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Fastest lap: 8th fastest, 1m 31.93s
Date: 5th June 1977
Circuit: Zolder
Race: Belgian Grand Prix
Car-engine: McLaren-Ford Cosworth M26 (M23 for qualifying) (no.1)
Qualifying: 9th, 1m 27.04s
Race result: 7th, 69 laps
Fastest lap: 8th fastest, 1m 28.94s
Date: 19th June 1977
Circuit: Anderstorp
Race: Swedish Grand Prix
Car-engine: McLaren-Ford Cosworth M26 (no.1)
Qualifying: 3rd, 1m 25.626s
Race result: 12th, 71 laps
Fastest lap: 2nd fastest, 1m 27.615s
Date: 3rd July 1977
Circuit: Dijon-Prenois
Race: French Grand Prix
Car-engine: McLaren-Ford Cosworth M26 (no.1)
Qualifying: 2nd, 1m 12.73s
Race result: 3rd, 1h 40m 14.00s (+33.87s)
Fastest lap: 4th fastest, 1m 14.44s
Date: 16th July 1977
Circuit: Silverstone
Race: British Grand Prix
Car-engine: McLaren-Ford Cosworth M26 (no.1)
Qualifying: 1st, 1m 18.49s
Race result: 1st, 1h 31m 46.06s
Fastest lap: fastest, 1m 19.60s
Date: 31st July 1977
Circuit: Hockenheim
Race: German Grand Prix
Car-engine: McLaren-Ford Cosworth M26 (no.1)
Qualifying: 4th, 1m 53.68s
Race result: retired (fuel pump), 32 laps
Fastest lap: 3rd fastest, 1m 56.35s
Date: 14th August 1977
Circuit: Österreichring
Race: Austrian Grand Prix
Car-engine: McLaren-Ford Cosworth M26 (no.1)
Qualifying: 2nd, 1m 39.45s
Race result: retired (engine), 43 laps
Fastest lap: 6th fastest, 1m 42.23s
Date: 28th August 1977
Circuit: Zandvoort
Race: Dutch Grand Prix
Car-engine: McLaren-Ford Cosworth M26 (no.1)
Qualifying: 3rd, 1m 19.50s
Race result: retired (accident), 5 laps
Fastest lap: joint 9th fastest, 1m 21.74s
Date: 11th September 1977
Circuit: Monza
Race: Italian Grand Prix
Car-engine: McLaren-Ford Cosworth M26 (no.1)
Qualifying: 1st, 1m 38.08s
Race result: retired (brakes/ spin), 26 laps
Fastest lap: joint 8th fastest, 1m 40.5s
Date: 2nd October 1977
Circuit: Watkins Glen
Race: USA East Grand Prix
Car-engine: McLaren-Ford Cosworth M26 (no.1)
Qualifying: 1st, 1m 40.863s
Race result: 1st, 1h 58m 23.267s
Fastest lap: 2nd fastest, 1m 52.890s
Date: 9th October 1977
Circuit: Mosport Park
Race: Canadian Grand Prix
Car-engine: McLaren-Ford Cosworth M26 (no.1)
Qualifying: 2nd, 1m 11.942s
Race result: retired (accident), 61 laps
Fastest lap: 2nd fastest, 1m 13.549s
Date: 23rd October 1977
Circuit: Fuji
Race: Japanese Grand Prix
Car-engine: McLaren-Ford Cosworth M26 (no.1)
Qualifying: 2nd, 1m 12.39s
Race result: 1st, 1h 31m 51.68s
Fastest lap: not recorded
1978
Date: 15th January 1978
Circuit: Buenos Aires No.15
Race: Argentinian Grand Prix
Car-engine: McLaren-Ford Cosworth M26 (no.7)
Qualifying: 6th, 1m 48.72s
Race result: 4th, 1h 37m 20.52s (+16.05s)
