Hulme's death by heart attack, whilst driving a BMW M3 during the Bathurst 1000 in Australia, made him the seventh former Formula One champion to die, and the first to die of natural causes (versus three racing incidents, two incidents on public roads and one incident involving aircraft).
Hulme morreu dun ataque ao corazón mentres conducía un BMW M3 durante a Bathurst 1000 en Australia, converteuse no sétimo excampión da Fórmula Un en morrer, e o primeiro en morrer dee causas naturais (logo de tres accidentes nas carreiras, dous accidentes na vía pública e un accidente cunha aeronave).