Bruce McLaren
New Zealander · 1958–1970
VS

Jochen Rindt
Austrian · 1964–1970
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
5
4
Qualifyingahead
7
2
Bruce McLaren · Jochen Rindt
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
23 — 24
47 shared
Qualifying H2H
17 — 29
46 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
1
1
Runner-up
0
3
Top-3 finishes
2
P2
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 3 · 3
1965 P9 1966 P3 1967 P13 1968 P5 1969 P3 1970 P1
Teammate battle by season
5
4
1965
Career totals
Bruce McLaren Jochen Rindt
Championships
0
1
Wins
4
6
Poles
0
10
Podiums
27
13
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
196.5
109
Starts
103
61
Rate-adjusted · per start
Bruce McLaren Jochen Rindt
Win rate
3.9%
9.8%
Podium rate
26.2%
21.3%
Pole rate
0%
16.4%
Points / start
1.9
1.8
Avg grid
P8.4
P6.5
Avg finish
P8.7
P9.9
Finish rate
63.1%
42.6%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Bruce McLaren Jochen Rindt
Mechanical retirements
34
30
Crash retirements
4
4
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
1964
1959 · aged 22
First win
1969 · aged 27
—
First pole
1968
—
First title
1970 · aged 28
P1
Best finish
P1
-0.3
Avg places gained
-3.2
Season points trajectory
1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970
Bruce McLaren Jochen Rindt
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Bruce McLaren Jochen Rindt
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Monaco 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Bruce McLaren 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 Jochen Rindt
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1 · 5 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Bruce McLaren 1 · 5 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 Jochen Rindt
Watkins Glen 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 2 · P1
Bruce McLaren 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 2 · P1 Jochen Rindt
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 0 · P7 1 · 1 · P1
Bruce McLaren 0 · 0 · P7 1 · 1 · P1 Jochen Rindt
Brands Hatch 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 1 · P1
Bruce McLaren 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 1 · P1 Jochen Rindt
Charade Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1
Bruce McLaren 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1 Jochen Rindt
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 1 · P2
Bruce McLaren 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 1 · P2 Jochen Rindt
Nürburgring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P3
Bruce McLaren 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P3 Jochen Rindt
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Bruce McLaren 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · — Jochen Rindt
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
Bruce McLaren 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4 Jochen Rindt
Kyalami 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3
Bruce McLaren 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3 Jochen Rindt
Reims-Gueux 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
Bruce McLaren 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4 Jochen Rindt
Prince George Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Bruce McLaren 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · — Jochen Rindt
Mosport International Raceway 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3
Bruce McLaren 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3 Jochen Rindt
Jarama 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Bruce McLaren 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · — Jochen Rindt
Circuit Mont-Tremblant 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Bruce McLaren 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · — Jochen Rindt
Montjuïc 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Bruce McLaren 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · — Jochen Rindt
Rouen-Les-Essarts 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · —
Bruce McLaren 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · — Jochen Rindt
Zeltweg 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Bruce McLaren 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Jochen Rindt
Le Mans 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Bruce McLaren 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Jochen Rindt
Team history
Bruce McLaren
COO
MCL
Cooper 1958Cooper-Climax 1959–1965McLaren-Ford 1966McLaren-Serenissima 1966Eagle-Weslake 1967McLaren-BRM 1967McLaren 1968McLaren-Ford 1968–1970
Jochen Rindt
COO
Brabham-BRM 1964Cooper-Climax 1965Cooper-Maserati 1966–1967Brabham-Repco 1968Lotus-Ford 1969Team Lotus 1970
19581970
Bruce McLaren → Jochen Rindt → Compare others
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).