James Hunt
British · 1973–1979
VS

Jochen Mass
German · 1973–1982
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
23
10
Qualifyingahead
31
2
James Hunt · Jochen Mass
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
48 — 31
79 shared
Qualifying H2H
71 — 8
79 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
1
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
P6
Finished ahead in the standings: 3 · 0
1975 P4 1976 P1 1977 P5
Teammate battle by season
12
4
1976
11
6
1977
Career totals
James Hunt Jochen Mass
Championships
1
0
Wins
10
1
Poles
14
0
Podiums
23
8
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
179
71
Starts
93
107
Rate-adjusted · per start
James Hunt Jochen Mass
Win rate
10.8%
0.9%
Podium rate
24.7%
7.5%
Pole rate
15.1%
0%
Points / start
1.9
0.7
Avg grid
P7.0
P15.1
Avg finish
P11.5
P12.6
Finish rate
52.7%
61.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
James Hunt Jochen Mass
Mechanical retirements
25
25
Crash retirements
18
14
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 · 2
Milestones & racecraft
1973
Debut season
1973
1975 · aged 27
First win
1975 · aged 28
1976
First pole
—
1976 · aged 29
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-4.4
Avg places gained
+2.6
Season points trajectory
1973 1975 1977 1979 1981
James Hunt Jochen Mass
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit James Hunt Jochen Mass
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Watkins Glen 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Circuit Park Zandvoort 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Circuit Paul Ricard 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Nürburgring 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Mosport International Raceway 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Fuji Speedway 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Jarama 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Silverstone Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Montjuïc 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1
Kyalami 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Red Bull Ring 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
Scandinavian Raceway 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P8
Dijon-Prenois 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P9
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P4
Zolder 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P6
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4
Long Beach 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P5
Brands Hatch 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P10
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P6
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P11
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P7
Nivelles-Baulers 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Team history
James Hunt
MAR
HES
MCL
March 1973–1974Hesketh 1974–1975McLaren 1976–1978Wolf 1979
Jochen Mass
MCL
ARR
Surtees 1973McLaren 1974Surtees 1974McLaren 1975–1977ATS 1978Arrows 1979–1980March 1982
19731982
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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).