Formula 1 driver · 1960–1972

John Surtees

NationalityBritain BritainCodeSUENumber7Last teamSurtees
Starts111
Wins6
Podiums24
Poles8
Points180
Titles11964

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
QualiRaceGainsFinishPoints

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

High
n=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

High
n=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

High
n=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

High
n=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 sample
n=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

High
n=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 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
McLaren, Surtees1970–19721–00–0
Surtees1971–19722–10–3
Surtees19721–00–0
Surtees1971–19721–01–0
Surtees1970–19712–01–1
Surtees19711–00–1
Surtees19711–01–0
Surtees19715–55–4
Cooper, McLaren1961–19706–53–6
McLaren19701–01–0
McLaren19700–30–2
McLaren19700–11–0

Recent races

By season

YearTeamStartsWPodPolesPtsPos
1972Surtees1000042nd
1971Surtees11000319th
1970McLaren, Surtees11000318th
1969BRM9010611th
1968Honda (1964–68)12021128th
1967Honda (1964–68)9120204th
1966Ferrari, Cooper9242282nd
1965Ferrari8030175th
1964Ferrari10262401st
1963Ferrari10131224th
1962Lola9021194th
1961Cooper8000412th
1960Team Lotus4011613th