As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
James Hunt · Patrick Tambay
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
12
—
15
27 shared
Qualifying H2H
25
—
2
27 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
1
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
P4
Finished ahead in the standings:
2 · 0
1977
P5
1978
P13
Teammate battle by season
4
11
1978
Career totals
James Hunt
Patrick Tambay
Championships
1
0
Wins
10
2
Poles
14
5
Podiums
23
11
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
179
103
Starts
93
117
Rate-adjusted · per start
James Hunt
Patrick Tambay
Win rate
10.8%
1.7%
Podium rate
24.7%
9.4%
Pole rate
15.1%
4.3%
Points / start
1.9
0.9
Avg grid
P7.0
P10.9
Avg finish
P11.5
P12.7
Finish rate
52.7%
49.6%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
James Hunt
Patrick Tambay
Mechanical retirements
25
30
Crash retirements
18
26
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 · 3
Milestones & racecraft
1973
Debut season
1977
1975 · aged 27
First win
1982 · aged 33
1976
First pole
1983
1976 · aged 29
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-4.4
Avg places gained
-1.8
Season points trajectory
James Hunt
Patrick Tambay
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | James Hunt | Patrick Tambay |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 2 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| James Hunt 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 Patrick Tambay | ||
| Watkins Glen | 2 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| James Hunt 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 Patrick Tambay | ||
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 1 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| James Hunt 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 Patrick Tambay | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| James Hunt 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 Patrick Tambay | ||
| Fuji Speedway | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| James Hunt 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · — Patrick Tambay | ||
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 0 · — | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| James Hunt 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1 Patrick Tambay | ||
| Jarama | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P13 |
| James Hunt 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P13 Patrick Tambay | ||
| Nürburgring | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| James Hunt 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · — Patrick Tambay | ||
| Mosport International Raceway | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| James Hunt 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 Patrick Tambay | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| James Hunt 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 Patrick Tambay | ||
| Dijon-Prenois | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| James Hunt 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2 Patrick Tambay | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| James Hunt 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2 Patrick Tambay | ||
| Kyalami | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P10 |
| James Hunt 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P10 Patrick Tambay | ||
| Brands Hatch | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| James Hunt 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3 Patrick Tambay | ||
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| James Hunt 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P6 Patrick Tambay | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| James Hunt 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3 Patrick Tambay | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · — |
| James Hunt 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · — Patrick Tambay | ||
| Scandinavian Raceway | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| James Hunt 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4 Patrick Tambay | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 0 · P9 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| James Hunt 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P4 Patrick Tambay | ||
| Long Beach | 0 · 0 · P7 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| James Hunt 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P6 Patrick Tambay | ||
| Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| James Hunt 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P4 Patrick Tambay | ||
| Zolder | 0 · 0 · P7 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| James Hunt 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P7 Patrick Tambay | ||
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).