John Hindhaugh
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John Hindhaugh (born 1962, Sunderland, England) is a British sports commentator and broadcaster. He is most closely identified with Radio Le Mans, where he debuted in 1989 and has remained a central voice in endurance motorsport coverage. Hindhaugh resides in Thrapston, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom, with his wife Eve Hewitt, who serves as managing director of Radio Show Limited, the production company behind Radio Le Mans and IMSA Radio, which the couple own together.

Hindhaugh's commentary has appeared across a wide range of platforms, including ITV, Motors TV, Mobil 1 The Grid, and XM Satellite Radio. He also provided his voice for the video game Need for Speed: Pro Street. He was part of the first online live stream of the Race of Champions, alongside Bruce Jones. Hindhaugh has also commentated on RC car racing, providing commentary for the 3rd leg of the 2009 IFMAR 1/10 Scale World Championships A Final.

Hindhaugh was a member of the commentary team for the American Le Mans Series, working alongside Greg Creamer, Jeremy Shaw, Graham Tyler, Joe Bradley, and Nick Daman. When the American Le Mans Series ended in 2013 and merged with Grand-Am Road Racing in 2014 to form the United SportsCar Championship, Hindhaugh was not part of the inaugural commentary lineup. However, he and Radio Show Limited returned for 2015 in a co-production with IMSA, forming IMSA Radio.

From midway through the 2014 World Endurance Championship season, Hindhaugh was appointed part of the TV commentary team for the broadcast of the series to all English-speaking countries receiving the world feed. He was joined in that role by Graham Goodwin, editor of dailysportscar.com. Radio Show Limited and Hindhaugh also provided commentary for internet radio globally and the online video stream for the World Endurance Championship and its predecessor, the ILMC.

Hindhaugh was featured in the 2008 documentary Truth in 24, which followed the Audi Le Mans team during the 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans. His other film appearances include The Gentleman Driver (2018), Le Mans, Racing is everything (2017), and Journey to Le Mans (2014).

Hindhaugh has previously worked for the BBC and commentated across sports including ice hockey, basketball, cycling, equestrianism, and football. In 2022, he announced the start of the Operation Motorsport 6 Hours of Le Mans, a charity event co-hosted by Carolinas Region PCA and PCA Sim Racing.

After the 2005 24 Hours of Le Mans, the station's then-owner, Haymarket Media, could not reach a new license agreement with the ACO. When a new backer pulled out at the last minute, Hindhaugh stepped in. He made a deal with the ACO just before Christmas 2005, using a large portion of the proceeds from his house sale to take ownership. Radio Le Mans has been in his hands, along with his wife Eve Hewitt, since January 2006. They married just before the next Le Mans race, with a reception near the circuit hosted by the mayor of Arnage.

Hindhaugh served as both a judge and the commentator for the GT Academy show-down race, which aired on ITV4 on Monday, February 25, 2013, at 8:00 pm.

Hindhaugh made his Ginetta GT4 Supercup debut on September 6โ€“7, 2014, driving a Team LNT car at Rockingham Motor Speedway. He competed in rounds 21 and 22 of the Supercar GT Championship. Hindhaugh also entered the 360 Motor Racing Club in 2013 and 2014 at Donington Park, racing in aid of the Stroke Association in 2013 and cancer research in 2014.

In 2017, Hindhaugh raced for Aston Martin Lagonda in the COTA 24 Hours alongside Andy Palmer, Peter Cate, and Paul Hollywood, finishing second in the SP3 class and twentieth overall.

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