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James Hunt was a British former Formula 1 driver who last drove for Wolf-Ford in 1979.
He was born on August 29th 1947 in Belmont and passed away on June 15th 1993 at the age of 45. He debuted for March-Ford during the 1973 Grand Prix of Monaco. Hunt was active for 7 consecutive seasons between 1973 and 1979. In that period he scored 179 points in 92 races. During his career Hunt achieved 10 wins and 23 podiums. His last race was the the 1979 Grand Prix of Monaco.
He was born on August 29th 1947 in Belmont and passed away on June 15th 1993 at the age of 45. He debuted for March-Ford during the 1973 Grand Prix of Monaco. Hunt was active for 7 consecutive seasons between 1973 and 1979. In that period he scored 179 points in 92 races. During his career Hunt achieved 10 wins and 23 podiums. His last race was the the 1979 Grand Prix of Monaco.
| Name: | James Hunt |
| Nationality: |  British |
| Birthday: | August 29th 1947 |
| Passed away: | June 15th 1993 (45) |
| Birthplace: | Belmont | Races: | 92 races |
| Total points: | 179 points |
| Wins: | 10 wins |
| Podiums: | 23 podiums | Pole positions: | 0 poles |
| Retirements: | 44 retirements |
| First race: |  1973 Monaco |
| Last race: | 1979 Monaco |
| First win: |  1975 Netherlands |
| Age first win: | 27 years, 9 months, 21 days |
James Hunt by year
| All years | 1979 | 1978 | 1977 | 1976 | 1975 |
| 1974 | 1973 |
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Overall stats: James Hunt
| #1 | Best Finish | James Hunt |  | 1 (10x) | |
| #1 | Best Qualifying | James Hunt | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP1 | James Hunt | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP2 | James Hunt | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP3 | James Hunt | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Friday | James Hunt | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Saturday | James Hunt | | (0x) |
Wins
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| #1 | Worst Finish | James Hunt | | 12 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst Qualifying | James Hunt | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP1 | James Hunt | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP2 | James Hunt | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP3 | James Hunt | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Friday | James Hunt | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Saturday | James Hunt | | (0x) |
Worst finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1977 | 8 | Anderstorp | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford | 12 |
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Highs and lows of
| Driven for | 1979 Wolf-Ford 1978 McLaren-Ford 1977 McLaren-Ford 1976 McLaren-Ford 1975 Hesketh-Ford 1974 March-Ford 1974 Hesketh-Ford 1973 March-Ford | |
| How did he retire | ||
| Qualifying Q2 | Achieved Q2: Didn't Q2: | |
| Qualifying Q3 | Achieved Q3: Didn't Q3: |
Ranking: James Hunt
| #1 | Average qualifying result | Ayrton Senna |  | 2.49 place | |
| #1 | Average practice result | Lewis Hamilton | | 5.13 place | |
| #34 | Average race points | James Hunt | | 3.89 points | |
| #568 | Average race result | James Hunt | | 4.2 place | |
| #62 | Ratio avoidable retirements | James Hunt | | 0.41 retirements | |
| #51 | Most points finishes | James Hunt | | 35 finishes | |
| #35 | Most avoidable retirements | James Hunt | | 18 retirements | |
| #68 | Most race laps | James Hunt | | 3925 laps | |
| #69 | Most races | James Hunt | | 92 races | |
| #215 | Youngest driver | James Hunt | | 25 years, 9 months, 2 days | |
| #434 | Oldest driver | James Hunt | | 31 years, 8 months, 26 days | |
| #330 | Biggest gain in race | James Hunt | | 11 places gained | |
| #17 | Start from P1 | James Hunt | | 14 starts | |
| #57 | Most retirements | James Hunt | | 44 retirements | |
