Bruce McLaren
New Zealander · 1958–1970
VS

Denny Hulme
New Zealander · 1965–1974
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
11
12
Qualifyingahead
5
18
Bruce McLaren · Denny Hulme
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
18 — 27
45 shared
Qualifying H2H
10 — 34
44 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
1
1
Runner-up
0
3
Top-3 finishes
3
P2
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 2 · 4
1965 P9 1966 P4 1967 P1 1968 P3 1969 P3 1970 P4
Teammate battle by season
3
6
1968
7
4
1969
1
2
1970
Career totals
Bruce McLaren Denny Hulme
Championships
0
1
Wins
4
8
Poles
0
1
Podiums
27
33
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
196.5
248
Starts
103
112
Rate-adjusted · per start
Bruce McLaren Denny Hulme
Win rate
3.9%
7.1%
Podium rate
26.2%
29.5%
Pole rate
0%
0.9%
Points / start
1.9
2.2
Avg grid
P8.4
P7.3
Avg finish
P8.7
P8.2
Finish rate
63.1%
69.6%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Bruce McLaren Denny Hulme
Mechanical retirements
34
29
Crash retirements
4
5
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Milestones & racecraft
1958
Debut season
1965
1959 · aged 22
First win
1967 · aged 30
—
First pole
1973
—
First title
1967 · aged 31
P1
Best finish
P1
-0.3
Avg places gained
-1.0
Season points trajectory
1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974
Bruce McLaren Denny Hulme
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Bruce McLaren Denny Hulme
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Monaco 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 4 · P2 1 · 3 · P1
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 4 · P1
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Kyalami 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 3 · P1
Nürburgring 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1
Circuit Mont-Tremblant 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 1 · P1
Watkins Glen 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P3
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P2
Brands Hatch 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 2 · P2
Mosport International Raceway 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 2 · P2
Jarama 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P2
Reims-Gueux 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P3
Montjuïc 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
Le Mans 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2
Charade Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4
Rouen-Les-Essarts 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5
Team history
Bruce McLaren
COO
MCL
Cooper 1958Cooper-Climax 1959–1965McLaren-Ford 1966McLaren-Serenissima 1966Eagle-Weslake 1967McLaren-BRM 1967McLaren 1968McLaren-Ford 1968–1970
Denny Hulme
MCL
Brabham-Climax 1965–1966Brabham-Repco 1966–1967McLaren 1968McLaren-Ford 1968McLaren-BRM 1968McLaren-Ford 1969–1970McLaren 1971–1974
19581974
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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).