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Brett Lunger

  • 1975–1978
  • LUN
  • Born 14 November 1945 in Wilmington
  • Robert Brett Lunger

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Career numbers

  • Avg grid position21
  • Avg finish11.4
  • Retirement rate32%
  • Pole-to-win conversion–
  • Positions gained+223
  • Points scored0
  • Longest winning streak–
  • Longest podium streak–
  • Longest points-scoring streak–
  • TeamsHesketh (1975) · Surtees (1976) · March (1977) · McLaren (1977–1978) · Ensign (1978)

Pole position means the fastest time in qualifying. That is not the same as a start from P1 – grid penalties move a driver down the grid. Up to the 2000s the two numbers coincide.

The career at a glance

11 1975: 3 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1976: 10 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1977: 11 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1978: 10 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 197519761977197811 1975: 3 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1976: 10 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1977: 11 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1978: 10 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1975197619771978
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
1975Hesketh30–
1976Surtees100–
1977March, McLaren110–
1978McLaren, Ensign100–

Every race

43 entries, 34 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.

All 43 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
1975Austrian Grand PrixHesketh17P13
Italian Grand PrixHesketh21P10
United States Grand PrixHesketh18DNF
1976South African Grand PrixSurtees20P11
United States Grand Prix WestSurtees–DNQ
Spanish Grand PrixSurtees–DNQ
Belgian Grand PrixSurtees26DNF
Swedish Grand PrixSurtees24P15
French Grand PrixSurtees23P16
British Grand PrixSurtees18DNF
German Grand PrixSurtees24DNF
Austrian Grand PrixSurtees16P10
Italian Grand PrixSurtees24P14
Canadian Grand PrixSurtees22P15
United States Grand PrixSurtees24P11
1977South African Grand PrixMarch23P14
United States Grand Prix WestMarch21DNF
Spanish Grand PrixMarch25P10
Belgian Grand PrixMcLaren–DNS
Swedish Grand PrixMcLaren22P11
French Grand PrixMcLaren–DNQ
British Grand PrixMcLaren19P13
German Grand PrixMcLaren21DNF
Austrian Grand PrixMcLaren17P10
Dutch Grand PrixMcLaren20P9
Italian Grand PrixMcLaren22DNF
United States Grand PrixMcLaren17P10
Canadian Grand PrixMcLaren20P11
1978Argentine Grand PrixMcLaren24P13
Brazilian Grand PrixMcLaren13DNF
South African Grand PrixMcLaren19P11
United States Grand Prix WestMcLaren–DNQ
Monaco Grand PrixMcLaren–DNPQ
Belgian Grand PrixMcLaren24P7
Spanish Grand PrixMcLaren–DNQ
Swedish Grand PrixMcLaren–DNQ
French Grand PrixMcLaren24DNF
British Grand PrixMcLaren24P8
German Grand PrixMcLaren–DNPQ
Austrian Grand PrixMcLaren17P8
Dutch Grand PrixMcLaren21DNF
Italian Grand PrixMcLaren21DNF
United States Grand PrixEnsign24P13

Against team-mates

Same car, same races. In the race only those where both reached the finish count – a retirement says nothing about the head-to-head.

Team-mateYearsRacesQualifyingQuali gapPoints
James Hunt1975–19781:50:20+2.60%0 : 33Compare
Alan Jones19761:31:8+1.35%0 : 4Compare
Jochen Mass19770:40:8+1.31%0 : 17Compare
Patrick Tambay19780:20:8+1.95%0 : 4Compare
Henri Pescarolo19762:14:2−1.76%0 : 0Compare
Bruno Giacomelli1977–19781:10:6+0.23%0 : 0Compare
Harald Ertl19750:11:1–0 : 0Compare
Nelson Piquet19780:03:0−0.54%0 : 0Compare
Emilio de Villota19771:01:0−0.94%0 : 0Compare
Gilles Villeneuve19770:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Alex Ribeiro19770:01:1−0.07%0 : 0Compare
Ian Scheckter19771:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Patrick Nève19771:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Derek Daly19780:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Hans-Joachim Stuck19770:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Boy Hayje19770:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Arturo Merzario19770:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Brian Henton19770:00:1–0 : 0Compare

Green: Brett Lunger came out ahead in that duel. Quali gap: the median difference in the last session both set a time in, as a share of the lap – minus is faster. At least three sessions; a dash where there were fewer.

Strongest circuits

Circuits with at least two starts, most wins first.

CircuitStartsWinsPodiumsAvg finish
Red Bull Ring410.3
Monza412
Watkins Glen411.3
Kyalami312
Zolder27
Anderstorp Raceway213
Paul Ricard216
Brands Hatch28
Mosport213
Zandvoort29