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James Hunt

Full name
James Simon Wallis Hunt
Date of birth
Aug 29, 1947 (45)
Date of death
Jun 15, 1993
Nationality
British
Place of birth
Belmont

Career stats

7
Seasons active
1/7
Championships
93
Races
10/93
Wins
14/93
Pole positions
23/93
Podiums
Wolf
Last team
1973 Monaco GP
First race
1979 Monaco GP
Last race
1975 Dutch GP
First win
1977 Japanese GP
Last win
1973 Dutch GP
First podium
1978 French GP
Last podium
1976 Brazilian GP
First pole
1977 United States GP
Last pole
10
Wins
0
Sprint wins
10.75%
Win percentage
7
Wins from pole
6
Most wins in a season
2
Longest win streak
14
Pole positions
23
Podiums
24.73%
Podium percentage
8
Most podiums in a season
3
Longest podium streak
44
DNF
1
DNS
8
Fastest laps
3927
Race laps
0
Races led
0
Laps led
179
Points

Seasons

All races
Year Pos. Points Races Wins Podiums Pole positions Team(s)
1979 - - 7 0 0 0 Wolf
1978 13th 8 16 0 1 0 McLaren
1977 5th 40 17 3 5 6 McLaren
1976 1st 69 16 6 8 8 McLaren
1975 4th 33 14 1 4 0 Hesketh
1974 8th 15 15 0 3 0 Hesketh & March
1973 8th 14 8 0 2 0 March

Finish positions

1
10
2
6
3
7
4
7
5
2
6
3
7
4
8
2
9
2
10
2
11
12
1
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

Starting positions

1
14
2
10
3
8
4
4
5
1
6
8
7
8
8
8
9
6
10
5
11
3
12
1
13
3
14
5
15
3
16
17
18
3
19
1
20
21
22
23
24
25
1
26

Wins

Race Grid
10 1977 Japanese Grand Prix 2nd
9 1977 United States Grand Prix 1st
8 1977 British Grand Prix 1st
7 1976 United States Grand Prix 1st
6 1976 Canadian Grand Prix 1st
5 1976 Dutch Grand Prix 2nd
4 1976 German Grand Prix 1st
3 1976 French Grand Prix 1st
2 1976 Spanish Grand Prix 1st
1 1975 Dutch Grand Prix 3rd

Pole positions

Race Result
14 1977 United States Grand Prix 1st
13 1977 Italian Grand Prix DNF
12 1977 British Grand Prix 1st
11 1977 South African Grand Prix 4th
10 1977 Brazilian Grand Prix 2nd
9 1977 Argentine Grand Prix DNF
8 1976 United States Grand Prix 1st
7 1976 Canadian Grand Prix 1st
6 1976 Austrian Grand Prix 4th
5 1976 German Grand Prix 1st
4 1976 French Grand Prix 1st
3 1976 Spanish Grand Prix 1st
2 1976 South African Grand Prix 2nd
1 1976 Brazilian Grand Prix DNF

James Hunt: Career overview and Formula 1 statistics

James Hunt is a British Formula 1 driver born on August 29, 1947. He made his Formula 1 debut at the 1973 Monaco Grand Prix, driving for March. Over the course of his career, Hunt has participated in 93 Grands Prix.

Career highlights

Throughout James Hunt's career, his has achieved noteworthy milestones, including:

  • Seasons active: 7
  • Races entered: 93
  • Championships: 1 (1976)
  • Race wins: 10
  • Podium finishes: 23
  • Pole positions: 14
  • Fastest laps: 8
  • Total career points: 179

James Hunt's last race in Formula 1 was the 1979 Monaco Grand Prix. Explore more about Hunt's seasons and results on his races overview page.

Teams James Hunt has raced for

Over his Formula 1 career, James Hunt has raced for several teams:

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

Learn more about Wolf and their history in Formula 1.