World titles
1
Grand Prix wins
10
Pole positions
14
Podiums
23
Race starts
92
Fastest laps
8
Category profile
- Dominance
- 72
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 64
- Honours
- 74
- Statistics
- 74
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0 | |
| 1974 | 0 | |
| 1975 | 1 | |
| 1976 | 6 | |
| 1977 | 3 | |
| 1978 | 0 | |
| 1979 | 0 |
Data sources
- FIA
- Formula1.com
- Motorsport Stats
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why James Hunt ranks #67 in Formula 1
James Hunt ranks #67 in Formula 1 and #4127 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 73.9/100.
The verified career covers 1973–1979 and 7 documented seasons. Peak is 86/100, with Peak the strongest category at 86/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World titles 1, Grand Prix wins 10, Pole positions 14, Podiums 23.
Nearest context: ahead Wolfgang von Trips (74.0); behind Bruce McLaren (73.9). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
James Hunt GOAT Score explained
- Dominance72/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 72/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity64/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 64/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours74/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 74/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics74/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 74/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Hunt comparisons
James Hunt — frequently asked
- Is James Hunt the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, James Hunt ranks #67 in Formula 1 with a GOAT Score of 73.9/100, behind Lewis Hamilton (96.1).
- What is James Hunt's GOAT Score?
- 73.9/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 72 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 64 (20%), Honours 74 (20%), Statistics 74 (15%).
- Where does James Hunt rank all time?
- #4127 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #67 in Formula 1.
- James Hunt vs Wolfgang von Trips: who ranks higher?
- Wolfgang von Trips ranks higher at 74.0 versus James Hunt at 73.9, a margin of 0.1 points.