James Hunt

British · 1973–1979
VS

Emilio de Villota

Spanish · 1977–1977
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
0
2
Qualifyingahead
2
0
James Hunt · Emilio de Villota
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
0 2
2 shared
Qualifying H2H
2 0
2 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
1
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
Teammate battle by season
0
2
1977
Career totals
James Hunt Emilio de Villota
Championships
1
0
Wins
10
0
Poles
14
0
Podiums
23
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
179
0
Starts
93
2
Rate-adjusted · per start
James Hunt Emilio de Villota
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
P24.5
Avg finish
P11.5
P15.0
Finish rate
52.7%
100%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
James Hunt Emilio de Villota
Mechanical retirements
25
0
Crash retirements
18
0
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
1977
1975 · aged 27
First win
1976
First pole
1976 · aged 29
First title
P1
Best finish
P13
-4.4
Avg places gained
+9.5
Season points trajectory
1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
James Hunt Emilio de Villota
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit James Hunt Emilio de Villota
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Jarama 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P13
James Hunt 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P13 Emilio de Villota
Red Bull Ring 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P17
James Hunt 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P17 Emilio de Villota
Team history
James Hunt
MAR
HES
MCL
WOL
March 1973–1974Hesketh 1974–1975McLaren 1976–1978Wolf 1979
Emilio de Villota
MCL
McLaren 1977
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).