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James Hunt - Complete F1 Career Results

Last updated: 2025-08-04

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• 1978 Season - 📊 Full Season Report

Career Statistics

Total Race Events: 111 (333 individual Elo calculations)

DNF Statistics: 31 DNFs out of 111 races (27.9%)

📊 Peak & Lowest Elo Ratings

	Qualifying	Race	Global
Peak	1939 [1978 Round 15 – United States Grand Prix](../seasons/1978-season-report#round-15-united-states-grand-prix)	1751 [1977 Round 7 – Belgian Grand Prix](../seasons/1977-season-report#round-7-belgian-grand-prix)	1784 [1977 Round 6 – Monaco Grand Prix](../seasons/1977-season-report#round-6-monaco-grand-prix)
Lowest	1491 [1973 Round 6 – Monaco Grand Prix](../seasons/1973-season-report#round-6-monaco-grand-prix)	1492 [1978 Round 16 – Canadian Grand Prix](../seasons/1978-season-report#round-16-canadian-grand-prix)	1497 [1973 Round 6 – Monaco Grand Prix](../seasons/1973-season-report#round-6-monaco-grand-prix)

Complete Career Results by Season

1973 Season

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Season Elo Summary

Race	Qualifying	Global
1565 ▲ +65	1579 ▲ +79	1569 ▲ +69

Teammate Head-to-Head Statistics

• Races vs Jean-Pierre Jarier 1464: 2 wins 50.0% • 0 losses 0.0% • 2 DNFs 50.0% • Elo ▲ +27

• Qualifying vs Jean-Pierre Jarier 1491: 3 wins 60.0% • 2 losses 40.0% • Elo ▲ +23

• Races vs David Purley 1508: 1 wins 33.3% • 1 losses 33.3% • 1 DNFs 33.3% • Elo ▼ -8

• Qualifying vs David Purley 1392: 3 wins 75.0% • 1 losses 25.0% • Elo ▲ +5

• Races vs Mike Beuttler 1486: 2 wins 50.0% • 0 losses 0.0% • 2 DNFs 50.0% • Elo ▲ +26

• Qualifying vs Mike Beuttler 1381: 6 wins 85.7% • 1 losses 14.3% • Elo ▲ +15

• Races vs Reine Wisell 1449: 0 wins 0.0% • 0 losses 0.0% • 0 DNFs 0.0% • Elo ↔ 0

• Qualifying vs Reine Wisell 1554: 1 wins 100.0% • 0 losses 0.0% • Elo ▲ +19

• Races vs Roger Williamson 1481: 2 wins 100.0% • 0 losses 0.0% • 0 DNFs 0.0% • Elo ▲ +19
• Qualifying vs Roger Williamson 1474: 2 wins 100.0% • 0 losses 0.0% • Elo ▲ +19

DNF Statistics

• DNFs: 5 out of 19 races 26.3%

Detailed Results

Race	Constructor	Positions	Qualifying Elo	Race Elo	Global Elo	Teammate
Round 6 - Monaco Grand Prix	March	Q: 18 • R: DNF	1507 ▲ +5	N/A	1502 ▲ +2	Jean-Pierre Jarier Q: 14 • R: DNF
Round 8 - French Grand Prix	March	Q: 14 • R: 6	1511 ▼ -15	N/A	1503 ▼ -4	Reine Wisell Q: 22 • R: DNF
Round 9 - British Grand Prix	March	Q: 11 • R: 4	1535 ▲ +9	1532 ▲ +10	1533 ▲ +10	Mike Beuttler Q: 24 • R: 11
Round 10 - Dutch Grand Prix	March	Q: 7 • R: 3	1556 ▲ +4	N/A	1546 ▲ +1	David Purley Q: 21 • R: DNF
Round 12 - Austrian Grand Prix	March	Q: 9 • R: DNF	1580 ▲ +7	N/A	1553 ▲ +2	Jean-Pierre Jarier Q: 12 • R: DNF
Round 13 - Italian Grand Prix	March	Q: 999 • R: 25	1532 ▼ -24	N/A	1526 ▼ -7	David Purley Q: 24 • R: 9
Round 14 - Canadian Grand Prix	March	Q: 15 • R: 7	1557 ▲ +9	N/A	1544 ▲ +3	Jean-Pierre Jarier Q: 23 • R: 19
Round 15 - United States Grand Prix	March	Q: 4 • R: 2	1579 ▲ +13	1565 ▲ +13	1569 ▲ +13	Mike Beuttler Q: 26 • R: 10

