As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Gilles Villeneuve · James Hunt
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
19
—
7
26 shared
Qualifying H2H
15
—
11
26 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
1
1
Runner-up
0
1
Top-3 finishes
1
P2
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings:
1 · 0
1978
P9
Teammate battle by season
0
1
1977
Career totals
Gilles Villeneuve
James Hunt
Championships
0
1
Wins
6
10
Poles
2
14
Podiums
13
23
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
107
179
Starts
68
93
Rate-adjusted · per start
Gilles Villeneuve
James Hunt
Win rate
8.8%
10.8%
Podium rate
19.1%
24.7%
Pole rate
2.9%
15.1%
Points / start
1.6
1.9
Avg grid
P7.8
P7.0
Avg finish
P10.9
P11.5
Finish rate
61.8%
52.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Gilles Villeneuve
James Hunt
Mechanical retirements
15
25
Crash retirements
11
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: 0 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1977
Debut season
1973
1978 · aged 28
First win
1975 · aged 27
1979
First pole
1976
—
First title
1976 · aged 29
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.9
Avg places gained
-4.4
Season points trajectory
Gilles Villeneuve
James Hunt
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Gilles Villeneuve | James Hunt |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Watkins Glen | 1 · 1 · P1 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Gilles Villeneuve 1 · 1 · P1 2 · 4 · P1 James Hunt | ||
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 0 · 0 · P6 | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P6 2 · 3 · P1 James Hunt | ||
| Jarama | 1 · 1 · P1 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Gilles Villeneuve 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 James Hunt | ||
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 0 · 0 · P8 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P8 1 · 3 · P1 James Hunt | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 1 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Gilles Villeneuve 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · — James Hunt | ||
| Kyalami | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Gilles Villeneuve 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 James Hunt | ||
| Fuji Speedway | 0 · 0 · — | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · — 1 · 2 · P1 James Hunt | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P9 |
| Gilles Villeneuve 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P9 James Hunt | ||
| Long Beach | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| Gilles Villeneuve 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 James Hunt | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 0 · P11 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P11 1 · 1 · P1 James Hunt | ||
| Mosport International Raceway | 0 · 0 · P12 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P12 1 · 1 · P1 James Hunt | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 2 · P2 James Hunt | ||
| Dijon-Prenois | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 James Hunt | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P5 James Hunt | ||
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 0 · 0 · P8 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 1 · P2 James Hunt | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2 James Hunt | ||
| Scandinavian Raceway | 0 · 0 · P9 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 1 · P3 James Hunt | ||
| Zolder | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P7 James Hunt | ||
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · — James Hunt | ||
| Brands Hatch | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · — |
| Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — James Hunt | ||
| Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · — |
| Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — James Hunt | ||
Team history
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).