Race H2H
52
—
37
89 shared
Qualifying H2H
36
—
52
88 shared
Championship record
2
World titles
1
2
Runner-up
0
4
Top-3 finishes
1
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings:
4 · 2
1973
P2
1974
P1
1975
P2
1976
P1
1977
P5
1978
P10
Career totals
Emerson Fittipaldi
James Hunt
Championships
2
1
Wins
14
10
Poles
6
14
Podiums
35
23
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
281
179
Starts
146
93
Rate-adjusted · per start
Emerson Fittipaldi
James Hunt
Win rate
9.6%
10.8%
Podium rate
24%
24.7%
Pole rate
4.1%
15.1%
Points / start
1.9
1.9
Avg grid
P11.9
P7.0
Avg finish
P10.8
P11.5
Finish rate
66.4%
52.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Emerson Fittipaldi
James Hunt
Mechanical retirements
39
25
Crash retirements
5
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: 5 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1970
Debut season
1973
1970 · aged 23
First win
1975 · aged 27
1972
First pole
1976
1972 · aged 25
First title
1976 · aged 29
P1
Best finish
P1
+1.2
Avg places gained
-4.4
Season points trajectory
Emerson Fittipaldi
James Hunt
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Emerson Fittipaldi | James Hunt |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| Watkins Glen | 1 · 2 · P1 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 0 · 1 · P3 | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 2 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 2 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Jarama | 1 · 2 · P1 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Mosport International Raceway | 1 · 2 · P1 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Silverstone Circuit | 1 · 2 · P1 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Nivelles-Baulers | 2 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Red Bull Ring | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 1 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 0 · 1 · P3 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| Brands Hatch | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Fuji Speedway | 0 · 0 · — | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Nürburgring | 0 · 0 · P6 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Montjuïc | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 3 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P9 |
| Kyalami | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Zolder | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| Scandinavian Raceway | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Long Beach | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| Dijon-Prenois | 0 · 0 · P11 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 0 · 0 · P8 | 0 · 0 · — |
Team history
Emerson Fittipaldi
Team Lotus 1970Lotus-Ford 1971Lotus-Pratt & Whitney 1971Team Lotus 1972–1973McLaren 1974–1975Fittipaldi 1976–1980
James Hunt
19701980
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).