Brett Lunger

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Brett Lunger
Nationality Flag of United States American
World Championship Career
Active years 1975- 1978
Team(s) Hesketh, Surtees, non-works March, non-works McLaren, Ensign
Races 42
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podium finishes    0
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
First race 1975 Austrian Grand Prix
Last race 1978 United States Grand Prix

Robert Brett Lunger (born November 14, 1945) is a former Formula One driver from the USA. He was born in Wilmington, Delaware. A former US marine who served in the Vietnam war, his racing career was mostly spent in privateer cars, paid for by his family wealth (Lunger was a scion of the DuPont family). He participated in 42 grands prix, debuting on August 17, 1975. He scored no championship points.

Lunger driving for Surtees at the 1976 British Grand Prix.
Lunger driving for Surtees at the 1976 British Grand Prix.

Lunger's Formula One career started alongside James Hunt in the Hesketh team in 1975, followed by a season with Surtees in 1976. For 1977, he started the season with a March 761 run by Bob Sparshott and entered under the name of his sponsor, Chesterfield Racing, but switched to a McLaren M23 after three races. In 1978, he stayed with the McLaren M23 and also tried an M26, but now entered by Sparshott's racing outfit, BS Fabrications. After a one-off drive for Ensign at the end of the season, Lunger moved on to sports car racing.

Lunger is perhaps most renowned for being one of the drivers, along with Guy Edwards, Arturo Merzario and Harald Ertl, who saved Niki Lauda from his burning car during the 1976 German Grand Prix.


(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Team WDC Points
1975 Hesketh ARG
 BRA
 RSA
 ESP
 MON
 BEL
 SWE
 DUT
 FRA
 GBR
 GER
 AUT
13		 ITA
10		 USA
Ret		 Hesketh - 0
1976 Surtees BRA
 RSA
11		 USAW
DNQ		 ESP
DNQ		 BEL
Ret		 MON
 SWE
15		 FRA
16		 GBR
Ret		 GER
Ret		 AUT
10		 DUT
 ITA
14		 CAN
15		 USA
11		 JPN
 Surtees - 0
1977 Chesterfield Racing ARG
 BRA
 SAF
14		 USAW
Ret		 ESP
10		 MON
 BEL
DNS		 SWE
11		 FRA
DNQ		 GBR
13		 GER
Ret		 AUT
10		 DUT
9		 ITA
Ret		 USA
10		 CAN
11		 JPN
 Chesterfield Racing - 0
1978 BS Fabrications ARG
13		 BRA
Ret		 SAF
11		 USAW
DNQ		 MON
DNPQ		 BEL
7		 ESP
DNQ		 SWE
DNQ		 FRA
Ret		 GBR
8		 GER
DNPQ		 AUT
8		 DUT
Ret		 ITA
Ret		 USA
13		 CAN
 Ensign - 0
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