🇳🇿 Denny Hulme

Denny Hulme was an elite professional single-seater racing driver who competed in Formula 1 from 1965 to 1974. He raced for McLaren across his career, which spanned ten seasons and 112 starts in the championship. Hulme won the 1967 Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship with Brabham-Repco, becoming the only New Zealander to win the title.[1]

Hulme took eight victories and 33 podiums across his Formula 1 career. His championship year came in his third season, and he remained competitive throughout his time in the sport. In his final season of 1974 he finished seventh in the championship standings with one win and two podiums from 15 rounds. He is notable as the World Champion with the fewest pole positions, having secured only one across his entire career at the 1973 South African Grand Prix.[2]

Hulme raced regularly against drivers of the highest calibre. He was closely matched with Graham Hill, a two-time Formula 1 champion who appeared in 177 starts, and with Jackie Stewart, a three-time champion who won the title in 1969, 1971 and 1973. Hulme finished ahead of Stewart nine times across their meetings, and beat Carlos Reutemann, another elite professional competitor with 146 Formula 1 starts, on eleven occasions. His tenure at McLaren, where he completed 53 of his 112 starts, came during an era when the team was establishing itself as a major force in the sport.