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James Hunt F1 pole positions

Pole positions info

Pole positions

14

Race no. first pole position

37th race

First pole position

Brazil flag lazyload 1976 Brazilian Grand Prix

Last pole position

USA flag lazyload 1977 United States Grand Prix

Smallest pole margin

0.010s

Largest pole margin

0.900s

Consecutive poles

3

Most poles in a season

8 (1976)

Statistics

A detailed look at James Hunt’s F1 pole positions.

Pole positions by constructor

ConstructorPolesPole & win
United Kingdom flag lazyload McLaren147

Pole positions by year

YearConstructorPolesPole & win
1976United Kingdom flag lazyload McLaren85
1977United Kingdom flag lazyload McLaren62
  147

Result when starting from pole

ResultTotal
1st7
2nd2
4th2
Retired, did not finish3

Pole positions by Grand Prix

Grand PrixPolesYear(s)
Brazil flag lazyload Brazil21976, 1977
South Africa flag lazyload South Africa21976, 1977
USA flag lazyload USA21976, 1977
Spain flag lazyload Spain11976
France flag lazyload France11976
Germany flag lazyload Germany11976
Austria flag lazyload Austria11976
Canada flag lazyload Canada11976
Argentina flag lazyload Argentina11977
United Kingdom flag lazyload Britain (home GP)11977
Italy flag lazyload Italy11977

Bold denotes a win from pole position

Pole positions by circuit

CircuitPolesYear(s)
Brazil flag lazyload Interlagos21976, 1977
South Africa flag lazyload Kyalami21976, 1977
USA flag lazyload Watkins Glen21976, 1977
Spain flag lazyload Jarama11976
France flag lazyload Le Castellet11976
Germany flag lazyload Nurburgring11976
Austria flag lazyload Osterreichring11976
Canada flag lazyload Mosport11976
Argentina flag lazyload Buenos Aires11977
United Kingdom flag lazyload Silverstone (home circuit)11977
Italy flag lazyload Monza11977

Bold denotes a win from pole position

Chronology

Below is a detailed list of F1 pole positions by James Hunt. The table can be sorted by clicking on the column headers.

No.YearGrand PrixCircuitRace no.ConstructorChassisEngineRacePole margin
11976Brazil flag lazyload BrazilInterlagos37McLarenM23Ford Cosworth V8DNF0.020s
21976South Africa flag lazyload South AfricaKyalami38McLarenM23Ford Cosworth V820.010s
31976Spain flag lazyload SpainJarama40McLarenM23Ford Cosworth V810.320s
41976France flag lazyload FranceLe Castellet44McLarenM23Ford Cosworth V810.280s
51976Germany flag lazyload GermanyNurburgring46McLarenM23Ford Cosworth V810.900s
61976Austria flag lazyload AustriaOsterreichring47McLarenM23Ford Cosworth V840.820s
71976Canada flag lazyload CanadaMosport50McLarenM23Ford Cosworth V810.394s
81976USA flag lazyload USAWatkins Glen51McLarenM23Ford Cosworth V810.248s
91977Argentina flag lazyload ArgentinaBuenos Aires53McLarenM23Ford Cosworth V8DNF0.280s
101977Brazil flag lazyload BrazilInterlagos54McLarenM23Ford Cosworth V820.070s
111977South Africa flag lazyload South AfricaKyalami55McLarenM23Ford Cosworth V840.050s
121977United Kingdom flag lazyload BritainSilverstone62McLarenM26Ford Cosworth V810.280s
131977Italy flag lazyload ItalyMonza66McLarenM26Ford Cosworth V8DNF0.070s
141977USA flag lazyload USAWatkins Glen67McLarenM26Ford Cosworth V810.275s

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