James Hunt
F1 Statistics
| Nationality: |  British |
|---|---|
| Birthplace: | Belmont, England, UK |
| Date of birth: | 29 August 1947 |
| Date of death: | 15 June 1993 (aged 45) |
| Race debut: |  1973 Monaco Grand Prix |
| Last race: | 1979 Monaco Grand Prix |
| Year(s) active: | 1973-79 |
| Best championship result: | World Champion (1976) |
Jump to: Career Statistics | Season statistics | Career results | Constructor statistics | Grand Prix statistics | Circuit statistics | Teammates
Career statistics
| Grand Prix entries: | 93 | |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix starts: | 92 | |
| Wins: | 10 | 10.9% |
| From pole: | 7 | |
| Win & F.Lap: | 2 | |
| Hat-trick: | 2 | |
| Home race: | 1 | |
| Podiums: | 23 | 25.0% |
| Home race: | 1 | |
| Pole positions: | 14 | 15.2% |
| Home race: | 1 | |
| Fastest laps: | 8 | 8.7% |
| Home race: | 2 | |
| Points: | 179 | 1.95 pts p/r |
| Points finishes: | 35 | 38.0% |
| Home race: | 3 | |
| Front row starts: | 24 | 26.1% |
| Home race: | 2 | |
| Times as championship leader: | 1 |
| Did not start: | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Did not qualify: | 0 | |
| Did not pre-qualify: | 0 | |
| Retirements: | 46 | 50.0% |
| First lap retirements: | 3 | |
| Not classified: | 0 | |
| Disqualified: | 2 | 2.2% |
| Best start: | 1st | x14 |
| Best result: | 1st | x10 |
Season statistics
- RE: Race entries
- RS: Race starts
- W: Wins
- PD: Podium finishes
- PP: Pole positions
- FL: Fastest laps
- FR: Front row starts
- DNF: Did not finish
- BS: Best start
- BR: Best result
- PF: Points finishes
- PTS: Points
- WC: World Championship position
- P: privateer
Career results
- Bold: pole position
- Underline: fastest lap
- Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
- P: privateer
| Year | Constructor | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Points | WC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | ARG  | BRA  | ZAF  | ESP  | BEL  | MCO | SWE  | FRA  | GBR | NLD  | DEU  | AUT  | ITA  | CAN  | USA  | |||||
| March P | 9R | 6 | 4 | 3 | R | DNS | 7 | 2 | 14 | 8th | ||||||||||
| 1974 | ARG | BRA | ZAF | ESP | BEL | MCO | SWE | NLD | FRA | GBR | DEU | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA | |||||
| March P | R | 9 | 15 | 8th | ||||||||||||||||
| Hesketh | R | 10 | R | R | 3 | R | R | R | R | 3 | R | 4 | 3 | |||||||
| 1975 | ARG | BRA | ZAF | ESP | MCO | BEL | SWE | NLD | FRA | GBR | DEU | AUT | ITA | USA | ||||||
| Hesketh | 2 | 6 | R | R | R | R | R | 1 | 2 | 4R | R | 2 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 4th | ||||
| 1976 | BRA | ZAF | USW | ESP | BEL | MCO | SWE | FRA | GBR | DEU | AUT | NLD | ITA | CAN | USA | JPN  | ||||
| McLaren | R | 2 | R | 1 | R | R | 5 | 1 | DSQ | 1 | 4 | 1 | R | 1 | 1 | 3 | 69 | WC | ||
| 1977 | ARG | BRA | ZAF | USW | ESP | MCO | BEL | SWE | FRA | GBR | DEU | AUT | NLD | ITA | USA | CAN | JPN | |||
| McLaren | R | 2 | 4 | 7 | R | R | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | R | R | R | R | 1 | R | 1 | 40 | 5th | |
| 1978 | ARG | BRA | ZAF | USW | MCO | BEL | ESP | SWE | FRA | GBR | DEU | AUT | NLD | ITA | USA | CAN | ||||
| McLaren | 4 | R | R | R | R | R | 6 | 8 | 3 | R | DSQ | R | 10 | R | 7 | R | 8 | 13th | ||
| 1979 | ARG | BRA | ZAF | USW | ESP | BEL | MCO | FRA | GBR | DEU | AUT | NLD | ITA | CAN | USA | |||||
| Wolf | R | R | 8 | R | R | R | R | 0 | NC |
Constructor statistics
- RE: Race entries
- RS: Race starts
- W: Wins
- PD: Podium finishes
- PP: Pole positions
- FL: Fastest laps
- FR: Front row starts
- DNF: Did not finish
- BS: Best start
- BR: Best result
- PF: Points finishes
- PTS: Points
- P: privateer
Grand Prix statistics
- RE: Race entries
- RS: Race starts
- W: Wins
- PD: Podium finishes
- PP: Pole positions
- FL: Fastest laps
- FR: Front row starts
- DNF: Did not finish
- BS: Best start
- BR: Best result
- PF: Points finishes
- PTS: Points
- Highlight: Home Grand Prix
| Grand Prix | RE | RS | W | PD | PP | FL | FR | DNF | BS | BR | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 5 | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Austria | 6 | 6 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| Belgium | 6 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 3 | 7 | – | – |
| Brazil | 6 | 6 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Britain | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| Canada | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| France | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 24 |
| Germany | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Italy | 6 | 5 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Japan | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| Monaco | 7 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 6 | 9 | – | – |
| Netherlands | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 22 |
| South Africa | 6 | 6 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Spain | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Sweden | 5 | 5 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| USA | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | 5 | 31 |
| USA West | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | 7 | – | – |
Circuit statistics
- RE: Race entries
- RS: Race starts
- W: Wins
- PD: Podium finishes
- PP: Pole positions
- FL: Fastest laps
- FR: Front row starts
- DNF: Did not finish
- BS: Best start
- BR: Best result
- PF: Points finishes
- PTS: Points
- Highlight: Home circuit
| Circuit | RE | RS | W | PD | PP | FL | FR | DNF | BS | BR | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderstorp | 5 | 5 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Brands Hatch | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Buenos Aires | 5 | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Dijon-Prenois | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Fuji | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| Hockenheim | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Interlagos | 5 | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Jacarepagua | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Jarama | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Kyalami | 6 | 6 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Le Castellet | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | 20 |
| Long Beach | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | 7 | – | – |
| Monte Carlo | 7 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 6 | 9 | – | – |
| Montjuic Park | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Montreal | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 19 | – | – | – |
| Monza | 6 | 5 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Mosport | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| Nivelles | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 9 | – | – | – |
| Nurburgring | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Osterreichring | 6 | 6 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| Silverstone | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| Watkins Glen | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | 5 | 31 |
| Zandvoort | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 22 |
| Zolder | 5 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 3 | 7 | – | – |
Teammates
| Driver | Races | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Ian Scheckter | 1 | 1974 |
| Brett Lunger | 3 | 1975 |
| Jochen Mass | 33 | 1976-77 |
| Gilles Villeneuve | 1 | 1977 |
| Bruno Giacomelli | 6 | 1977-78 |
| Patrick Tambay | 15 | 1978 |