by Tom Rubython
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 713S (no.25)
Qualifying: 5th, 1m 56.6s
Race result: retired (fuel pipe)
Date: 28th March 1971
Circuit: Linas-Montlhéry, France (France F3)
Race: Challenge Raymond Sommer
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 713M (no.24)
Race result: 1st, 31m 57.3s
Date: 3rd April 1971
Circuit: Brands Hatch (Shell F3)
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 713S (no.30)
Qualifying: 12th, 1m 43.8s
Race result: retired (throttle/spin), 26 laps
Date: 11th April 1971
Circuit: Nürburgring, Germany
Race: Internationales ADAC 300km Rennen
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 713S (no.3)
Qualifying: 1st, 3m 05.6s
Race result: 1st, 40m 24.3s
Date: 17th April 1971
Circuit: Montjuïc, Spain
Race: Gran Premio Ciudad de Barcelona de F3
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 713M (no.10)
Qualifying: 3rd, 1m 40.4s
Race result: retired (accident), 25 laps
Fastest lap: 2nd fastest, 1m 42.2s
Date: 24th April 1971
Circuit: Pau, France (France F3/Craven ‘A’)
Race: Coupe de Vitesse
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 713S
Qualifying: 4th, 1m 42.6s
Race result: retired (accident), 0 laps
Date: 2nd May 1971
Circuit: Brands Hatch (Shell F3)
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 713S (no.27)
Qualifying-heat: 4th, 52.4s
Race result-heats: retired (oil pipe) & 10th, 9m 58.4s[img] (+1m 07.9s) (Final grid = 20th)
Race result-final: 3rd, 34m 42.5s (+9.5s)
includes 1-min penalty for push start
Date: 8th May 1971
Circuit: Silverstone (Shell F3)
Race: GKN Forgings Trophy
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 713S (no.7)
Qualifying: 6th, 1m 38.8s
Race result: retired (accident), 19 laps
Date: 16th May 1971
Circuit: Zandvoort, Netherlands (Shell F3)
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 713S (no.10)
Qualifying-heat: 22nd, 1m 40.4s
Race result-heats: 12th, 32m 55.3s & retired (accident), 14 laps
Race result-aggregate: not classified, 34 laps
Date: 18th June 1971
Circuit: Crystal Palace
Race: Chris Moore Memorial Trophy
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 713M
Qualifying: 1st
Race result: 1st, 13m 18.0s
Date: 20th June 1971
Circuit: Brands Hatch (Lombank F3)
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 713M
Race result: quit after being given 1-min penalty for jumping the start
Date: 3rd July 1971
Circuit: Paul Ricard, France (Shell F3/France F3/Craven ‘A’)
Race: Trophée Paul Ricard
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 713M (no.7)
Qualifying: 5th, 1m 25.1s
Race result: 3rd, 35m 47.0s (+10.1s)
Date: 10th July 1971
Circuit: Croft (BARC F3)
Race: Rothmans International Trophy
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 713M (no.21)
Qualifying-heat: 3rd, 1m 11.4s
Race result-heat: 4th (Final grid = 4th)
Race result-final: 2nd, 36m 12.4s (+14.2s)
Date: 17th July 1971
Circuit: Silverstone (Shell F3)
Race: International Formula III Race
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 713M (no.52)
Qualifying-heat: 5th, 1m 37.2s
Race result-heat: 6th, 24m 46.7s (+15.4s) (Final grid = 6th)
Race result-final: retired (fuel metering unit), 8 laps
Date: 18th July 1971
Circuit: Cadwell Park (BARC F3)
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 713M (no.49)
Qualifying: 8th
Race result: retired (quit)
Date: 24th July 1971
Circuit: Kirkistown
Race: GKN Ulster F3 Trophy
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 713M (no.12)
