Hunt–Lauda rivalry

The Hunt–Lauda rivalry was an individual sport rivalry that ran from 1973 to 1979 between two Formula One drivers: the British James Hunt and the Austrian Niki Lauda.

While they competed on the track, Hunt readily admitted that the two were good friends from their early days "gypsy(ing) around Europe together" in Formula Three, where they became "mates, not just casual acquaintances."^[1] The enduring friendship between the two continued until Hunt's death in 1993.^[2]

The Ron Howard film Rush was based on this rivalry, including their admiration for each other, though replacing their real-world friendship with a more intense (sometimes even nasty) rivalry, before ending with a warm moment and Lauda's voiceover that Hunt was "among the very few I liked, and even fewer I respected."

Formula One World Championship

Driver	Entries	Championships	Wins	Pole positions	Fastest laps	Career points
Niki Lauda	177	3	25	24	24	420.5
James Hunt	93	1	10	14	8	179

Head-to-head results

Driver	Championship position							Wins	Podiums	Championships
	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
Niki Lauda	18th BRM	4th Ferrari	1st Ferrari	2nd Ferrari	1st Ferrari	4th Brabham	14th Brabham	16	39	2
James Hunt	8th Hesketh	8th Hesketh	4th Hesketh	1st McLaren	5th McLaren	13th McLaren	NC Wolf	10	23	1

See also

• 1976 Formula One season
• List of sports rivalries

References

External links

• (in Italian) Le grandi rivalità della storia della Formula 1: Lauda contro Hunt

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