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Denny Hulme

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Denny Hulme was a New Zealand racing driver who lived from 1936 to 1992 and competed in Formula One from 1965 to 1974. Nicknamed the Bear, he won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1967 driving for Brabham, becoming the only New Zealander ever to do so, and won eight Grand Prix races across ten seasons. He was also a two-time Can-Am champion, in 1968 and 1970, and his 22 Can-Am career wins stand as a series record.

Facts
Birth Year
1936 1
Birth Date
1936-06-18 1
Death Year
1992 1
Death Date
1992-10-04 1
Nationality
New Zealander 1
Career Highlight
Won the 1967 Formula One World Drivers' Championship with Brabham 1
Classification
Competition Category
Individual 1
FAQs

How did Denny Hulme die?

He died of a heart attack at the wheel of a BMW during the 1992 Bathurst 1000 touring car race.

Denny Hulme died in 1992 while racing in the Bathurst 1000 touring car race in Australia. His BMW stopped beside the track, and marshals who ran to the car found the 1967 World Champion dead from a heart attack, according to the Formula 1 Hall of Fame profile. He had left Formula One for good after the 1974 season but kept competing in historic events, saloon cars and truck racing, and Bathurst was a favourite event of his.
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Competed In

Formula One World Championship, Competitions
Source Denny Hulme (Wikipedia)
Indianapolis 500, Competitions
Source Denny Hulme (Wikipedia)

Plays

Motor Racing, Sports
Source Denny Hulme (Wikipedia)
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Nationality

New Zealand

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Source Wikidata: Denny Hulme
Sources
1. Denny Hulme (Wikipedia)
  • Lead sentence, birth date
    Denis Clive Hulme (18 June 1936
  • Lead sentence, birth year
    Denis Clive Hulme (18 June 1936
  • Lead sentence, nationality
    Denis Clive Hulme (18 June 1936
  • Lead section, career highlight
    Hulme won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1967 with Brabham, becoming the only New Zealander to do so, and won eight Grands Prix across 10 seasons.
  • Introduction
    Denis Clive Hulme (18 June 1936 - 4 October 1992) was a New Zealand racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1965 to 1974.
  • Competed In: Formula One World Championship, Lead
    who competed in Formula One from 1965 to 1974
  • Competed In: Indianapolis 500, Lead
    at the Indianapolis 500
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