993-06-15
employer BBC
familyName Hunt
genre motorsport
givenName James
hasChild Freddie Hunt
Tabitha Hunt
Tom Hunt
hasSibling Peter Hunt
languageSpoken English
memberOf Hesketh Racing
March Engineering
McLaren Group
surface form: McLaren Formula One team

Wolf Racing
surface form: Wolf–Williams Racing
middleName Simon Wallis
name James Hunt
James Simon Wallis Hunt self-linksurface differs
nationality British
notableAchievement Won 1976 World Drivers' Championship
notableFor driving for McLaren in the mid-1970s
rivalry with Niki Lauda
notableWork 1976 Formula One season
occupation motorsport commentator
racing driver
television commentator
partnerInRivalry Niki Lauda
placeOfBirth Belmont, Surrey, England
Belmont, Surrey, England
surface form: Belmont, Sutton, London, England
placeOfDeath Wimbledon
surface form: Wimbledon, London, England
positionPlayed driver
residence Wimbledon
surface form: Wimbledon, London, England
sport Formula One
motor racing
teamDuringChampionshipSeason McLaren Group
surface form: McLaren
title 1976 Formula One World Drivers' Champion
workedAs Formula One commentator for BBC
yearOfChampionship 1976

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James Hunt fullName James Simon Wallis Hunt
James Simon Wallis Hunt name James Simon Wallis Hunt self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: James Hunt