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Driver

James Hunt

 
Ignore 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 (World Championship),
1972–1979 (overall)
Races Contested104
Average ClassificationMedian: 3, Mean: 4.02 (Standard deviation: 2.89)
Average Qualifying PositionMedian: 6.5, Mean: 7.05 (Standard deviation: 5.39)
Fastest Laps13
Average Fastest Lap PositionMedian: 7, Mean: 7.65 (Standard deviation: 6.19)
Races Led24
Laps Led658
Race Distance Led3342 km
Debut1972 Rothmans 50000
Maiden Win1974 BRDC International Trophy
Last Race1979 Monaco GP
Championships
World Championship
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 Broken1. Highest 9th Place Finish Ratio (100.00%) – set at 1973 Monaco GP

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
39
1973–1975
McLaren
51
1976–1978
Wolf
7
1979
Car ManufacturerRacesYears
March
12
1972–1974
Surtees
1
1973
Hesketh
31
1974–1975
McLaren
53
1976–1978
Wolf
7
1979
Engine ManufacturerRacesYears
Ford
94
1972–1979
Cosworth
10
1973–1978
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
39
1973–1975
Marlboro Team McLaren
51
1976–1978
Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing
7
1979
Chassis DesignerRacesYears
John Surtees
1
1973
Peter Connew
1
1973
Shahab Ahmed
1
1973
Robin Herd
10
1973–1974
Harvey Postlethwaite
38
1974–1975, 1979
Gordon Coppuck
53
1976–1978
Car ModelRacesYears
March 712M
1
1972
Surtees TS9
1
1973
March 731
10
1973–1974
March 731G
1
1974
Hesketh 308
16
1974–1975
Hesketh 308B
12
1975
Hesketh 308C
3
1975
McLaren M23
24
1976–1977
McLaren M26
29
1977–1978
Wolf WR7
5
1979
Wolf WR8
2
1979
Car NumberRacesYears
Car 44
1
1972
Car 56
1
1973
Car 27
8
1973
Car 24
34
1974–1975
Car 11
18
1976
Car 1
18
1977
Car 7
17
1978
Car 20
7
1979
Team SponsorRacesYears
Warsteiner
15
1974
Polar
16
1975
Goodyear
23
1976, 1979
Marlboro
51
1976–1978
Texaco
58
1976–1979
Champion
18
1977
Chesterfield
17
1978
Koni
7
1979
Michelob
7
1979
Olympus
7
1979
Starbel Handmeyer
7
1979

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