As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Nelson Piquet · James Hunt
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
5
—
7
12 shared
Qualifying H2H
4
—
8
12 shared
Championship record
3
World titles
1
1
Runner-up
0
6
Top-3 finishes
1
P1
Best championship
P1
Teammate battle by season
1
2
1978
Career totals
Nelson Piquet
James Hunt
Championships
3
1
Wins
23
10
Poles
24
14
Podiums
60
23
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
485.5
179
Starts
205
93
Rate-adjusted · per start
Nelson Piquet
James Hunt
Win rate
11.2%
10.8%
Podium rate
29.3%
24.7%
Pole rate
11.7%
15.1%
Points / start
2.4
1.9
Avg grid
P6.7
P7.0
Avg finish
P9.8
P11.5
Finish rate
61%
52.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Nelson Piquet
James Hunt
Mechanical retirements
51
25
Crash retirements
28
18
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
1978
Debut season
1973
1980 · aged 27
First win
1975 · aged 27
1980
First pole
1976
1981 · aged 29
First title
1976 · aged 29
P1
Best finish
P1
-3.1
Avg places gained
-4.4
Season points trajectory
Nelson Piquet
James Hunt
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Nelson Piquet | James Hunt |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 1 · 3 · P1 | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| Nelson Piquet 1 · 3 · P1 2 · 3 · P1 James Hunt | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 3 · 5 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Nelson Piquet 3 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · — James Hunt | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 3 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Nelson Piquet 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 James Hunt | ||
| Hockenheimring | 3 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Nelson Piquet 3 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · — James Hunt | ||
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 1 · 4 · P1 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| Nelson Piquet 1 · 4 · P1 1 · 3 · P1 James Hunt | ||
| Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | 2 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Nelson Piquet 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · — James Hunt | ||
| Watkins Glen | 0 · 0 · — | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · — 2 · 4 · P1 James Hunt | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 2 · P2 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Nelson Piquet 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 1 · P1 James Hunt | ||
| Brands Hatch | 1 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Nelson Piquet 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · — James Hunt | ||
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Nelson Piquet 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 James Hunt | ||
| Long Beach | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| Nelson Piquet 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 James Hunt | ||
| Nürburgring | 0 · 1 · P3 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Nelson Piquet 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1 James Hunt | ||
| Jarama | 0 · 0 · — | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1 James Hunt | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 4 · P2 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Nelson Piquet 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 2 · P2 James Hunt | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 3 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P9 |
| Nelson Piquet 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P9 James Hunt | ||
| Kyalami | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Nelson Piquet 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2 James Hunt | ||
| Dijon-Prenois | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Nelson Piquet 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3 James Hunt | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2 James Hunt | ||
| Zolder | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P7 James Hunt | ||
Team history
Nelson Piquet
McLaren 1978Brabham 1978Ensign 1978Brabham-Ford 1979Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1979Brabham 1980–1985Williams 1986–1987Team Lotus 1988–1989Benetton 1990–1991
James Hunt
19731991
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).