Category profile
- Dominance
- 72
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 64
- Honours
- 74
- Statistics
- 74
Career timeline · Race wins per season
| Season | Race wins 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
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why James Hunt ranks #57 in Formula 1
James Hunt ranks 57th among Formula 1 athletes on GOAT Rank and 1014th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 73.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 72, Peak 86, Longevity 64, Honours 74, Statistics 74. Those categories are normalised against the full Formula 1 reference universe of 146 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1973–1979 with 7 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1976, which sets the Peak component at 86. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 86 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world titles 1, grand prix wins 10, pole positions 14, podiums 23.
Immediately ahead sits Olivier Panis on 71.4, a gap of -2.5 points. Directly behind is Pierre Gasly on 71.8. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
James Hunt GOAT Score explained
- Dominance72/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Hunt stood above the field while competing. Scored 72/100 against the full Formula 1 cohort.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1976. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity64/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 6 years of competition and 7 recorded seasons. Scored 64/100.
- Honours74/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 74/100.
- Statistics74/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 74/100.
Top Hunt comparisons
James Hunt — frequently asked
- Is James Hunt the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. James Hunt ranks 57th in Formula 1 with a GOAT Score of 73.9, behind Lewis Hamilton on 96.1.
- What is James Hunt's GOAT Score?
- 73.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 72 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 64 (20%), Honours 74 (20%), Statistics 74 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does James Hunt rank all time?
- 1014th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 57th within Formula 1.
- James Hunt vs Olivier Panis: who ranks higher?
- James Hunt, on 73.9 against Olivier Panis's 71.4 — a margin of 2.5 points.