James Hunt

British · 1973–1979
VS

Torsten Palm

Swedish · 1975–1975
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
0
1
Qualifyingahead
1
0
James Hunt · Torsten Palm
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
0 1
1 shared
Qualifying H2H
1 0
1 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
1
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
Teammate battle by season
0
1
1975
Career totals
James Hunt Torsten Palm
Championships
1
0
Wins
10
0
Poles
14
0
Podiums
23
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
179
0
Starts
93
1
Rate-adjusted · per start
James Hunt Torsten Palm
Win rate
10.8%
0%
Podium rate
24.7%
0%
Pole rate
15.1%
0%
Points / start
1.9
0.0
Avg grid
P7.0
P21.0
Avg finish
P11.5
P10.0
Finish rate
52.7%
100%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
James Hunt Torsten Palm
Mechanical retirements
25
0
Crash retirements
18
0
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
1975
1975 · aged 27
First win
1976
First pole
1976 · aged 29
First title
P1
Best finish
P10
-4.4
Avg places gained
+11.0
Season points trajectory
1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
James Hunt Torsten Palm
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit James Hunt Torsten Palm
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Scandinavian Raceway 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P10
James Hunt 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P10 Torsten Palm
Team history
James Hunt
MAR
HES
MCL
WOL
March 1973–1974Hesketh 1974–1975McLaren 1976–1978Wolf 1979
Torsten Palm
HES
Hesketh 1975
19731979
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).