Bruce McLaren
New Zealander · 1958–1970
VS

John Surtees
British · 1960–1972
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
7
4
Qualifyingahead
5
6
Bruce McLaren · John Surtees
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
43 — 42
85 shared
Qualifying H2H
27 — 57
84 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
1
1
Runner-up
1
3
Top-3 finishes
2
P2
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 6 · 5
1960 P2 1961 P8 1962 P3 1963 P4 1964 P1 1965 P5 1966 P2 1967 P4 1968 P5 1969 P3 1970 P14
Teammate battle by season
5
3
1961
2
1
1970
Career totals
Bruce McLaren John Surtees
Championships
0
1
Wins
4
6
Poles
0
8
Podiums
27
24
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
196.5
180
Starts
103
112
Rate-adjusted · per start
Bruce McLaren John Surtees
Win rate
3.9%
5.4%
Podium rate
26.2%
21.4%
Pole rate
0%
7.1%
Points / start
1.9
1.6
Avg grid
P8.4
P7.7
Avg finish
P8.7
P10.3
Finish rate
63.1%
50%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Bruce McLaren John Surtees
Mechanical retirements
34
50
Crash retirements
4
5
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
1960
1959 · aged 22
First win
1963 · aged 29
—
First pole
1960
—
First title
1964 · aged 30
P1
Best finish
P1
-0.3
Avg places gained
-2.7
Season points trajectory
1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972
Bruce McLaren John Surtees
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Bruce McLaren John Surtees
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 4 · P2 2 · 2 · P1
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1 · 5 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Nürburgring 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 4 · P1
Circuit de Monaco 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
Watkins Glen 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 4 · P2
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 3 · P2
Aintree 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 1 · P2
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 2 · P2
Prince George Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P2
Reims-Gueux 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
Brands Hatch 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P3
Kyalami 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3
Rouen-Les-Essarts 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2
Jarama 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Charade Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3
Circuit Mont-Tremblant 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
Montjuïc 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
Circuito da Boavista 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Riverside International Raceway 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
Mosport International Raceway 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P11
Zeltweg 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Team history
Bruce McLaren
COO
MCL
Cooper 1958Cooper-Climax 1959–1965McLaren-Ford 1966McLaren-Serenissima 1966Eagle-Weslake 1967McLaren-BRM 1967McLaren 1968McLaren-Ford 1968–1970
John Surtees
FER
HON
SUR
Team Lotus 1960Cooper-Climax 1961Lola 1962Ferrari 1963–1966Cooper-Maserati 1966Honda 1967–1968BRM 1969McLaren-Ford 1970Surtees 1970–1972
19581972
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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).