Qualifying: 6th, 1m 02.4s
Race result-heats: 2nd, 34m 40.2s (22.2s) & retired (wishbone)
Race result-aggregate: not classified
Date: 1st August 1971
Circuit: Thruxton (BARC F3)
Race: Kodak 135 Trophy
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 713M (no.61)
Qualifying: 2nd, 1m 20.5s
Race result: 2nd, 20m 26.4s (+0.0s)
Date: 7th August 1971
Circuit: Crystal Palace
Race: Daily Express Trophy – Petonyer Trophy
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 713M (no.17)
Qualifying-heat: 3rd, 54.8s
Race result-heat: 1st, 10m 13.2s (Final grid = 2nd)
Race result-final: retired (accident), 1 lap
Date: 15th August 1971
Circuit: Brands Hatch (Lombank F3)
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 713M (no.80)
Qualifying: 2nd
Race result: 1st, 16m 33.2s
Fastest lap: fastest, 48.4s
Date: 21st August 1971
Circuit: Oulton Park (Shell F3)
Race: International Gold Cup
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 713M (no.129)
Qualifying: 1st, 1m 37.4s
Race result: 3rd, 49m 20.4s (+11.8s)
Date: 22nd August 1971
Circuit: Thruxton
Race: Echo Trophy
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 713M
Qualifying: 1st, 1m 20.2s
Race result: 8th
Fastest lap: joint fastest, 1m 20.2s
Date: 29nd August 1971
Circuit: Thruxton (BARC F3)
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 713M
Race result: 7th, 7 laps
Date: 11th September 1971
Circuit: Crystal Palace (BARC F3)
Race: Iberia Airlines Trophy
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 713M (no.26)
Qualifying-heat: 1st, 53.0s
Race result-heat: 1st, 13m 42.0s (Final grid = 4th)
Race result-final: 6th
Date: 12th September 1971
Circuit: Brands Hatch (Lombank F3)
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 713M (no.177)
Qualifying: 1st, 48.6s
Race result: retired
Date: 19th September 1971
Circuit: Thruxton
Race: European Cup
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 713M (no.6)
Qualifying: 4th, 1m 19.8s
Race result: did not start (engine)
Date: 19th September 1971
Circuit: Thruxton (Shell F3)
Race: Iberia Trophy
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 713M (no.6)
Qualifying-heat: 2nd, 1m 20.2s
Race result-heat: retired (piston), 3 laps (Final grid = 24th)
Race result-final: did not start
Date: 26th September 1971
Circuit: Mallory Park (Shell F3/Lombank F3)
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 713M (no.27)
Qualifying-heat: 5th, 51.8s
Race result-heat: did not start (repaired from qualifying accident too late)
Race result-final: did not qualify
Date: 3rd October 1971
Circuit: Snetterton (Shell F3)
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 713M (no.26)
Qualifying-heat: did not participate (injured in practice)
Race result-heat: did not qualify
Date: 17th October 1971
Circuit: Thruxton (BARC F3)
Race: BARC Finals
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 713M (no.51)
Qualifying: 1st, 1m 22.4s
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Date: 24th October 1971
Circuit: Brands Hatch (Shell F3/ Lombank F3)
Race: E.R. Hall Trophy
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 713M (no.33)
Qualifying-heat: 2nd, 1m 34.6s
Race result-heat: 2nd, 15m 54.4s (+0.2s) (Final grid = 2nd)
Race result-final: disqualified (airbox) (finished 2nd in 39m 51.0s)
Fastest lap-heat: fastest, 1m 33.6s; final: fastest, 1m 34.0s
Date: 31st October 1971
Circuit: Brands Hatch (Lombank F3)
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 713M (no.27)
Qualifying: 2nd, 48.4s
Race result: 4th, 16m 42.0s (+6.8s)
