James Hunt

British · 1973–1979
VS

Bruno Giacomelli

Italian · 1977–1983
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
2
4
Qualifyingahead
6
0
James Hunt · Bruno Giacomelli
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
3 4
7 shared
Qualifying H2H
7 0
7 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
1
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
P15
Teammate battle by season
0
1
1977
2
3
1978
Career totals
James Hunt Bruno Giacomelli
Championships
1
0
Wins
10
0
Poles
14
1
Podiums
23
1
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
179
14
Starts
93
69
Rate-adjusted · per start
James Hunt Bruno Giacomelli
Win rate
10.8%
0%
Podium rate
24.7%
1.4%
Pole rate
15.1%
1.4%
Points / start
1.9
0.2
Avg grid
P7.0
P12.5
Avg finish
P11.5
P14.8
Finish rate
52.7%
40.6%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
James Hunt Bruno Giacomelli
Mechanical retirements
25
20
Crash retirements
18
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: 1 · 3
Milestones & racecraft
1973
Debut season
1977
1975 · aged 27
First win
1976
First pole
1980
1976 · aged 29
First title
P1
Best finish
P3
-4.4
Avg places gained
-2.3
Season points trajectory
1973 1975 1977 1979 1981 1983
James Hunt Bruno Giacomelli
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit James Hunt Bruno Giacomelli
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Watkins Glen 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · —
James Hunt 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · — Bruno Giacomelli
Circuit Park Zandvoort 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P11
James Hunt 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P11 Bruno Giacomelli
Circuit Paul Ricard 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P9
James Hunt 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P9 Bruno Giacomelli
Jarama 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P10
James Hunt 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P10 Bruno Giacomelli
Silverstone Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · —
James Hunt 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · — Bruno Giacomelli
Red Bull Ring 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · —
James Hunt 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · — Bruno Giacomelli
Kyalami 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P11
James Hunt 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P11 Bruno Giacomelli
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
James Hunt 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P5 Bruno Giacomelli
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P13
James Hunt 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P13 Bruno Giacomelli
Dijon-Prenois 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P12
James Hunt 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P12 Bruno Giacomelli
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P7
James Hunt 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P7 Bruno Giacomelli
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · —
James Hunt 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · — Bruno Giacomelli
Zolder 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P8
James Hunt 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P8 Bruno Giacomelli
Long Beach 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · —
James Hunt 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · — Bruno Giacomelli
Brands Hatch 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P6
James Hunt 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P6 Bruno Giacomelli
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5
James Hunt 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5 Bruno Giacomelli
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P4
James Hunt 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P4 Bruno Giacomelli
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
James Hunt 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Bruno Giacomelli
Team history
James Hunt
MAR
HES
MCL
March 1973–1974Hesketh 1974–1975McLaren 1976–1978Wolf 1979
Bruno Giacomelli
MCL
ALF
McLaren 1977–1978Alfa Romeo 1979–1982Toleman 1983
19731983
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).