1974 Season

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Season Elo Summary

Race	Qualifying	Global
1565 ↔ 0	1607 ▲ +28	1577 ▲ +8

Teammate Head-to-Head Statistics

• Races vs Howden Ganley 1496: 0 wins 0.0% • 0 losses 0.0% • 1 DNFs 100.0% • Elo ↔ 0

• Qualifying vs Howden Ganley 1626: 2 wins 100.0% • 0 losses 0.0% • Elo ▲ +39

• Races vs Hans-Joachim Stuck 1500: 0 wins 0.0% • 0 losses 0.0% • 1 DNFs 100.0% • Elo ↔ 0
• Qualifying vs Hans-Joachim Stuck 1501: 1 wins 50.0% • 1 losses 50.0% • Elo ▼ -11

DNF Statistics

• DNFs: 2 out of 4 races 50.0%

Detailed Results

Race	Constructor	Positions	Qualifying Elo	Race Elo	Global Elo	Teammate
Round 1 - Argentine Grand Prix	March	Q: 5 • R: DNF	1610 ▲ +11	N/A	1578 ▲ +3	Howden Ganley Q: 19 • R: DNF
Round 2 - Brazilian Grand Prix	March	Q: 18 • R: 9	1607 ▲ +19	N/A	1577 ▲ +6	Hans-Joachim Stuck Q: 13 • R: DNF

1975 Season

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Season Elo Summary

Race	Qualifying	Global
1643 ▲ +78	1738 ▲ +131	1670 ▲ +93

Teammate Head-to-Head Statistics

• Races vs Alan Jones 1474: 1 wins 33.3% • 0 losses 0.0% • 2 DNFs 66.7% • Elo ▲ +26

• Qualifying vs Alan Jones 1461: 4 wins 100.0% • 0 losses 0.0% • Elo ▲ +64

• Races vs Torsten Palm 1500: 0 wins 0.0% • 0 losses 0.0% • 1 DNFs 100.0% • Elo ↔ 0

• Qualifying vs Torsten Palm 1481: 1 wins 100.0% • 0 losses 0.0% • Elo ▲ +8

• Races vs Harald Ertl 1489: 1 wins 50.0% • 0 losses 0.0% • 1 DNFs 50.0% • Elo ▲ +11

• Qualifying vs Harald Ertl 1455: 3 wins 100.0% • 0 losses 0.0% • Elo ▲ +30

• Races vs Brett Lunger 1444: 3 wins 100.0% • 0 losses 0.0% • 0 DNFs 0.0% • Elo ▲ +40
• Qualifying vs Brett Lunger 1469: 3 wins 100.0% • 0 losses 0.0% • Elo ▲ +28

DNF Statistics

• DNFs: 4 out of 11 races 36.4%

Detailed Results

Race	Constructor	Positions	Qualifying Elo	Race Elo	Global Elo	Teammate
Round 4 - Spanish Grand Prix	Hesketh	Q: 3 • R: 18	1629 ▲ +22	1591 ▲ +26	1602 ▲ +25	Alan Jones Q: 20 • R: 21
Round 5 - Monaco Grand Prix	Hesketh	Q: 11 • R: 11	1648 ▲ +19	N/A	1608 ▲ +6	Alan Jones Q: 18 • R: DNF
Round 6 - Belgian Grand Prix	Hesketh	Q: 11 • R: DNF	1664 ▲ +16	N/A	1612 ▲ +5	Alan Jones Q: 13 • R: 23
Round 7 - Swedish Grand Prix	Hesketh	Q: 13 • R: DNF	1680 ▲ +7	N/A	1617 ▲ +2	Torsten Palm Q: 21 • R: DNF
Round 11 - German Grand Prix	Hesketh	Q: 9 • R: DNF	1697 ▲ +17	N/A	1622 ▲ +5	Harald Ertl Q: 23 • R: 8
Round 12 - Austrian Grand Prix	Hesketh	Q: 2 • R: 2	1712 ▲ +7	N/A	1635 ▲ +2	Brett Lunger Q: 17 • R: 13
Round 13 - Italian Grand Prix	Hesketh	Q: 8 • R: 5	1725 ▲ +7	1625 ▲ +10	1653 ▲ +9	Harald Ertl Q: 17 • R: 9
Round 14 - United States Grand Prix	Hesketh	Q: 15 • R: 4	1738 ▲ +13	1643 ▲ +18	1670 ▲ +17	Brett Lunger Q: 18 • R: 13