Fastest lap: fastest, 48.6s
1972
Date: 5th March 1972
Circuit: Brands Hatch (Lombard F3)
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 723 (no.109)
Qualifying: 4th, 1m 03.6s
Race result: 4th, 16m 10.4s (+19.4s)
Date: 12th March 1972
Circuit: Mallory Park (BARC F3)
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 723 (no.1)
Qualifying: 4th, 48.4s
Race result: disqualified (air box) (finished 2nd in 16m 06.2s)
Fastest lap: joint fastest, 47.4s
Date: 19th March 1972
Circuit: Brands Hatch (Shell F3)
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 723 (no.6)
Qualifying: 3rd, 1m 34.8s
Race result: 5th, 32m 07.6s (+18.6s)
Date: 26th March 1972
Circuit: Snetterton (Lombard F3)
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 723 (no.212)
Qualifying: 1m 40.2s
Race result: 10th
Date: 31st March 1972
Circuit: Oulton Park (Shell F3)
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 723 (no.50)
Qualifying: 1m 53.2s, row 2
Race result: retired (accident), 0 laps
Date: 3rd April 1972
Circuit: Mallory Park (Shell F3)
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 723 (no.28)
Qualifying: 4th, 47.4s
Race result-heat: 5th
Race result-final: 3rd, 32m 09.6s (+22.2s)
Date: 16th April 1972
Circuit: Silverstone (BARC F3)
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 723M (no.1)
Race result: 7th
Date: 23rd April 1972
Circuit: Silverstone (Shell F3)
Race: GKN Forgings Trophy
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 723 (no.62)
Qualifying: 5th, 1m 34.2s
Race result-heat: 13th, 16m 05.7s (+16.0s) (Final grid = 28th)
Race result-final: retired (accident), 14 laps
Date: 13th May 1972
Circuit: Monte-Carlo, Monaco (Shell F3/ France F3)
Race: Grand Prix de Monte-Carlo – Formule 3
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 713M (no.40)
Race result-heat: retired (accident), 1 lap
Race result-final: did not qualify
Date: 21st May 1972
Circuit: Chimay, Belgium (France F3)
Race: Grand Prix des Frontières
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 713M (no.1)
Qualifying: 2nd, 3m 15.8s
Race result: 5th, 39m 46.8s (+1.3s)
Date: 29th May 1972
Circuit: Mallory Park (Shell F3/France F3)
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 713M (no.6)
Race result-heat: 8th
Race result-final: 10th
Date: 11th June 1972
Circuit: Silverstone (BARC F3)
Car-engine: Dastle-Ford Cosworth Mk9 (no.60)
Race result: retired (accident), 0 laps
Date: 18th June 1972
Circuit: Thruxton (BARC F3)
Car-engine: Dastle-Ford Cosworth Mk9 (no.18)
Race result: 10th
Date: 25th June1972
Circuit: Rouen-les-Essarts, France (France F3)
Race: Coupe de Vitesse de l’A.C. Normand
Car-engine: Dastle-Ford Cosworth Mk9 (no.68)
Qualifying: 9th, 2m 03.2s
Race result: 7th, 51m 32.7s (+1m 03.1s)
Date: 2nd July 1972
Circuit: Clermont-Ferrand, France (France F3)
Race: Trophée d’Auvergne
Car-engine: Dastle-Ford Cosworth Mk9
Qualifying: 21st, 3m 24.9s
Race result: did not start (wheel bearing/ suspension)
Date: 15th July 1972
Circuit: Brands Hatch (Shell F3)
Car-engine: Dastle-Ford Cosworth Mk9 (no.9)
Qualifying: 1m 34.8s
Race result: did not start (accident in qualifying)
APPENDIX V
1971 to 1973 Formula 2
James Hunt first tried Formula Two in 1971 for a single race, with a car which he had borrowed from March. He participated full time in Formula Two from late 1972 until May 1973 in a number of British and European championship events as well as a couple in Brazil at the end of 1972. His best result was third at Oulton Park in September 1972.
