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🇳🇿 Denny Hulme

Racing driver from New Zealand. Formula 1, McLaren. One-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Denny Hulme
Born
18 June 1936(b. 1936)
Nationality
New Zealand
Current team
McLaren
Series
Formula 1
Status
Retired
Championships
11967
Career wins
8
Career podiums
33
Career starts
112
Career DNFs
34
Racer Rating
6,318
Denny Hulme
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
6,318
Rank 90 of 40,105 indexed, -418 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Denny Hulme is a racing driver from New Zealand who last raced in Formula 1 for McLaren. Hulme is a one-time champion (1967), with 8 wins and 33 podiums from 112 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 6,318 ranks Hulme 90th of 40,105 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
1974 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFGERAUTITACANUSAARGBRASOUESPBELMONSWENEDFRAGBRGERAUTITACANUSA
Recent results
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1974-10-06Watkins Glen InternationalFormula 1DNF−200
1974-09-22MosportFormula 1P6+42
1974-09-08Autodromo Nazionale di MonzaFormula 1P6+43
1974-08-18Red Bull RingFormula 1P2+100
1974-08-04NürburgringFormula 1DNF−202
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+154Brands Hatch 1966Formula 1P2
+154Circuit de Monaco 1967Formula 1P1
+142Reims-Gueux 1966Formula 1P3
+139Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1966Formula 1P3
+132Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 1966Formula 1P3
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Kyalami8 starts+39
Brands Hatch5 starts+34
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez5 starts+16
Charade Circuit4 starts+11
Struggles
Nürburgring9 starts-45
Watkins Glen International9 starts-24
Silverstone5 starts-21
Zandvoort8 starts-20
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
1974▸Formula 1McLaren15125020P7−3346,736
1973▸Formula 1McLaren15131126P6+897,070
1972▸Formula 1McLaren12172039P3+5616,981
1971▸Formula 1McLaren1000509P8−5576,420
1970▸Formula 1McLaren-Ford11043027P4+2226,977
1969▸Formula 1McLaren-Ford11124020P6−2156,755
1968▸Formula 1McLaren-Ford12234033P3−86,970
1967▸Formula 1Brabham-Repco11282051P1+7406,978
1966▸Formula 1Brabham-Repco9045018P4+2526,239
1965▸Formula 1Brabham-Climax600305P10+4,6375,987
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Hulme finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇬🇧 Graham Hill6,130107644360%
🇬🇧 Jackie Stewart6,66993365739%
🇧🇪 Jacky Ickx5,93184483657%
🇫🇷 Jean-Pierre Beltoise5,76483542965%
🇳🇿 Chris Amon5,76872462664%
🇨🇭 Jo Siffert6,13667422563%
🇬🇧 John Surtees5,95867412661%
🇸🇪 Ronnie Peterson6,24259322754%
🇧🇷 Emerson Fittipaldi5,82357213637%
🇨🇭 Clay Regazzoni6,21256312555%
🇦🇷 Carlos ReutemannHigher-rated6,55240271368%
🇬🇧 Jim ClarkHigher-rated, 2× champion6,5182581732%
🇺🇸 Richie GintherHigher-rated6,413106460%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
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Denny Hulme is a racing driver from New Zealand who last raced in Formula 1 for McLaren. Hulme is a one-time champion (1967), with 8 wins and 33 podiums from 112 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 6,318 ranks Hulme 90th of 40,105 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
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