| #49 | Most points | James Hunt | | 179 points | |
| #40 | Most podiums | James Hunt | | 23 podiums | |
| #30 | Most wins | James Hunt | | 10 wins |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | 2.49 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | 3.13 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | 3.36 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | 4.22 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | 4.84 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 5.13 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | 6.37 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 7.24 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 7.34 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 7.74 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 32 | Nelson Piquet | 3.98 |
| 33 | Jenson Button | 3.97 |
| 34 | James Hunt | 3.89 |
| 35 | Mike Hawthorn | 3.81 |
| 36 | Jim Rathmann | 3.63 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 566 | Jochen Rindt | 4.2 |
| 566 | Karl Kling | 4.2 |
| 568 | James Hunt | 4.2 |
| 569 | Nelson Piquet | 4.14 |
| 570 | Niki Lauda | 4.1 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 60 | Bruno Giacomelli | 0.43 |
| 61 | Esteban Tuero | 0.42 |
| 62 | James Hunt | 0.41 |
| 63 | Johnny Herbert | 0.41 |
| 64 | Vittorio Brambilla | 0.41 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 48 | Mario Andretti | 38 |
| 50 | Patrick Depailler | 36 |
| 51 | James Hunt | 35 |
| 52 | Patrick Tambay | 32 |
| 53 | Dan Gurney | 31 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 30 | Ayrton Senna | 18 |
| 30 | Alain Prost | 18 |
| 30 | James Hunt | 18 |
| 36 | Mark Webber | 17 |
| 36 | Jacques Villeneuve | 17 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 66 | Jean Pierre Beltoise | 4069 |
| 67 | Marc Surer | 3968 |
| 68 | James Hunt | 3925 |
| 69 | Heikki Kovalainen | 3877 |
| 70 | Pedro Diniz | 3839 |
| Driver | Races | |
| 64 | Patrick Depailler | 95 |
| 68 | Nico Rosberg | 92 |
| 68 | James Hunt | 92 |
| 70 | Takuma Sato | 91 |
| 71 | Pedro de la Rosa | 86 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 213 | Bobby Rahal | 25 years, 8 months, 21 days |
| 214 | Bobby Ball | 25 years, 9 months, 4 days |
| 215 | James Hunt | 25 years, 9 months, 2 days |
| 216 | Jackie Oliver | 25 years, 9 months, 12 days |
| 216 | Massimiliano Papis | 25 years, 9 months, 13 days |
| Driver | Age | |
| 432 | Wilson Fittipaldi | 31 years, 9 months, 10 days |
| 432 | Andrea de Adamich | 31 years, 9 months, 11 days |
| 434 | James Hunt | 31 years, 8 months, 26 days |
| 435 | Kurt Adolff | 31 years, 8 months, 28 days |
| 436 | Jean-Marc Gounon | 31 years, 8 months, 24 days |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 317 | Jean Louis Schlesser | 11 |
| 317 | Ricardo Zunino | 11 |
| 317 | James Hunt | 11 |
| 317 | Gunnar Nilsson | 11 |
| 317 | Loris Kessel | 11 |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 15 | Felipe Massa | 15 |
| 16 | Rubens Barrichello | 14 |
| 16 | James Hunt | 14 |
| 16 | Ronnie Peterson | 14 |
| 19 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 13 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 54 | Teo Fabi | 44 |
| 54 | Clay Regazzoni | 44 |
| 54 | James Hunt | 44 |
| 58 | Kimi Raikkonen | 43 |
| 58 | Nick Heidfeld | 43 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 47 | Mario Andretti | 180 |
| 47 | John Surtees | 180 |
| 49 | James Hunt | 179 |
| 50 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 174 |
| 51 | Stirling Moss | 173 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 38 | Jacques Villeneuve | 23 |
| 38 | Michele Alboreto | 23 |
| 38 | James Hunt | 23 |
| 41 | Sebastian Vettel | 22 |
| 41 | Rene Arnoux | 22 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 28 | Gerhard Berger | 10 |
| 28 | Jody Scheckter | 10 |
| 28 | James Hunt | 10 |
| 28 | Ronnie Peterson | 10 |
| 32 | Jenson Button | 9 |
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