1971
Date: 30th August 1971
Circuit: Brands Hatch
Race: Shell Rothmans International Trophy
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 712M (no.17)
Qualifying: 19th, 1m 28.4s
Race result: 12th, 39 laps
Glossary
Euro F2 = European Formula 2 Championship
British F2 = John Player British Formula 2 Championship
Brazil F2 = Il Torneio Internacional de Formula 2 do Brasil
Libre = Formula Libre
1972
Date: 28th August 1972
Circuit: Brands Hatch (Libre)
Race: Rothmans 50,000
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 712M (no.44)
Qualifying: 11th, 1m 26.0s
Race result: 5th, 115 laps
Date: 3rd September 1972
Circuit: Salzburgring, Austria (Euro F2)
Race: Festspielpreis der Stadt Salzburg
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 712M (no.36)
Qualifying: 3rd, 1m 12.19s
Race result-heats: retired (engine), 25 laps & did not start
Race result-aggregate: not classified, 25 laps
Date: 16th September 1972
Circuit: Oulton Park (British F2)
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 712M (no.15)
Qualifying: 2nd, 1m 27.8s
Race result: 3rd, 59m 27.6s (+18.4s)
Fastest lap: joint fastest, 1m 27.4s
Date: 24th September 1972
Circuit: Albi, France (Euro F2)
Race: Grand Prix d’Albi
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 712M (no.29)
Qualifying: 6th, 1m 10.8s
Race result-heat: 4th, 33m 32.8s (+10.3s) (Final grid = 8th)
Race result-final: 5th, 38m 18.6 (+25.1s)
Date: 1st October 1972
Circuit: Hockenheim, Germany (Euro F2)
Race: Preis von Hessen und Württemberg
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 712M (no.25)
Qualifying: 12th, 2m 05.7s
Race result: 8th, 1h 08m 18.1s (+55.4s)
Date: 29th October 1972
Circuit: Interlagos, Brazil (Brazil F2)
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 712M (no.11)
Qualifying: 13th, 2m 47.0s
Race result-heats: 7th, 39m 07.59s (+10.13s) & 5th, 38m 53.10s (+1m 13.43s)
Race result-aggregate: 5th, 1h 18m 00.69s (+17.15s)
Date: 12th November 1972
Circuit: Interlagos, Brazil (Brazil F2)
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 712M (no.11 or 19)
Qualifying: 2m 43.3s
Race result-heats: 6th, 27m 19.89s (+35.32s) & 6th, 27m 24.20s (+35.03s)
Race result-aggregate: 4th, 54m 44.09s (+1m 06.71s)
1973
Date: 11th March 1973
Circ
uit: Mallory Park (Euro F2)
Race: Radio Luxembourg Formula 2 Trophy
Car-engine: Surtees-Ford Cosworth TS15 (no.19)
Qualifying: 2nd, 42.7s
Race result-heats: retired (suspension mounting), 21 laps & did not start
Race result-aggregate: not classified, 21 laps
Date: 8th April 1973
Circuit: Hockenheim, Germany (Euro F2)
Race: Deutschland Trophäe
Car-engine: Surtees-Ford Cosworth TS15 (no.38)
Qualifying:12th, 2m 04.7s (Heat grid = 30th)
Race result-heats: did not start (fuel pump in qualifying)
Race result-aggregate: did not start
Date: 23rd April 1973
Circuit: Thruxton (Euro F2)
Race: BARC “200”/ Jochen Rindt Memorial Trophy - Esso Uniflow Trophy
Car-engine: Surtees-Ford Cosworth TS15 (no.33)
Qualifying: 6th, 1m 12.2s
Race result-heat: 6th, 34m 52.4s (+58.4s) (Final grid =8th)
Race result-final: 10th, 48 laps
Date: 29th April 1973
Circuit: Nürburgring, Germany (Euro F2)
Race: Internationales ADAC-Eifelrennen
Car-engine: Surtees-Ford Cosworth TS15 (no.28)
Qualifying: 7m 52.7s Race result: retired (tyres), 6 laps
Date: 6th May1973
Circuit: Pau, France (Euro F2)
Race: Grand Prix Automobile de Pau
Car-engine: Surtees-Ford Cosworth TS15
Qualifying: did not participate (accident in practice)
Race result: did not qualify
Glossary:
Euro F2 = European Formula 2 Championship
APPENDIX VI
1973 to 1979 Formula 1
James Hunt competed in Formula One during seven seasons, driving for Hesketh Racing from 1973 to 1975. It was at the Dutch Grand Prix in 1975 that he won his first Grand Prix. He drove for Marlboro Team McLaren in 1976 and 1977, and Walter Wolf Racing in 1978 and 1979. With Hesketh, he drove a March 731 until Brazil in 1974, then a Hesketh 308 and 308B. He drove a McLaren M23 throughout 1976, which won him the World Championship. In 1977, he continued with the M23 and then the M26 to the end of 1978. In 1979, he drove a Wolf WR7 and WR8.
