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Driver

James Hunt

 
Include non-championship races

Details
Full NameJames Simon Wallis Hunt
Date of BirthFriday 29 August 1947
Date of DeathTuesday 15 June 1993
Age of Death45 years, 9 months, 17 days
Born
Belmont
Surrey
England
Great Britain
F1 Career
Active Years1973–1979
Races Contested93
Average ClassificationMedian: 3.5, Mean: 4.20 (Standard deviation: 2.90)
Average Qualifying PositionMedian: 7, Mean: 7.23 (Standard deviation: 5.45)
Fastest Laps8
Average Fastest Lap PositionMedian: 8, Mean: 8.22 (Standard deviation: 6.13)
Races Led23
Laps Led634
Race Distance Led3229 km
Debut1973 Monaco GP
Maiden Win1975 Dutch GP
Last Race1979 Monaco GP
Championships
Drivers' Championship
1973 – 8th 
(14 points)
1974 – 8th 
(15 points)
1975 – 4th 
(33 points)
1976 – 1st 
(69 points)
1977 – 5th 
(40 points)
1978 – 13th 
(8 points)
1979 – not classified
Constructors' Championship
1973 – 5th ( March / Ford
(scored all 14 points, 100%)
1974 – 6th ( Hesketh / Ford
(scored all 15 points, 100%)
1975 – 4th ( Hesketh / Ford
(scored 32 of 33 points, 97%)
1976 – 2nd ( McLaren / Ford
(scored 67 of 74 points, 91%)
1977 – 3rd ( McLaren / Ford
(scored 40 of 60 points, 67%)
1978 – 8th ( McLaren / Ford
(scored 8 of 15 points, 53%)
1979 – not classified
Records
Records Held TodayNone
Records Held At RetirementNone
Records Ever BrokenNone

Partners
Team MateRacesYears
 Ian Scheckter
1
1974
 Brett Lunger
3
1975
 Jochen Mass
33
1976–1977
 Gilles Villeneuve
1
1977
 Bruno Giacomelli
6
1977–1978
 Patrick Tambay
15
1978
Team RacesYears
Hesketh
37
1973–1975
McLaren
49
1976–1978
Wolf
7
1979
Car ManufacturerRacesYears
March
10
1973–1974
Hesketh
27
1974–1975
McLaren
49
1976–1978
Wolf
7
1979
Engine ManufacturerRacesYears
Ford
93
1973–1979
Tyre ManufacturerRacesYears
Firestone
23
1973–1974
Goodyear
70
1975–1979
Lubricant ManufacturerRacesYears
Duckhams
1
1975
Texaco
49
1976–1979
Havoline
3
1978
EntrantRacesYears
Hesketh Racing
37
1973–1975
Marlboro Team McLaren
49
1976–1978
Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing
7
1979
Chassis DesignerRacesYears
Robin Herd
10
1973–1974
Harvey Postlethwaite
34
1974–1975, 1979
Gordon Coppuck
49
1976–1978
Car ModelRacesYears
March 731
10
1973–1974
Hesketh 308
13
1974
Hesketh 308B
12
1975
Hesketh 308C
2
1975
McLaren M23
21
1976–1977
McLaren M26
28
1977–1978
Wolf WR7
5
1979
Wolf WR8
2
1979
Car NumberRacesYears
Car 27
8
1973
Car 24
29
1974–1975
Car 11
16
1976
Car 1
17
1977
Car 7
16
1978
Car 20
7
1979
Team SponsorRacesYears
Warsteiner
15
1974
Polar
14
1975
Goodyear
23
1976, 1979
Marlboro
49
1976–1978
Texaco
56
1976–1979
Champion
17
1977
Chesterfield
16
1978
Koni
7
1979
Michelob
7
1979
Olympus
7
1979
Starbel Handmeyer
7
1979

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