1976 Season

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Season Elo Summary

Race	Qualifying	Global
1725 ▲ +82	1860 ▲ +122	1762 ▲ +92

Teammate Head-to-Head Statistics

• Races vs Jochen Mass 1417: 9 wins 64.3% • 2 losses 14.3% • 3 DNFs 21.4% • Elo ▲ +80
• Qualifying vs Jochen Mass 1470: 15 wins 93.8% • 1 losses 6.3% • Elo ▲ +121

DNF Statistics

• DNFs: 3 out of 16 races 18.8%

Detailed Results

Race	Constructor	Positions	Qualifying Elo	Race Elo	Global Elo	Teammate
Round 1 - Brazilian Grand Prix	McLaren	Q: 1 • R: 16	1757 ▲ +19	1598 ▼ -45	1644 ▼ -26	Jochen Mass Q: 6 • R: 6
Round 2 - South African Grand Prix	McLaren	Q: 1 • R: 2	1774 ▲ +16	1625 ▲ +27	1668 ▲ +24	Jochen Mass Q: 4 • R: 3
Round 3 - United States Grand Prix West	McLaren	Q: 3 • R: 16	1788 ▲ +14	1584 ▼ -42	1643 ▼ -25	Jochen Mass Q: 14 • R: 5
Round 4 - Spanish Grand Prix	McLaren	Q: 1 • R: 1	1800 ▲ +13	N/A	1647 ▲ +4	Jochen Mass Q: 4 • R: DNF
Round 5 - Belgian Grand Prix	McLaren	Q: 3 • R: DNF	1812 ▲ +11	N/A	1650 ▲ +3	Jochen Mass Q: 18 • R: 6
Round 6 - Monaco Grand Prix	McLaren	Q: 14 • R: DNF	1758 ▼ -54	N/A	1634 ▼ -16	Jochen Mass Q: 11 • R: 5
Round 7 - Swedish Grand Prix	McLaren	Q: 8 • R: 5	1774 ▲ +16	1613 ▲ +30	1660 ▲ +26	Jochen Mass Q: 13 • R: 11
Round 8 - French Grand Prix	McLaren	Q: 1 • R: 1	1788 ▲ +14	1638 ▲ +24	1681 ▲ +21	Jochen Mass Q: 14 • R: 15
Round 9 - British Grand Prix	McLaren	Q: 2 • R: DNF	1801 ▲ +12	N/A	1684 ▲ +4	Jochen Mass Q: 12 • R: DNF
Round 10 - German Grand Prix	McLaren	Q: 1 • R: 1	1812 ▲ +11	1658 ▲ +20	1701 ▲ +17	Jochen Mass Q: 9 • R: 3
Round 11 - Austrian Grand Prix	McLaren	Q: 1 • R: 4	1822 ▲ +10	1675 ▲ +17	1716 ▲ +15	Jochen Mass Q: 12 • R: 7
Round 12 - Dutch Grand Prix	McLaren	Q: 2 • R: 1	1831 ▲ +9	1690 ▲ +15	1730 ▲ +13	Jochen Mass Q: 15 • R: 9
Round 13 - Italian Grand Prix	McLaren	Q: 24 • R: 23	1839 ▲ +8	N/A	1732 ▲ +2	Jochen Mass Q: 25 • R: DNF
Round 14 - Canadian Grand Prix	McLaren	Q: 1 • R: 1	1847 ▲ +8	1703 ▲ +13	1743 ▲ +12	Jochen Mass Q: 11 • R: 5
Round 15 - United States Grand Prix	McLaren	Q: 1 • R: 1	1854 ▲ +7	1714 ▲ +11	1753 ▲ +10	Jochen Mass Q: 17 • R: 4
Round 16 - Japanese Grand Prix	McLaren	Q: 2 • R: 3	1860 ▲ +7	1725 ▲ +10	1762 ▲ +9	Jochen Mass Q: 12 • R: 17

1977 Season

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Season Elo Summary

Race	Qualifying	Global
1667 ▼ -58	1895 ▲ +35	1732 ▼ -30

Teammate Head-to-Head Statistics

• Races vs Jochen Mass 1501: 6 wins 42.9% • 3 losses 21.4% • 5 DNFs 35.7% • Elo ▼ -20

• Qualifying vs Jochen Mass 1535: 16 wins 94.1% • 1 losses 5.9% • Elo ▲ +18

• Races vs Emilio de Villota 1469: 0 wins 0.0% • 0 losses 0.0% • 2 DNFs 100.0% • Elo ↔ 0

• Qualifying vs Emilio de Villota 1469: 2 wins 100.0% • 0 losses 0.0% • Elo ▲ +5

• Races vs Brett Lunger N/A: 2 wins 33.3% • 2 losses 33.3% • 2 DNFs 33.3% • Elo ▼ -43

