David Hobbs

British · 1967–1974
VS

Denny Hulme

New Zealander · 1965–1974
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
2
Qualifyingahead
0
3
David Hobbs · Denny Hulme
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
1 6
7 shared
Qualifying H2H
0 7
7 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
1
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
3
Best championship
P1
Teammate battle by season
1
0
1971
0
2
1974
Career totals
David Hobbs Denny Hulme
Championships
0
1
Wins
0
8
Poles
0
1
Podiums
0
33
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
0
248
Starts
7
112
Rate-adjusted · per start
David Hobbs Denny Hulme
Win rate
0%
7.1%
Podium rate
0%
29.5%
Pole rate
0%
0.9%
Points / start
0.0
2.2
Avg grid
P17.7
P7.3
Avg finish
P9.0
P8.2
Finish rate
85.7%
69.6%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
David Hobbs Denny Hulme
Mechanical retirements
1
29
Crash retirements
0
5
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Milestones & racecraft
1967
Debut season
1965
First win
1967 · aged 30
First pole
1973
First title
1967 · aged 31
P7
Best finish
P1
+8.7
Avg places gained
-1.0
Season points trajectory
1965 1967 1969 1971 1973
David Hobbs Denny Hulme
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit David Hobbs Denny Hulme
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P9 1 · 3 · P1
David Hobbs 0 · 0 · P9 1 · 3 · P1 Denny Hulme
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P10 1 · 1 · P1
David Hobbs 0 · 0 · P10 1 · 1 · P1 Denny Hulme
Watkins Glen 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 2 · P3
David Hobbs 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 2 · P3 Denny Hulme
Mosport International Raceway 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 2 · P2
David Hobbs 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 2 · P2 Denny Hulme
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 2 · P2
David Hobbs 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 2 · P2 Denny Hulme
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 2 · P2
David Hobbs 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 2 · P2 Denny Hulme
Team history
David Hobbs
BRM 1967Lola 1967Honda 1968McLaren 1971McLaren 1974
Denny Hulme
BRA
BRA
MCL
MCL
Brabham-Climax 1965–1966Brabham-Repco 1966–1967McLaren 1968McLaren-Ford 1968McLaren-BRM 1968McLaren-Ford 1969–1970McLaren 1971–1974
19651974
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).