Denis Clive "Denny" Hulme OBE (born June 18, 1936 in Motueka, New Zealand – died October 4, 1992 in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia) was a racing driver from New Zealand who raced in Formula One, winning the World Championship in 1967. He drove for only two teams in his career, Brabham and McLaren. He often raced in the Can-Am series and drove in the Indianapolis 500 four times, finishing fourth twice.
He is the only New Zealander to win the World Championship.
Formula One Career[]
Formula One Statistical Overview[]
Formula One Record[]
| Year | Entrant | Team | WDC Points | WDC Pos. | Report |
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| 1965 | Brabham Racing Organisation | Brabham-Climax | 5 | 11th | Report |
| 1966 | Brabham Racing Organisation | Brabham-Climax Brabham-Repco |
18 | 4th | Report |
| 1967 | Brabham Racing Organisation | Brabham-Repco | 51 | 1st | Report |
| 1968 | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | McLaren-BRM McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
33 | 3rd | Report |
| 1969 | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 20 | 6th | Report |
| 1970 | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 27 | 4th | Report |
| 1971 | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 9 | 13th | Report |
| 1972 | Yardley Team McLaren | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 39 | 3rd | Report |
| 1973 | Yardley Team McLaren | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 26 | 6th | Report |
| 1974 | Marlboro Team Texaco | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 20 | 7th | Report |
Career Statistics[]
| Entries | 112 |
| Starts | 112 |
| Pole Positions | 1 |
| Sprint Poles | 0 |
| Front Row Starts | 23 |
| Race Wins | 8 |
| Sprint Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 33 |
| Sprint Podiums | 0 |
| Fastest Laps | 9 |
| Sprint Fastest Laps | 0 |
| Points | 248 |
| Laps Raced | 6240 |
| Distance Raced | 29,545 km (18,358 mi) |
| Races Led | 17 |
| Laps Led | 436 |
| Distance Led | 1,917 km (1,191 mi) |
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Career Results[]
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| 1st | Winner | Ret | Retired | ||
| 2nd | Podium finish | DSQ | Disqualified | ||
| 3rd | DNQ | Did not qualify | |||
| 5th | Points finish | DNPQ | Did not pre-qualify | ||
| 14th | Non-points finish | TD | Test driver | ||
| Italics | Scored point(s) for Fastest Lap | DNS | Did not start | ||
| 18th† | Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance) | NC | Non-classified finish (<90% race distance) | ||
| 4thP | Qualified for pole position | [+] More Symbols | |||
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