• Qualifying vs Brett Lunger N/A: 8 wins 100.0% • 0 losses 0.0% • Elo ▲ +9

• Races vs Gilles Villeneuve 1495: 1 wins 100.0% • 0 losses 0.0% • 0 DNFs 0.0% • Elo ▲ +5

• Qualifying vs Gilles Villeneuve 1498: 1 wins 100.0% • 0 losses 0.0% • Elo ▲ +2

• Races vs Bruno Giacomelli 1500: 0 wins 0.0% • 0 losses 0.0% • 0 DNFs 0.0% • Elo ↔ 0
• Qualifying vs Bruno Giacomelli 1490: 1 wins 100.0% • 0 losses 0.0% • Elo ▲ +2

DNF Statistics

• DNFs: 9 out of 29 races 31.0%

Detailed Results

Race	Constructor	Positions	Qualifying Elo	Race Elo	Global Elo	Teammate
Round 1 - Argentine Grand Prix	McLaren	Q: 1 • R: DNF	1866 ▲ +6	N/A	1764 ▲ +2	Jochen Mass Q: 5 • R: 15
Round 2 - Brazilian Grand Prix	McLaren	Q: 1 • R: 2	1872 ▲ +6	1734 ▲ +9	1772 ▲ +8	Jochen Mass Q: 4 • R: 16
Round 3 - South African Grand Prix	McLaren	Q: 1 • R: 4	1877 ▲ +5	1743 ▲ +8	1779 ▲ +7	Jochen Mass Q: 12 • R: 5
Round 4 - United States Grand Prix West	McLaren	Q: 8 • R: 7	1882 ▲ +5	N/A	1780 ▲ +2	Jochen Mass Q: 15 • R: DNF
Round 5 - Spanish Grand Prix	McLaren	Q: 7 • R: DNF	1888 ▲ +3	N/A	1782 ▲ +1	Jochen Mass Q: 9 • R: 4
Round 6 - Monaco Grand Prix	McLaren	Q: 7 • R: DNF	1893 ▲ +5	N/A	1784 ▲ +2	Jochen Mass Q: 9 • R: 4
Round 7 - Belgian Grand Prix	McLaren	Q: 9 • R: 7	1834 ▼ -59	1751 ▲ +9	1772 ▼ -11	Jochen Mass Q: 6 • R: 17
Round 8 - Swedish Grand Prix	McLaren	Q: 3 • R: 12	1840 ▲ +2	1697 ▼ -27	1736 ▼ -18	Jochen Mass Q: 9 • R: 2
Round 9 - French Grand Prix	McLaren	Q: 2 • R: 3	1849 ▲ +9	1709 ▲ +13	1748 ▲ +12	Jochen Mass Q: 7 • R: 9
Round 10 - British Grand Prix	McLaren	Q: 1 • R: 1	1855 ▲ +1	1722 ▲ +4	1759 ▲ +3	Jochen Mass Q: 11 • R: 4
Round 11 - German Grand Prix	McLaren	Q: 4 • R: DNF	1860 ▲ +1	N/A	1760 ↔ 0	Jochen Mass Q: 13 • R: DNF
Round 12 - Austrian Grand Prix	McLaren	Q: 2 • R: DNF	1866 ▲ +2	N/A	1762 ▲ +1	Jochen Mass Q: 9 • R: 6
Round 13 - Dutch Grand Prix	McLaren	Q: 3 • R: 23	1871 ▲ +4	1702 ▲ +7	1749 ▲ +6	Brett Lunger Q: N/A • R: N/A
Round 14 - Italian Grand Prix	McLaren	Q: 1 • R: 15	1877 ▲ +1	N/A	1739 ↔ 0	Jochen Mass Q: 9 • R: 4
Round 15 - United States Grand Prix	McLaren	Q: 1 • R: 1	1882 ▲ +4	N/A	1746 ▲ +1	Brett Lunger Q: N/A • R: N/A
Round 16 - Canadian Grand Prix	McLaren	Q: 2 • R: 13	1887 ▲ +1	N/A	1730 ↔ 0	Jochen Mass Q: 5 • R: 3
Round 17 - Japanese Grand Prix	McLaren	Q: 2 • R: 1	1895 ▲ +8	N/A	1732 ▲ +2	Jochen Mass Q: 8 • R: DNF

1978 Season

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Season Elo Summary

Race	Qualifying	Global
1492 ▼ -175	1878 ▼ -17	1604 ▼ -128

Teammate Head-to-Head Statistics

• Races vs Patrick Tambay 1674: 3 wins 20.0% • 8 losses 53.3% • 4 DNFs 26.7% • Elo ▼ -119

