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Denny Hulme

New Zealand racing driver (1936–1992)

  • Fame57.0
  • Momentum15.0
  • New Zealand rank#93
Source-basedStable
  • Fame57.0
  • Momentum15.0
  • New Zealand rank#93
  • Wikipedia9.9K
Lived 1936–1992, aged 56New Zealand
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  • Wikipedia
    46 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Rank in New Zealand
    #93
    Athletes
  • Era
    1936–1992
    Aged 56
  • Awards
    1
    recognised work
Summary
Updated 2026-08-18

Denis Clive Hulme was a New Zealand racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1965 to 1974. Nicknamed "the Bear", 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. He is the World Champion with the fewest pole positions in his career, with only 1 career pole at the 1973 South African Grand Prix.

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  • Brabham
  • McLaren
  • Tyrrell Racing
  • Yeoman Credit Racing
  • All American Racers
  • JPS Team BMW
  • Tom Walkinshaw Racing
  • Perkins Engineering
  • Bernard White Racing
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Awards

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  • Officer of the Order of the British Empire
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Fame
Stable
57.0
Composite of search demand, mentions, audience & graph footprint.
Score components
Momentum15.0
Historical21.3
Now attention2.9
Source confidence60.0
Completeness70.0
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Country rank
#93
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