Bruce McLaren

New Zealander · 1958–1970
VS

Bernard Collomb

French · 1961–1963
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
3
0
Qualifyingahead
3
0
Bruce McLaren · Bernard Collomb
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
3 1
4 shared
Qualifying H2H
4 0
4 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
0
3
Top-3 finishes
0
P2
Best championship
Teammate battle by season
2
0
1961
1
0
1962
Career totals
Bruce McLaren Bernard Collomb
Championships
0
0
Wins
4
0
Poles
0
0
Podiums
27
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
196.5
0
Starts
103
4
Rate-adjusted · per start
Bruce McLaren Bernard Collomb
Win rate
3.9%
0%
Podium rate
26.2%
0%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
1.9
0.0
Avg grid
P8.4
P22.5
Avg finish
P8.7
P19.3
Finish rate
63.1%
25%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Bruce McLaren Bernard Collomb
Mechanical retirements
34
2
Crash retirements
4
0
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both. Retirements with an unclear cause: 0 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1958
Debut season
1961
1959 · aged 22
First win
First pole
First title
P1
Best finish
P10
-0.3
Avg places gained
+3.3
Season points trajectory
1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970
Bruce McLaren Bernard Collomb
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Bruce McLaren Bernard Collomb
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Nürburgring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P10
Bruce McLaren 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P10 Bernard Collomb
Reims-Gueux 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
Bruce McLaren 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · — Bernard Collomb
Team history
Bruce McLaren
COO
MCL
Bernard Collomb
COO
Cooper-Climax 1961–1962Lotus-Climax 1963
19581970
Basis

Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).