James Hunt vs Jochen Mass

James Hunt edged Jochen Mass 10–4 in the races and 13–1 in qualifying at McLaren in 1977. James Hunt scored 31 points to 18.

James HuntJochen Mass

13Qualifying1

14 shared races

10Race day4

14 shared races

31Points18

as awarded at the time

107Points (today’s rules)69

rescored 25-18-15…

Race by race

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

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.

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 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

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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as is the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
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 across the season, which up to 1990 is not the same as the championship total: 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.