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1974 Argentine Grand Prix. Last entry. 1974 United States Grand Prix. 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.
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.
Sep 29, 2014 · Denny Hulme is Formula One's forgotten champion; a gruff, burly Kiwi who lived his life as far away from the spotlight as possible.
Denny Hulme was a New Zeland F1 driver who made is F1 debut in 1965 and won the Drivers' Championship in 1967 for Brabham.
Oct 5, 2022 · Thirty years after the death of Denny Hulme, Paul Fearnley examines the strong-silent racer whose life and career were marked with tragedy
Denny Hulme. In 1967 Denny Hulme became the first – and to date only – New Zealander to win the Formula One World Championship. Between his debut at Monaco in 1965 and his final race in the US Grand Prix in 1974, Hulme made 112 starts in F1, for eight victories and 33 podium finishes.
Jul 7, 2014 · Denny Hulme: The Bear Truth. Twenty years ago Denny Hulme died of a heart attack while racing at Bathurst. For one onlooker, it made memories of a reflective three-day tour with the man they called 'The Bear' all the more special. Gentle giant Hulme was a formidable competitor once behind the wheel. Grand Prix Photo.
New Zealand’s only Formula 1 world champion so far, the tough Denny Hulme was perhaps the most unheralded driver to achieve the sport’s highest accolade. At times blunt and to the point, this former mechanic graduated through Europe’s junior categories thanks to hard graft and a refusal to give up.
Dec 27, 2015 · We delved into the archives and found this hidden gem – a rare and very frank interview with the great Denny Hulme, great friend of Bruce McLaren, fellow Kiwi, and hugely talented Formula 1 (1967) and CanAm (1968) world champion.
Clive Hulme, father of the 1967 world champion, won a Victoria Cross at Anzio and, in essence, that is pretty much all you need to know about his son Denis Clive Hulme – “Denny” to most of his friends, and “The Bear” to those who got on the wrong side of him.
