John Surtees
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.
Profile
Career DNA · career, all eras · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026
Qualifying Pace
Highn=170 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying head-to-head rate
- teammate gap samples
- 0
- teammate h2h
- 133-37
- pole rate
- 7.1%
- front row rate
- 15.9%
Race Result vs Teammate
Highn=128 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)
share of races finishing ahead of teammate (one-car retirements count for the finisher)
- teammate race h2h
- 64-64
- avg finish delta when both classified
- 2.639
Positions Gained
Highn=54 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)
mean grid-to-finish gain above the expectation for that grid slot (classified finishes)
- mean positions gained
- 2.648
- expectation adjusted
- 0.961
Finishing
Highn=111 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)
classification rate minus teammate classification rate (same car); any retirement cause counts
- classification rate
- 48.6%
- teammate classification rate
- 53.8%
- retirements
- 57
Consistency
Insufficient samplen=0 · vs 79 drivers (career, all eras)
spread (std dev) of teammate qualifying gaps; lower spread ranks higher
- finish position std
- 3.268
Team Points Share
Highn=67 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)
share of the team's points in events where the team scored
- points
- 180
- team points
- 333
- points per start
- 1.622
Street Circuits
Insufficient samplen=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 samplen=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 samplen=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
| Teammate | Team | Seasons | Quali H2H | Race H2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLaren, Surtees | 1970–1972 | 1–0 | 0–0 | ||
Mike Hailwood HAI | Surtees | 1971–1972 | 2–1 | 0–3 | |
Tim Schenken SCE | Surtees | 1972 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
Sam Posey POS | Surtees | 1971–1972 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
Derek Bell BED | Surtees | 1970–1971 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
Brian Redman RED | Surtees | 1971 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
Gijs van Lennep VAN | Surtees | 1971 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
Rolf Stommelen STM | Surtees | 1971 | 5–5 | 5–4 | |
Bruce McLaren MCL | Cooper, McLaren | 1961–1970 | 6–5 | 3–6 | |
Dan Gurney GUR | McLaren | 1970 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
Denny Hulme HUM | McLaren | 1970 | 0–3 | 0–2 | |
Peter Gethin GET | McLaren | 1970 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
Recent races
| Season | Event | Team | Quali | Grid | Finish | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | United States Grand Prix | Surtees | — | — | did_not_start | |
| 1972 | Italian Grand Prix | Surtees | — | 19 | DNF | |
| 1971 | United States Grand Prix | Surtees | — | 13 | 17 | |
| 1971 | Canadian Grand Prix | Surtees | — | 14 | 11 | |
| 1971 | Italian Grand Prix | Surtees | — | 15 | DNF | |
| 1971 | Austrian Grand Prix | Surtees | — | 18 | DNF | |
| 1971 | German Grand Prix | Surtees | — | 15 | 7 | |
| 1971 | British Grand Prix | Surtees | — | 18 | 6 | 1 |
| 1971 | French Grand Prix | Surtees | — | 13 | 8 | |
| 1971 | Dutch Grand Prix | Surtees | — | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 1971 | Monaco Grand Prix | Surtees | — | 10 | 7 | |
| 1971 | Spanish Grand Prix | Surtees | — | 22 | 11 |
By season
| Year | Team | Starts | W | Pod | Poles | Pts | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Surtees | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42nd |
| 1971 | Surtees | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19th |
| 1970 | McLaren, Surtees | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18th |
| 1969 | BRM | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11th |
| 1968 | Honda (1964–68) | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8th |
| 1967 | Honda (1964–68) | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 4th |
| 1966 | Ferrari, Cooper | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 2nd |
| 1965 | Ferrari | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5th |
| 1964 | Ferrari | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 1st |
| 1963 | Ferrari | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 4th |
| 1962 | Lola | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 4th |
| 1961 | Cooper | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12th |
| 1960 | Team Lotus | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13th |