James Hunt
British · 1973–1979
VS

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