James Hunt
British · 1973–1979
VS

Howden Ganley
New Zealander · 1971–1974
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
1
Qualifyingahead
2
0
James Hunt · Howden Ganley
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
6 — 4
10 shared
Qualifying H2H
8 — 1
9 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
1
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
P13
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 0
1973 P8
Teammate battle by season
1
1
1974
Career totals
James Hunt Howden Ganley
Championships
1
0
Wins
10
0
Poles
14
0
Podiums
23
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
179
10
Starts
93
36
Rate-adjusted · per start
James Hunt Howden Ganley
Win rate
10.8%
0%
Podium rate
24.7%
0%
Pole rate
15.1%
0%
Points / start
1.9
0.3
Avg grid
P7.0
P16.2
Avg finish
P11.5
P12.5
Finish rate
52.7%
58.3%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
James Hunt Howden Ganley
Mechanical retirements
25
7
Crash retirements
18
3
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 · 5
Milestones & racecraft
1973
Debut season
1971
1975 · aged 27
First win
—
1976
First pole
—
1976 · aged 29
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P4
-4.4
Avg places gained
+3.7
Season points trajectory
1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
James Hunt Howden Ganley
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit James Hunt Howden Ganley
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Watkins Glen 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
James Hunt 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 Howden Ganley
Circuit Park Zandvoort 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
James Hunt 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 Howden Ganley
Circuit Paul Ricard 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P10
James Hunt 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P10 Howden Ganley
Mosport International Raceway 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
James Hunt 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 Howden Ganley
Jarama 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · —
James Hunt 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · — Howden Ganley
Silverstone Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P8
James Hunt 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P8 Howden Ganley
Nürburgring 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
James Hunt 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 Howden Ganley
Red Bull Ring 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P6
James Hunt 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P6 Howden Ganley
Kyalami 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P10
James Hunt 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P10 Howden Ganley
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P8
James Hunt 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P8 Howden Ganley
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P7
James Hunt 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P7 Howden Ganley
Scandinavian Raceway 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P11
James Hunt 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P11 Howden Ganley
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · —
James Hunt 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · — Howden Ganley
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P5
James Hunt 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P5 Howden Ganley
Zolder 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · —
James Hunt 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · — Howden Ganley
Montjuïc 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P10
James Hunt 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P10 Howden Ganley
Nivelles-Baulers 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P8
James Hunt 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P8 Howden Ganley
Team history
James Hunt
MAR
HES
MCL
March 1973–1974Hesketh 1974–1975McLaren 1976–1978Wolf 1979
Howden Ganley
BRM
BRM 1971–1972Iso Marlboro 1973March 1974
19711979
James Hunt → Howden Ganley → 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).