Denis Clive Hulme was a New Zealand racing driver who won the 1967 Formula One World Drivers' Championship for the Brabham team. Between his debut at Monaco in 1965 and his final race in the 1974 US Grand Prix, he started 112 Grands Prix, resulting in eight victories and 33 podium finishes. He also finished third in the overall standing in 1968 and 1972.
Hulme sitting in his car before the 1965 German Grand Prix
Hulme during qualifying for the 1967 Dutch Grand Prix
1968 USGP at Watkins Glen. Photo by Bob Sanderson
1969 German GP on the Nordschleife
The 1967 Formula One season was the 21st season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 18th World Championship of Drivers, the 10th International Cup for F1 Manufacturers, and six non-championship races open to Formula One cars. The World Championship was contested over eleven races between 2 January and 22 October 1967.
New Zealander Denny Hulme won his first and only championship, driving a Brabham-Repco.
Jim Clark, on his way to win the Dutch Grand Prix
Jim Clark, on his way to win the United States Grand Prix
New Zealander Denny Hulme (pictured in 1973) won the Drivers' Championship, driving for Brabham