Fastest lap: 3rd fastest, 1m 50.58s
Date: 29th January 1978
Circuit: Rio de Janeiro
Race: Brazilian Grand Prix
Car-engine: McLaren-Ford Cosworth M26 (no.7)
Qualifying: 2nd, 1m 40.53s
Race result: retired (accident), 25 laps
Fastest lap: 11th fastest, 1m 44.61s
Date: 4th March 1978
Circuit: Kyalami
Race: South African Grand Prix
Car-engine: McLaren-Ford Cosworth M26 (no.7)
Qualifying: 3rd, 1m 15.14s
Race result: retired (engine), 5 laps
Fastest lap: 8th fastest, 1m 17.49s
Date: 2nd April 1978
Circuit: Long Beach
Race: USA West Grand Prix
Car-engine: McLaren-Ford Cosworth M26 (no.7)
Qualifying: 7th, 1m 21.738s
Race result: retired (accident), 5 laps
Fastest lap: 17th fastest, 1m 24.203s
Date: 7th May 1978
Circuit: Monte-Carlo
Race: Monaco Grand Prix
Car-engine: McLaren-Ford Cosworth M26 (no.7)
Qualifying: 6th, 1m 29.22s
Race result: retired (rear anti-roll bar), 43 laps
Fastest lap: 9th fastest, 1m 31.47s
Date: 21st May 1978
Circuit: Zolder
Race: Belgian Grand Prix
Car-engine: McLaren-Ford Cosworth M26 (no.7)
Qualifying: 6th, 1m 22.50s
Race result: retired (accident), 0 laps
Fastest lap: -
Date: 4th June 1978
Circuit: Jarama
Race: Spanish Grand Prix
Car-engine: McLaren-Ford Cosworth M26 (no.7)
Qualifying: 4th, 1m 17.66s
Race result: 6th, 74 laps
Fastest lap: 3rd fastest, 1m 20.44s
Date: 17th June 1978
Circuit: Anderstorp
Race: Swedish Grand Prix
Car-engine: McLaren-Ford Cosworth M26 (no.7)
Qualifying: 14th, 1m 24.761s
Race result: 8th, 69 laps
Fastest lap: 14th fastest, 1m 27.271s
Date: 2nd July 1978
Circuit: Paul Ricard
Race: French Grand Prix
Car-engine: McLaren-Ford Cosworth M26 (no.7)
Qualifying: 4th, 1m 44.92s
Race result: 3rd, 1h 39m 11.72s (+19.80s)
Fastest lap: 2nd fastest, 1m 48.77s
Date: 16th July 1978
Circuit: Brands Hatch
Race: British Grand Prix
Car-engine: McLaren-Ford Cosworth M26 (M26E for practice) (no.7)
Qualifying: 14th, 1m 19.05s
Race result: retired (accident), 8 laps
Fastest lap: 25th fastest, 1m 21.92s
Date: 30th July 1978
Circuit: Hockenheim
Race: German Grand Prix
Car-engine: McLaren-Ford Cosworth M26 (no.7)
Qualifying: 8th, 1m 53.54s
Race result: disqualified (incorrect route into pits), 34 laps
Fastest lap: - (set 3rd fastest time in 1m 55.84s, but erased)
Date: 13th August 1978
Circuit: Österreichring
Race: Austrian Grand Prix
Car-engine: McLaren-Ford Cosworth M26 (no.7)
Qualifying: 8th, 1m 39.10s
Race result: retired (accident), 8 laps
Fastest lap: not recorded
Date: 27th August 1978
Circuit: Zandvoort
Race: Dutch Grand Prix
Car-engine: McLaren-Ford Cosworth M26 (no.7)
Qualifying: 7th, 1m 17.67s
Race result: 10th, 74 laps
