James Hunt vs Jochen Mass

1977·

James Hunt edged Jochen Mass 11–6 in the races and 16–1 in qualifying at McLaren in 1977. James Hunt scored 40 points to 25.

James HuntJochen Mass

16Qualifying1

17 shared races

11Race day6

17 shared races

40Points25

in shared races, as awarded at the time

132Points (today’s rules)101

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 3/0
Podiums: 5/2
Poles: 6/0
Retirements: 8/8
Best finish: P1/P2
Avg. grid: 3.2/9.4

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of James Hunt and Jochen Mass
R	Grand Prix	Grid	James Hunt	Jochen Mass	Points
1	1Argentine Grand Prix	1/5	Suspension	Spun off	0 / 0
2	2Brazilian Grand Prix	1/4	P2	Accident	6 / 0
3	3South African Grand Prix	1/12	P4	P5	3 / 2
4	4United States Grand Prix West	8/15	P7	Handling	0 / 0
5	5Spanish Grand Prix	7/9	Engine	P4	0 / 3
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	7/9	Engine	P4	0 / 3
7	7Belgian Grand Prix	9/6	P7	Accident	0 / 0
8	8Swedish Grand Prix	3/9	P12▼	P2	0 / 6
9	9French Grand Prix	2/7	P3	P9▼	4 / 0
10	10British Grand Prix	1/11	P1	P4	9 / 3
11	11German Grand Prix	4/13	Fuel pump	Gearbox	0 / 0
12	12Austrian Grand Prix	2/9	Engine	P6	0 / 1
13	13Dutch Grand Prix	3/14	Accident	Accident	0 / 0
14	14Italian Grand Prix	1/9	Spun off	P4	0 / 3
15	15United States Grand Prix	1/15	P1	Fuel pump	9 / 0
16	16Canadian Grand Prix	2/5	Accident	P3	0 / 4
17	17Japanese Grand Prix	2/8	P1	Engine	9 / 0
	Average finish		P4.2	P4.6

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows James Hunt / Jochen Mass.
P1 a win,P3 a podium,DNF a retirement.
▲ a finish at least 4 places better than that driver’s own average finish this season (see the average row), ▼ at least 4places worse. Retirements are not counted in the average.

James Hunt and Jochen Mass in other seasons

Other seasons in which James Hunt and Jochen Mass were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1976	McLaren	James Hunt vs Jochen Mass	15–1	12–4	69–19

Other McLaren battles in 1977

Other McLaren teammate battles in 1977
Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
James Hunt vs Brett Lunger	5–0	2–3	9–0
Brett Lunger vs Jochen Mass	0–5	2–3	0–10

James Hunt’s career Jochen Mass’s career McLaren 1977 season All teammate battles

How these numbers are calculated

Only races both drivers started are counted. Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
Until the mid-1960s drivers could share a car during a race. Each driver is compared from the car they started (which sets their grid position), with the best result of any car they drove and the points from all of them, as officially credited.
Qualifying is compared on grid position rather than session times. Session-by-session qualifying data only exists from 1994, while grid position is recorded for over 99% of entries right back to 1950 — including every race of the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
On race day the driver classified ahead takes the round. If neither was classified, the one who completed more laps is credited; if both retired on the same lap it is scored as a tie and excluded from the tally.
Points are those awarded at the time and include sprint races from 2021. Where the season used an older system, a second points row rescores every round under the current system so seasons from different eras can be compared.
These are points scored in the races both drivers started, not their season totals: races either missed, or contested alongside a different teammate, are left out. Up to 1990 even full-season totals differ from the championship standings, because only a driver’s best results counted towards the title. In 1988 Alain Prost outscored Ayrton Senna 105 to 94 and still lost the championship. Theseason page has the final standings.