Drivers/United Kingdom
James Hunt
- 1× World Champion
- 1973–1979
- HUN
- Born 29 August 1947 in Belmont
- Died 15 June 1993
- James Simon Wallis Hunt
- Starts9293 entries
- Wins1011% of starts
- Podiums2325% of starts
- Pole positions1414× started from P1
- Fastest laps8
- Titles11976
Career numbers
- Avg grid position7
- Avg finish4.2
- Retirement rate50%
- Pole-to-win conversion50%
- Positions gained+81
- Points scored179
- Longest winning streak2
- Longest podium streak3
- Longest points-scoring streak4
- TeamsMarch (1973–1974) · Hesketh (1974–1975) · McLaren (1976–1978) · Wolf (1979)
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
Season by season
Every race
93 entries, 92 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryMonaco Grand Prix 1973P9 · March
- First winDutch Grand Prix 1975P1 · Hesketh
- Last winJapanese Grand Prix 1977P1 · McLaren
- Last startMonaco Grand Prix 1979DNF · Wolf
All 93 races, season by season
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-mate | Years | Races | Qualifying | Quali gap | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jochen Mass | 1976–1977 | 11:1 | 31:2 | −1.32% | 109 : 44 | Compare |
| Brett Lunger | 1975–1978 | 5:1 | 20:0 | −2.54% | 33 : 0 | Compare |
| Patrick Tambay | 1978 | 2:3 | 14:1 | −0.60% | 8 : 8 | Compare |
| Mike Beuttler | 1973 | 2:0 | 6:0 | −1.21% | 13 : 0 | Compare |
| Jean-Pierre Jarier | 1973 | 1:0 | 3:2 | −0.31% | 7 : 0 | Compare |
| Bruno Giacomelli | 1977–1978 | 0:0 | 6:0 | −2.03% | 4 : 0 | Compare |
| Harald Ertl | 1975 | 1:0 | 3:0 | −3.82% | 5 : 0 | Compare |
| Alan Jones | 1975 | 0:0 | 4:0 | −1.16% | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Nelson Piquet | 1978 | 0:0 | 3:0 | −2.03% | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Hans-Joachim Stuck | 1974 | 0:0 | 1:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Howden Ganley | 1974 | 0:0 | 2:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Emilio de Villota | 1977 | 0:0 | 2:0 | −3.29% | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Roger Williamson | 1973 | 0:0 | 2:0 | – | 7 : 0 | Compare |
| Gilles Villeneuve | 1977 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 9 : 0 | Compare |
| David Purley | 1973 | 0:0 | 2:0 | −1.60% | 4 : 0 | Compare |
| Reine Wisell | 1973 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 1 : 0 | Compare |
| Torsten Palm | 1975 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
Green: James Hunt 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.
| Circuit | Starts | Wins | Podiums | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zandvoort | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3.8 |
| Watkins Glen | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Jarama | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5.7 |
| Paul Ricard | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Mosport | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Silverstone | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Nürburgring | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Fuji | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Monaco | 7 | 9 | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 6 | 2 | 3 | |
| Kyalami | 6 | 1 | 4.7 | |
| Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 5 | 1 | 3 | |
| José Carlos Pace | 5 | 1 | 5.7 | |
| Anderstorp Raceway | 5 | 1 | 7 | |
| Monza | 5 | 5 | ||
| Zolder | 5 | 7 | ||
| Long Beach | 4 | 7 | ||
| Brands Hatch | 3 | – | ||
| Dijon-Prenois | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Hockenheimring | 2 | – |