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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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p; Race result: 2nd, 20m 31.0s (+0.0s)

  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.

 

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