James Hunt

British · 1973–1979
VS

Brett Lunger

American · 1975–1978
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
12
8
Qualifyingahead
20
0
James Hunt · Brett Lunger
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
23 11
34 shared
Qualifying H2H
33 0
34 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
1
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
Teammate battle by season
3
0
1975
4
4
1977
5
4
1978
Career totals
James Hunt Brett Lunger
Championships
1
0
Wins
10
0
Poles
14
0
Podiums
23
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
179
0
Starts
93
34
Rate-adjusted · per start
James Hunt Brett Lunger
Win rate
10.8%
0%
Podium rate
24.7%
0%
Pole rate
15.1%
0%
Points / start
1.9
0.0
Avg grid
P7.0
P21.1
Avg finish
P11.5
P13.9
Finish rate
52.7%
67.6%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
James Hunt Brett Lunger
Mechanical retirements
25
6
Crash retirements
18
5
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 · 0
Milestones & racecraft
1973
Debut season
1975
1975 · aged 27
First win
1976
First pole
1976 · aged 29
First title
P1
Best finish
P7
-4.4
Avg places gained
+7.2
Season points trajectory
1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
James Hunt Brett Lunger
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit James Hunt Brett Lunger
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Watkins Glen 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P10
James Hunt 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P10 Brett Lunger
Circuit Park Zandvoort 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P9
James Hunt 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P9 Brett Lunger
Circuit Paul Ricard 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P16
James Hunt 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P16 Brett Lunger
Mosport International Raceway 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P11
James Hunt 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P11 Brett Lunger
Jarama 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P10
James Hunt 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P10 Brett Lunger
Silverstone Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P13
James Hunt 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P13 Brett Lunger
Nürburgring 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · —
James Hunt 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · — Brett Lunger
Red Bull Ring 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P8
James Hunt 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P8 Brett Lunger
Kyalami 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P11
James Hunt 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P11 Brett Lunger
Scandinavian Raceway 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P11
James Hunt 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P11 Brett Lunger
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P13
James Hunt 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P13 Brett Lunger
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P10
James Hunt 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P10 Brett Lunger
Zolder 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P7
James Hunt 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P7 Brett Lunger
Brands Hatch 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P8
James Hunt 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P8 Brett Lunger
Long Beach 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · —
James Hunt 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · — Brett Lunger
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
James Hunt 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Brett Lunger
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
James Hunt 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Brett Lunger
Team history
James Hunt
MAR
HES
MCL
WOL
March 1973–1974Hesketh 1974–1975McLaren 1976–1978Wolf 1979
Brett Lunger
HES
SUR
MCL
MAR
MCL
ENS
Hesketh 1975Surtees 1976McLaren 1977March 1977McLaren 1978Ensign 1978
19731979
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).