1-193-165 - National Motor Museum/Heritage Images

James Hunt with a Porsche, c1972-c1973. Hunt looks at a Porsche engine. The charismatic British driver won 10 Grands Prix after suffering with uncompetitive cars early in his career, and in 1976 secured the World Drivers' Championship. He retired after the 1979 Monaco Grand Prix, and was best remembered afterwards for his partnership with Murray Walker in the BBC Grand Prix commentary box. James Hunt died in 1993 of a massive heart attack, aged only 45.