Alan Jones

Australian · 1975–1986
VS

James Hunt

British · 1973–1979
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
3
Qualifyingahead
0
4
Alan Jones · James Hunt
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
26 — 33
59 shared
Qualifying H2H
11 — 48
59 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
1
0
Runner-up
0
3
Top-3 finishes
1
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 3
1975 P4 1976 P1 1977 P5 1978 P11
Teammate battle by season
1
3
1975
Career totals
Alan Jones James Hunt
Championships
1
1
Wins
12
10
Poles
6
14
Podiums
24
23
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
206
179
Starts
117
93
Rate-adjusted · per start
Alan Jones James Hunt
Win rate
10.3%
10.8%
Podium rate
20.5%
24.7%
Pole rate
5.1%
15.1%
Points / start
1.8
1.9
Avg grid
P11.5
P7.0
Avg finish
P11.4
P11.5
Finish rate
59%
52.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Alan Jones James Hunt
Mechanical retirements
31
25
Crash retirements
14
18
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both. Retirements with an unclear cause: 3 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1975
Debut season
1973
1977 · aged 30
First win
1975 · aged 27
1979
First pole
1976
1980 · aged 33
First title
1976 · aged 29
P1
Best finish
P1
+0.1
Avg places gained
-4.4
Season points trajectory
1973 1975 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985
Alan Jones James Hunt
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Alan Jones James Hunt
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Watkins Glen 1 · 2 · P1 2 · 4 · P1
Alan Jones 1 · 2 · P1 2 · 4 · P1 James Hunt
Circuit Park Zandvoort 1 · 2 · P1 2 · 3 · P1
Alan Jones 1 · 2 · P1 2 · 3 · P1 James Hunt
Red Bull Ring 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Alan Jones 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 James Hunt
Circuit Paul Ricard 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
Alan Jones 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 3 · P1 James Hunt
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Alan Jones 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · — James Hunt
Long Beach 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
Alan Jones 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 James Hunt
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Alan Jones 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 James Hunt
Hockenheimring 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Alan Jones 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · — James Hunt
Fuji Speedway 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 2 · P1
Alan Jones 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 2 · P1 James Hunt
Jarama 0 · 0 · P7 1 · 1 · P1
Alan Jones 0 · 0 · P7 1 · 1 · P1 James Hunt
Brands Hatch 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Alan Jones 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · — James Hunt
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 1 · 1 · P1
Alan Jones 0 · 0 · P7 1 · 1 · P1 James Hunt
Mosport International Raceway 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1
Alan Jones 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1 James Hunt
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 1 · P1
Alan Jones 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 1 · P1 James Hunt
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
Alan Jones 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P5 James Hunt
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2
Alan Jones 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2 James Hunt
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P9
Alan Jones 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P9 James Hunt
Zolder 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P7
Alan Jones 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P7 James Hunt
Kyalami 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2
Alan Jones 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2 James Hunt
Scandinavian Raceway 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 1 · P3
Alan Jones 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 1 · P3 James Hunt
Dijon-Prenois 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3
Alan Jones 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3 James Hunt
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Alan Jones 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · — James Hunt
Montjuïc 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Alan Jones 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — James Hunt
Team history
Alan Jones
WIL
LOL
Hesketh 1975Embassy Hill 1975Surtees 1976Shadow 1977Williams 1978–1981Arrows 1983Lola 1985–1986
James Hunt
MAR
HES
MCL
March 1973–1974Hesketh 1974–1975McLaren 1976–1978Wolf 1979
19731986
Basis

Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).