Fastest lap: 13th fastest, 1m 21.29s
Date: 10th September 1978
Circuit: Monza
Race: Italian Grand Prix
Car-engine: McLaren-Ford Cosworth M26 (no.7)
Qualifying: 10th, 1m 38.938s
Race result: retired (distributor), 19 laps
Fastest lap: 15th fastest, 1m 40.86s
Date: 1st October 1978
Circuit: Watkins Glen
Race: USA East Grand Prix
Car-engine: McLaren-Ford Cosworth M26 (no.7)
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Race result: 7th, 58 laps
Fastest lap: 8th fastest, 1m 41.477s
Date: 8th October 1978
Circuit: Montréal
Race: Canadian Grand Prix
Car-engine: McLaren-Ford Cosworth M26 (no.7)
Qualifying: 19th, 1m 40.970s
Race result: retired (accident), 51 laps
Fastest lap: 16th fastest, 1m 40.617s
1979
Date: 21st January 1979
Circuit: Buenos Aires No.15
Race: Argentinian Grand Prix
Car-engine: Wolf-Ford Cosworth WR7 (no.20)
Qualifying: 18th, 1m 48.77s
Race result: retired (electrics), 42 laps
Fastest lap: 15th fastest, 1m 51.21s
Date: 4th February 1979
Circuit: Interlagos
Race: Brazilian Grand Prix
Car-engine: Wolf-Ford Cosworth WR7 (no.20)
Qualifying: 10th, 2m 26.37s
Race result: retired (steering rack), 7 laps
Fastest lap: 10th fastest, 2m 32.37s
Date: 3rd March 1979
Circuit: Kyalami
Race: South African Grand Prix
Car-engine: Wolf-Ford Cosworth WR7 (no.20)
Qualifying: 13th, 1m 14.21s
Race result: 8th, 77 laps
Fastest lap: 11th fastest, 1m 16.18s
Date: 8th April 1979
Circuit: Long Beach
Race: USA West Grand Prix
Car-engine: Wolf-Ford Cosworth WR8 (no.20)
Qualifying: 8th, 1m 19.643s
Race result: retired (driveshaft joint), 1 lap
Fastest lap: -
Date: 29th April 1979
Circuit: Jarama
Race: Spanish Grand Prix
Car-engine: Wolf-Ford Cosworth WR7 (WR8 for practice) (no.20)
Qualifying: 15th, 1m 16.88s
Race result: retired (brakes), 26 laps
Fastest lap: 21st fastest, 1m 20.46s
Date: 13th May 1979
Circuit: Zolder
Race: Belgian Grand Prix
Car-engine: Wolf-Ford Cosworth WR8 (WR7 for practice) (no.20)
Qualifying: 9th, 1m 22.55s
Race result: retired (accident), 40 laps
Fastest lap: 6th fastest, 1m 24.07s
Date: 27th May 1979
Circuit: Monte-Carlo
Race: Monaco Grand Prix
Car-engine: Wolf-Ford Cosworth WR7 (no.20)
Qualifying: 10th, 1m 27.96s
Race result: retired (cv joint), 4 laps
Fastest lap: 19th fastest, 1m 32.42s
APPENDIX VII
1973 to 1979 Non-Championship Formula 1
Between 1973 and 1979, James Hunt raced in several non-championship Formula One races. He was a regular at Brands Hatch’s Race of Champions and Silverstone’s International Trophy, winning two events at each. He also participated at events in Brazil and France, and a sprint in memory of Gunnar Nilsson at Donington Park.