• Qualifying vs Patrick Tambay 1506: 14 wins 93.3% • 1 losses 6.7% • Elo ▼ -32

• Races vs Brett Lunger 1531: 1 wins 16.7% • 3 losses 50.0% • 2 DNFs 33.3% • Elo ▼ -40

• Qualifying vs Brett Lunger 1235: 4 wins 44.4% • 5 losses 55.6% • Elo ▲ +4

• Races vs Bruno Giacomelli 1499: 1 wins 25.0% • 2 losses 50.0% • 1 DNFs 25.0% • Elo ▼ -26

• Qualifying vs Bruno Giacomelli 1485: 5 wins 100.0% • 0 losses 0.0% • Elo ▲ +9

• Races vs Nelson Piquet N/A: 1 wins 50.0% • 0 losses 0.0% • 1 DNFs 50.0% • Elo ▲ +9
• Qualifying vs Nelson Piquet N/A: 3 wins 100.0% • 0 losses 0.0% • Elo ▲ +3

DNF Statistics

• DNFs: 8 out of 32 races 25.0%

Detailed Results

Race	Constructor	Positions	Qualifying Elo	Race Elo	Global Elo	Teammate
Round 1 - Argentine Grand Prix	McLaren	Q: 6 • R: 4	1897 ▲ +1	1684 ▲ +7	1745 ▲ +5	Patrick Tambay Q: 9 • R: 6
Round 2 - Brazilian Grand Prix	McLaren	Q: 2 • R: 15	1900 ▲ +1	N/A	1729 ↔ 0	Patrick Tambay Q: 5 • R: 14
Round 3 - South African Grand Prix	McLaren	Q: 3 • R: DNF	1902 ▲ +2	N/A	1730 ▲ +1	Brett Lunger Q: 20 • R: 11
Round 4 - United States Grand Prix West	McLaren	Q: 7 • R: 22	1905 ▲ +3	1618 ▼ -43	1701 ▼ -29	Patrick Tambay Q: 11 • R: 12
Round 5 - Monaco Grand Prix	McLaren	Q: 6 • R: DNF	1908 ▲ +3	N/A	1702 ▲ +1	Patrick Tambay Q: 11 • R: 7
Round 6 - Belgian Grand Prix	McLaren	Q: 6 • R: 23	1912 ▲ +3	1576 ▼ -21	1673 ▼ -14	Brett Lunger Q: 24 • R: 7
Round 7 - Spanish Grand Prix	McLaren	Q: 4 • R: 6	1914 ▲ +3	1608 ▲ +32	1696 ▲ +23	Patrick Tambay Q: 14 • R: 24
Round 8 - Swedish Grand Prix	McLaren	Q: 14 • R: 8	1917 ▲ +3	1570 ▼ -38	1670 ▼ -26	Patrick Tambay Q: 15 • R: 4
Round 9 - French Grand Prix	McLaren	Q: 4 • R: 3	1920 ▲ +2	N/A	1679 ▲ +1	Patrick Tambay Q: 6 • R: 9
Round 10 - British Grand Prix	McLaren	Q: 14 • R: 25	1923 ↔ 0	1545 ▼ -13	1655 ▼ -9	Patrick Tambay Q: 20 • R: 6
Round 11 - German Grand Prix	McLaren	Q: 8 • R: DNF	1926 ▲ +3	N/A	1656 ▲ +1	Patrick Tambay Q: 11 • R: 18
Round 12 - Austrian Grand Prix	McLaren	Q: 8 • R: 19	1929 ▲ +1	1534 ▲ +9	1648 ▲ +7	Brett Lunger Q: 17 • R: 8
Round 13 - Dutch Grand Prix	McLaren	Q: 7 • R: 10	1932 ▲ +1	N/A	1650 ↔ 0	Patrick Tambay Q: 14 • R: 9
Round 14 - Italian Grand Prix	McLaren	Q: 10 • R: DNF	1935 ↔ 0	N/A	1651 ↔ 0	Patrick Tambay Q: 19 • R: 5
Round 15 - United States Grand Prix	McLaren	Q: 6 • R: 7	1939 ▲ +4	1512 ▼ -23	1636 ▼ -15	Patrick Tambay Q: 18 • R: 6
Round 16 - Canadian Grand Prix	McLaren	Q: 19 • R: 15	1878 ▼ -60	1492 ▼ -20	1604 ▼ -32	Patrick Tambay Q: 17 • R: 8

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