Formula 1 driver · 1973–1979

James Hunt

NationalityBritain BritainCodeHUNNumber20Last teamWolf
Starts90
Wins10
Podiums22
Poles14
Points176
Titles11976

Career totals from published race classifications (1950–2026). Poles use the qualifying classification where published, otherwise grid position 1. Sum of points scored per race and sprint as published; pre-1991 seasons with dropped scores differ from official championship totals.

Driver DNA

Profile

Methodology
QualiRaceGainsFinishPoints

Career DNA · career, all eras · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026

starts: not sourceddefense: not sourcedtyre management: not sourcedwet weather: not sourcedlate race: not sourcedrace pace: not sourced

Qualifying Pace

High
n=107 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying head-to-head rate

teammate gap samples
0
teammate h2h
101-6
pole rate
15.1%
front row rate
24.7%

Race Result vs Teammate

High
n=84 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)

share of races finishing ahead of teammate (one-car retirements count for the finisher)

teammate race h2h
48-36
avg finish delta when both classified
4.259

Positions Gained

High
n=45 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)

mean grid-to-finish gain above the expectation for that grid slot (classified finishes)

mean positions gained
1.8
expectation adjusted
0.823

Finishing

High
n=90 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)

classification rate minus teammate classification rate (same car); any retirement cause counts

classification rate
50.0%
teammate classification rate
55.7%
retirements
45

Consistency

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 79 drivers (career, all eras)

spread (std dev) of teammate qualifying gaps; lower spread ranks higher

finish position std
2.948

Team Points Share

High
n=48 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)

share of the team's points in events where the team scored

points
176
team points
228
points per start
1.956

Street Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 72 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on street layouts relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

High-Speed Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 78 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on high pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

Low-Speed Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 83 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on low pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

Teammate record

TeammateTeamSeasonsQuali H2HRace H2H
Tyrrell, Hesketh, McLaren1975–197820–07–8
Tyrrell, McLaren1975–19780–00–0
McLaren1977–19782–00–2
McLaren1977–19786–02–3
McLaren197814–13–8
McLaren19783–01–1
Tyrrell, McLaren1975–197731–218–10
McLaren19771–01–0
Tyrrell19750–00–0
Tyrrell19750–00–0
Tyrrell19750–00–0
Tyrrell19750–00–0

Recent races

By season

YearTeamStartsWPodPolesPtsPos
1979Wolf7000027th
1978McLaren16010813th
1977McLaren17356405th
1976McLaren16688691st
1975Hesketh, Tyrrell12130334th
1974March, Hesketh15030158th
1973March7020148th