As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
James Hunt · Gilles Villeneuve
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
7
—
19
26 shared
Qualifying H2H
11
—
15
26 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
1
1
Top-3 finishes
1
P1
Best championship
P2
Finished ahead in the standings:
0 · 1
1978
P9
Teammate battle by season
1
0
1977
Career totals
James Hunt
Gilles Villeneuve
Championships
1
0
Wins
10
6
Poles
14
2
Podiums
23
13
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
179
107
Starts
93
68
Rate-adjusted · per start
James Hunt
Gilles Villeneuve
Win rate
10.8%
8.8%
Podium rate
24.7%
19.1%
Pole rate
15.1%
2.9%
Points / start
1.9
1.6
Avg grid
P7.0
P7.8
Avg finish
P11.5
P10.9
Finish rate
52.7%
61.8%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
James Hunt
Gilles Villeneuve
Mechanical retirements
25
15
Crash retirements
18
11
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
1978 · aged 28
1976
First pole
1979
1976 · aged 29
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-4.4
Avg places gained
-2.9
Season points trajectory
James Hunt
Gilles Villeneuve
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | James Hunt | Gilles Villeneuve |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Watkins Glen | 2 · 4 · P1 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| James Hunt 2 · 4 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 Gilles Villeneuve | ||
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 2 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| James Hunt 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 Gilles Villeneuve | ||
| Jarama | 1 · 1 · P1 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| James Hunt 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 Gilles Villeneuve | ||
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 1 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| James Hunt 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P8 Gilles Villeneuve | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 0 · 0 · — | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| James Hunt 0 · 0 · — 1 · 3 · P1 Gilles Villeneuve | ||
| Kyalami | 0 · 1 · P2 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| James Hunt 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 1 · P1 Gilles Villeneuve | ||
| Fuji Speedway | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| James Hunt 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · — Gilles Villeneuve | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 0 · P9 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| James Hunt 0 · 0 · P9 1 · 1 · P1 Gilles Villeneuve | ||
| Long Beach | 0 · 0 · P7 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| James Hunt 0 · 0 · P7 1 · 1 · P1 Gilles Villeneuve | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P11 |
| James Hunt 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P11 Gilles Villeneuve | ||
| Mosport International Raceway | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P12 |
| James Hunt 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P12 Gilles Villeneuve | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| James Hunt 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 2 · P2 Gilles Villeneuve | ||
| Dijon-Prenois | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| James Hunt 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2 Gilles Villeneuve | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| James Hunt 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2 Gilles Villeneuve | ||
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| James Hunt 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P8 Gilles Villeneuve | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| James Hunt 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P5 Gilles Villeneuve | ||
| Scandinavian Raceway | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P9 |
| James Hunt 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P9 Gilles Villeneuve | ||
| Zolder | 0 · 0 · P7 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| James Hunt 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P4 Gilles Villeneuve | ||
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| James Hunt 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P6 Gilles Villeneuve | ||
| Brands Hatch | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · — |
| James Hunt 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Gilles Villeneuve | ||
| Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · — |
| James Hunt 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Gilles Villeneuve | ||
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).