James Hunt

British · 1973–1979
VS

Jochen Rindt

Austrian · 1964–1970
Championship record
1
World titles
1
0
Runner-up
0
1
Top-3 finishes
2
P1
Best championship
P1
Career totals
James Hunt Jochen Rindt
Championships
1
1
Wins
10
6
Poles
14
10
Podiums
23
13
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
179
109
Starts
93
61
Rate-adjusted · per start
James Hunt Jochen Rindt
Win rate
10.8%
9.8%
Podium rate
24.7%
21.3%
Pole rate
15.1%
16.4%
Points / start
1.9
1.8
Avg grid
P7.0
P6.5
Avg finish
P11.5
P9.9
Finish rate
52.7%
42.6%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
James Hunt Jochen Rindt
Mechanical retirements
25
30
Crash retirements
18
4
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 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1973
Debut season
1964
1975 · aged 27
First win
1969 · aged 27
1976
First pole
1968
1976 · aged 29
First title
1970 · aged 28
P1
Best finish
P1
-4.4
Avg places gained
-3.2
Season points trajectory
1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978
James Hunt Jochen Rindt
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit James Hunt Jochen Rindt
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Watkins Glen 2 · 4 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Circuit Park Zandvoort 2 · 3 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Nürburgring 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 2 · P3
Mosport International Raceway 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P9 1 · 1 · P1
Jarama 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Silverstone Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Brands Hatch 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1
Kyalami 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Red Bull Ring 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2
Montjuïc 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Team history
James Hunt
MAR
HES
MCL
March 1973–1974Hesketh 1974–1975McLaren 1976–1978Wolf 1979
Jochen Rindt
COO
19641979
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).