James Hunt vs Patrick Tambay, 1978
Teammates at McLaren — the same car, so these numbers compare the drivers rather than the machinery. Compare full careers →
In the 1978 season, James Hunt and Patrick Tambay competed in 15 races together at McLaren. Hunt outqualified Tambay 14 times and finished ahead of him 2 times, while Tambay finished ahead 3 times. Both drivers scored 8 championship points, with Hunt achieving 1 podium finish and Tambay none, and they both did not win any races.
Written automatically from the figures below.
Qualifying14–1of 15 compared
Race finishes2–3of 5 compared
Qualifying is compared on the grid they actually started from. A race counts only where both were classified — one of them retiring leaves nothing to compare, so it is not scored to the other.