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