1973
Date: 18th March 1973
Circuit: Brands Hatch
Race: Daily Mail Race of Champions
Car-engine: Surtees-Ford Cosworth TS9B (no.24)
Qualifying: 13th, 1m 24.8s
Race result: 3rd, 57m 26.3s (+3.4s)
1974
Date: 3rd February 1974
Circuit: Brasilia, Brazil
Race: Grande Prêmio President Emilio Medici
Car-engine: March-Ford Cosworth 731 (no.24)
Qualifying: 12th, 2m 04.95s
Race result: retired (gear linkage), 4 laps
Date: 17th March 1974
Circuit: Brands Hatch
Race: Simoniz - Daily Mail Race of Champions
Car-engine: Hesketh-Ford Cosworth 308 (no.24)
Qualifying: 1st, 1m 21.5s
Race result: retired (accident damage), 20 laps
Date: 7th April 1974
Circuit: Silverstone
Race: Daily Express BRDC
International Trophy
Car-engine: Hesketh-Ford Cosworth 308 (no.24)
Qualifying: 1st, 1m 16.7s
Race result: 1st, 52m 35.4s
Fastest lap: fastest, 1m 17.6s
1975
Date: 13th April 1975
Circuit: Silverstone
Race: Daily Express BRDC
International Trophy
Car-engine: Hesketh-Ford Cosworth 308B (no.24)
Qualifying: 1st, 1m 17.3s
Race result: retired (engine), 25 laps
Fastest lap: joint fastest, 1m 17.7s
Date: 24th August 1975
Circuit: Dijon-Prenois, France
Race: Grand Prix de l’Automobile Club de Suisse
Car-engine: Hesketh-Ford Cosworth 308C (no.24)
Qualifying: 11th, 1m 00.47s
Race result: 8th, 59 laps
Fastest lap: 12th fastest, 1m 01.88s
1976
Date: 14th March 1976
Circuit: Brands Hatch
Race: Daily Mail Race of Champions
Car-engine: McLaren-Ford Cosworth M23 (no.11)
Qualifying: 5th, 1m 23.80s
Race result: 1st, 58m 01.23s
Fastest lap: fastest, 1m 23.78s
Date: 11th April 1976
Circuit: Silverstone
Race: BRDC Graham Hill/Daily Express International Trophy
Car-engine: McLaren-Ford Cosworth M23 (no.11)
Qualifying: 1st, 1m 17.91s
Race result: 1st, 53m 04.57s
Fastest lap: fastest, 1m 18.81s
1977
Date: 20th March 1977
Circuit: Brands Hatch
Race: Marlboro - Daily Mail Race of Champions
Car-engine: McLaren-Ford Cosworth M23 (no.1)
Qualifying: 3rd, 1m 19.60s
Race result: 1st, 53m 54.35s
Fastest lap: fastest, 1m 19.48s
1978
Date: 19th March 1978
Circuit: Silverstone
Race: BRDC Daily Express International Trophy
Car-engine: McLaren-Ford Cosworth M26 (no.7)
Qualifying: 4th, 1m 16.85s
Race result: retired (spin), 0 laps
1979
Date: 3rd June 1979
Circuit: Donington Park
Race: Gunnar Nilsson Memorial Trophy (Time Trial)
Car-engine: Wolf-Ford Cosworth WR8
Race result: 2nd, 1m 02.54s (+1.17s)
APPENDIX VIII
1969 to 1978 Championship Tables
1969 MCD Lombank F3 Championship
1
Emerson Fittipaldi
57
2
Alan Rollinson
49
3
Bev Bond
39
4
Roy Pike
38
5
Richard Stott
36
6
Tim Schenken
33
7
Reine Wisell
27
8
Barrie Maskell
26
9
Morris Nunn
23
10
Keith Jupp
18
11
Dave Walker
14
12
Peter Deal
12
13
David Cole
10
14
Mike Watkins
9
15
James Hunt
8
16
Mike Beuttler
6
17
Howden Ganley
6
=
Cyd Williams
4
19
Mike Campbell
4
=
Norman Foulds
4
=
Bert Hawthorne
4
=
Roger Keele
4
=
Mike Keens
4
=
John Kendall
4
=
Terry McGrath
4
=
Wayne Mitchell
4
27
François Cevert
3
=
John Collings
3
=
Keith Holland
3
=
Brendan McInerney
3
31
Peter Gaydon
2
=
Jean-Pierre Jaussaud
2
=
Geoff Oliver
2
=
Andy Sutcliffe
2
35
Mike Beckwith
1
=
Ken Crook
1