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James Hunt

F1
SummaryStatisticsTeamsPositionsTeam MatesYear by YearRanking by season
Name James Hunt
Country Great Britain Great Britain
Place of Birth Belmont, Surrey
Date of Birth 29/08/1947
Date of Death 15/06/1993
First Race Grand Prix de Monaco 03/06/1973
Last Race Grand Prix de Monaco 27/05/1979
First Pole Grande Prêmio do Brasil 25/01/1976
Last Pole Grand Prix of the United States 02/10/1977
First Win Grote Prijs van Nederland 22/06/1975
Last Win Japanese Grand Prix 23/10/1977
First Podium Grote Prijs van Nederland 29/07/1973
Last Podium Grand Prix de France 02/07/1978
User Ranking 50
Races 94
Race Starts 92
Drivers’ Titles 1
Victories 10
Poles 14
Fastest Laps 8
Podiums 23
Points 179
Average Points 1.95
Laps 3925
Laps Led 634

March (1973-1974), Hesketh (1974-1975), McLaren (1976-1978), Wolf (1979)

1st 10 Times
2nd 6 Times
3rd 7 Times
4th 7 Times
5th 2 Times
6th 3 Times
7th 4 Times
8th 2 Times
9th 2 Times
10th 2 Times
12th 1 Time
DNF 44 Times
DSQ 2 Times
DNA 1 Time
DNS 1 Time
Season Team Team Mate Best Pos Points Wins Poles Position Qualifying
1973 March David Purley 3 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 5 2
Jean-Pierre Jarier 2 11 7 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 4 2
Mike Beuttler 2 10 13 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 6 2
Reine Wisell 6 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Roger Williamson 3 20 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
1974 Hesketh Ian Scheckter 3 26 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
March Hans-Joachim Stuck 9 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
Howden Ganley 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0
1975 Hesketh Alan Jones 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 0
Brett Lunger 2 10 8 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0
Harald Ertl 2 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0
Torsten Palm 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0
1976 McLaren Jochen Mass 1 3 90 31 6 0 8 0 12 4 15 1
1977 McLaren Brett Lunger 1 9 31 0 2 0 3 0 6 4 10 0
Bruno Giacomelli 15 13 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
Emilio de Villota 1 13 13 0 1 0 2 0 7 2 9 0
Gilles Villeneuve 1 11 9 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
Jochen Mass 1 2 62 36 3 0 6 0 11 6 16 1
1978 McLaren Brett Lunger 3 7 16 0 0 0 0 0 12 4 16 0
Bruno Giacomelli 3 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 0
Emilio de Villota 6 27 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Nelson Piquet 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0
Patrick Tambay 3 4 11 14 0 0 0 0 5 11 15 1
Tony Trimmer 25 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Year Team Engine Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Laps Laps Leading Laps Points Avg Pts
1979 Great Britain Wolf Ford Cosworth 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 195 0 0 0.00
1978 Great Britain McLaren Ford Cosworth 16 0 0 1 1 0 0 578 5 8 0.50
1977 Great Britain McLaren Ford Cosworth 17 3 1 1 5 6 3 850 222 40 2.35
1976 Great Britain McLaren Ford Cosworth 16 6 1 1 8 8 2 814 319 69 4.31
1975 Great Britain Hesketh Ford Cosworth 14 1 3 0 4 0 1 585 88 33 2.36
1974 Great Britain Hesketh
Great Britain March
Ford Cosworth
Ford Cosworth
15 0 0 3 3 0 0 497 0 15 1.00
1973 Great Britain March Ford Cosworth 7 0 1 1 2 0 2 406 0 14 2.00
1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
8th 8th 4th 1st 5th 13th 27th
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SummaryStatisticsTeamsPositionsTeam MatesYear by Year
Name James Hunt
Country Great Britain Great Britain
Place of Birth Belmont, Surrey
Date of Birth 29/08/1947
Date of Death 15/06/1993
First Race Rothmans 50,000 28/08/1972
Last Race International Trophy 19/03/1978
First Pole Race of Champions 17/03/1974
Last Pole International Trophy 11/04/1976
First Win International Trophy 07/04/1974
Last Win Race of Champions 20/03/1977
First Podium Race of Champions 18/03/1973
Last Podium Race of Champions 20/03/1977
Races 11
Victories 4
Poles 4
Fastest Laps 5
Podiums 5
Laps 420
Laps Led 24

March (1972), (1974), Surtees (1973), Hesketh (1974-1975), McLaren (1976-1978)

1st 4 Times
3rd 1 Time
5th 1 Time
8th 1 Time
DNF 4 Times
Season Team Team Mate Best Pos Points Wins Poles Position Qualifying
1972 March David Purley 5 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Gerry Birrell 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Henri Pescarolo 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
John Cannon 5 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Vern Schuppan 5 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
1973 Surtees Carlos Pace 3 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Clive Santo 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Mike Hailwood 3 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Ray Allen 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
1974 March Hans-Joachim Stuck 12 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Howden Ganley 12 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1975 Hesketh Alan Jones 16 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
1978 McLaren Brett Lunger 15 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Emilio de Villota 15 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Tony Trimmer 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Year Team Engine Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Laps Laps Leading Laps Points Avg Pts
1978 Great Britain McLaren Ford Cosworth 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
1977 Great Britain McLaren Ford Cosworth 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 40 0 0 0.00
1976 Great Britain McLaren Ford Cosworth 2 2 0 0 2 1 2 80 0 0 0.00
1975 Great Britain Hesketh Ford Cosworth 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 84 24 0 0.00
1974 Great Britain Hesketh
Great Britain March
Ford Cosworth
Ford Cosworth
3 1 0 0 1 2 1 61 0 0 0.00
1973 Great Britain Surtees Ford Cosworth 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 40 0 0 0.00
1972 Great Britain March Ford 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 115 0 0 0.00
All
Statistics
Races 105
Race Starts 103
Victories 14
Poles 18
Fastest Laps 13
Podiums 28
Points 179
Laps 4345
Laps Led 658
Teams
Hesketh Racing - 1975Marlboro Team McLaren - 1976Marlboro Team McLaren - 1977Marlboro Team McLaren/Löwenbräu Team McLaren - 1978Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing - 1979

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Team: Hesketh Racing

Number: 24

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Team: Marlboro Team McLaren

Number: 11

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Team: Marlboro Team McLaren

Number: 1

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Team: Marlboro Team McLaren/Löwenbräu Team McLaren

Number: 7

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Team: Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing

Number: 20

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