Formula 1 driver · 1973–1977

David Purley

NationalityBritain BritainCodePURNumber31Last teamLEC
Starts7
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Points0
Titles0

Career totals from published race classifications (1950–2026). Poles use the qualifying classification where published, otherwise grid position 1. Sum of points scored per race and sprint as published; pre-1991 seasons with dropped scores differ from official championship totals.

Driver DNA

Profile

Methodology
Fewer than three dimensions meet the minimum sample.

Career DNA · career, all eras · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026

starts: not sourceddefense: not sourcedtyre management: not sourcedwet weather: not sourcedlate race: not sourcedrace pace: not sourced

Qualifying Pace

Medium
n=11 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying head-to-head rate

teammate gap samples
0
teammate h2h
3-8
pole rate
0.0%
front row rate
0.0%

Race Result vs Teammate

Insufficient sample
n=4 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)

share of races finishing ahead of teammate (one-car retirements count for the finisher)

teammate race h2h
2-2
avg finish delta when both classified
1

Positions Gained

Insufficient sample
n=4 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)

mean grid-to-finish gain above the expectation for that grid slot (classified finishes)

mean positions gained
8.5
expectation adjusted
-1.626

Finishing

Insufficient sample
n=7 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)

classification rate minus teammate classification rate (same car); any retirement cause counts

classification rate
57.1%
teammate classification rate
50.0%
retirements
3

Consistency

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 79 drivers (career, all eras)

spread (std dev) of teammate qualifying gaps; lower spread ranks higher

finish position std
2.63

Team Points Share

Insufficient sample
n=2 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)

share of the team's points in events where the team scored

points
0
team points
7
points per start
0

Street Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 72 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on street layouts relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

High-Speed Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 78 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on high pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

Low-Speed Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 83 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on low pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

Teammate record

TeammateTeamSeasonsQuali H2HRace H2H
March19732–32–0
March19730–10–0
March19730–30–2
March19731–10–0

Recent races

SeasonEventTeamQualiGridFinishPts
1977British Grand PrixLEC——not_prequalified
1977French Grand PrixLEC—21DNF
1977Swedish Grand PrixLEC—1914
1977Belgian Grand PrixLEC—2013
1977Spanish Grand PrixLEC——did_not_qualify
1974British Grand PrixToken——did_not_qualify
1973Italian Grand PrixMarch—249
1973German Grand PrixMarch—2215
1973Dutch Grand PrixMarch—21DNF
1973British Grand PrixMarch—16did_not_start
1973Monaco Grand PrixMarch—23DNF

By season

YearTeamStartsWPodPolesPtsPos
1977LEC3000039th
1974Token0000047th
1973March4000028th