Driver · 1973–1979

James Hunt

Champion 1
British · 1947-08-29 (age 79) · World Champion: 1976 · Wikipedia ↗
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Starts
93
Grands Prix entered
Wins
10
Wins
Podiums
23
Podiums
Poles
14
Pole Position
Fastest Laps
0
Fastest Lap
Points
179
Career points
Titles
1
World Championship
Win Rate
10.8%
Win rate
Career Trajectory · championship position by season
1 5 10 1973 · 14pt · share of the leader 20% 1974 · 15pt · share of the leader 27% 1975 · 33pt · share of the leader 51% 1976 · 69pt · share of the leader 100% 1977 · 40pt · share of the leader 57% 1978 · 8pt · share of the leader 13% 1973 · March · P8 · 14pt 1974 · Hesketh · P8 · 15pt 1975 · Hesketh · P4 · 1 win · 33pt 1976 · McLaren · P1 · 6 wins · 69pt 1977 · McLaren · P5 · 3 wins · 40pt 1978 · McLaren · P13 · 8pt 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
title season line = championship position (1 at the top), colour = team · bar = points as a share of that season leader
SeasonTeamStartsWinsPodiumsPointsFinal position
1979 Wolf 7 0 0 0 -
1978 McLaren 16 0 1 8 13
1977 McLaren 17 3 5 40 5
1976 McLaren 16 6 8 69 1
1975 Hesketh 14 1 4 33 4
1974 March · Hesketh 15 0 3 15 8
1973 March 8 0 2 14 8
TeamPeriodStartsWinsPodiumsPoints
March 1973–1974 10 0 2 14
Hesketh 1974–1975 27 1 7 48
McLaren 1976–1978 49 9 14 117
Wolf 1979 7 0 0 0
Grand PrixStartsWinsPodiumsBestPoints
United States Grand Prix 6 2 4 P1 31
Dutch Grand Prix 6 2 3 P1 22
French Grand Prix 6 1 4 P1 24
Spanish Grand Prix 6 1 1 P1 10
British Grand Prix 6 1 1 P1 15
German Grand Prix 5 1 1 P1 9
Canadian Grand Prix 5 1 1 P1 12
Japanese Grand Prix 2 1 2 P1 13
Monaco Grand Prix 7 0 0 P9 0
South African Grand Prix 6 0 1 P2 9
Austrian Grand Prix 6 0 2 P2 10
Italian Grand Prix 6 0 0 P5 2
Belgian Grand Prix 6 0 0 P7 0
Brazilian Grand Prix 6 0 1 P2 7
Swedish Grand Prix 5 0 1 P3 6
Argentine Grand Prix 5 0 1 P2 9
United States Grand Prix West 4 0 0 P7 0
First / Last
Debut1973 Monaco Grand Prix
First win1975 Dutch Grand Prix
Last win1977 Japanese Grand Prix
First pole1976 Brazilian Grand Prix
Most wins in a season6 (1976)
Streaks · Longest streaks
Win streak2
Podium streak3
Points streak4
Pole streak3
Age Records
Debut age25y 278d
Age at first win27y 297d
youngest winner everP48
All-Time Rankings · All-time rank
Wins
P32
10 Wins
Podiums
P50
23 Podiums
Pole Position
P25
14 Pole Position
Points
P67
179 Points
Starts
P95
93 Starts
Titles
P18
1 Titles
Pit Stops & Laps · Data range: pit stops 2012+, lap times 1996+
Pit Stops
0
Recorded pit stops
Best Stop
—
Best pit-lane transit (not stationary)
Laps Recorded
0
Laps on record
Penalties
No penalties in the collected range (2023+ race control).
FIA Documents
No documents for this driver in the collected range (2019+).
Tyres
OpenF1 No race stints in the collected range (2023+).
TeammatePeriodRaces togetheraheadbehindH2H rate
Jochen Mass 1976–1977 33 23 10 70% compare →
Brett Lunger 1975–1978 20 12 8 60% compare →
Patrick Tambay 1978 15 4 11 27% compare →
Mike Beuttler 1973 7 6 1 86% compare →
Bruno Giacomelli 1977–1978 6 2 4 33% compare →
Jean-Pierre Jarier 1973 5 4 1 80% compare →
David Purley 1973 4 3 1 75% compare →
Alan Jones 1975 4 3 1 75% compare →
Nelson Piquet 1978 3 2 1 67% compare →
Harald Ertl 1975 3 2 1 67% compare →
Howden Ganley 1974 2 1 1 50% compare →
Hans-Joachim Stuck 1974 2 1 1 50% compare →
Emilio de Villota 1977 2 0 2 0% compare →
Roger Williamson 1973 2 2 0 100% compare →
Reine Wisell 1973 1 1 0 100% compare →
Torsten Palm 1975 1 0 1 0% compare →
Gilles Villeneuve 1977 1 1 0 100% compare →
Head-to-head by final classification (position order incl. DNFs).
CircuitStartsWinsPodiumsBestPoints
Watkins Glen · USA 6 2 4 P1 31
Circuit Park Zandvoort · Netherlands 6 2 3 P1 22
Jarama · Spain 5 1 1 P1 10
Circuit Paul Ricard · France 4 1 3 P1 20
Mosport International Raceway · Canada 4 1 1 P1 12
Silverstone Circuit · UK 3 1 1 P1 15
Nürburgring · Germany 3 1 1 P1 9
Fuji Speedway · Japan 2 1 2 P1 13
Circuit de Monaco · Monaco 7 0 0 P9 0
Kyalami · South Africa 6 0 1 P2 9
Red Bull Ring · Austria 6 0 2 P2 10
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza · Italy 6 0 0 P5 2
Scandinavian Raceway · Sweden 5 0 1 P3 6
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez · Argentina 5 0 1 P2 9
Zolder · Belgium 5 0 0 P7 0
Autódromo José Carlos Pace · Brazil 5 0 1 P2 7
Long Beach · USA 4 0 0 P7 0
Brands Hatch · UK 3 0 0 P10 0
Dijon-Prenois · France 2 0 1 P3 4
Hockenheimring · Germany 2 0 0 P13 0
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve · Canada 1 0 0 P15 0
Montjuïc · Spain 1 0 0 P18 0
Nivelles-Baulers · Belgium 1 0 0 P28 0
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet · Brazil 1 0 0 P15 0
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Scope: World Championship races(1950–, Indianapolis 500 1950–1960 included) · Pole Position = based on grid P1 (qualifying session data 2003+) · fastest-lap counts 2004+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · ongoing season excluded from title counts · shared drives follow source data(Jolpica) notation
Source: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast-compatible API) · last fetch: 2026-09-05 14:15