Bruce McLaren

New Zealander · 1958–1970
VS

Tony Brooks

British · 1956–1961
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
6
0
Qualifyingahead
3
3
Bruce McLaren · Tony Brooks
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
16 8
24 shared
Qualifying H2H
9 15
24 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
1
3
Top-3 finishes
2
P2
Best championship
P2
Finished ahead in the standings: 2 · 1
1959 P2 1960 P2 1961 P8
Teammate battle by season
6
0
1960
Career totals
Bruce McLaren Tony Brooks
Championships
0
0
Wins
4
5
Poles
0
4
Podiums
27
9
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
196.5
71
Starts
103
39
Rate-adjusted · per start
Bruce McLaren Tony Brooks
Win rate
3.9%
12.8%
Podium rate
26.2%
23.1%
Pole rate
0%
10.3%
Points / start
1.9
1.8
Avg grid
P8.4
P6.3
Avg finish
P8.7
P11.0
Finish rate
63.1%
56.4%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Bruce McLaren Tony Brooks
Mechanical retirements
34
14
Crash retirements
4
3
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
1956
1959 · aged 22
First win
1958 · aged 26
First pole
1957
First title
P1
Best finish
P1
-0.3
Avg places gained
-4.6
Season points trajectory
1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970
Bruce McLaren Tony Brooks
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Bruce McLaren Tony Brooks
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1 · 5 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Bruce McLaren 1 · 5 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 Tony Brooks
Circuit de Monaco 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Bruce McLaren 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 Tony Brooks
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 4 · P2 1 · 1 · P1
Bruce McLaren 0 · 4 · P2 1 · 1 · P1 Tony Brooks
Nürburgring 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1
Bruce McLaren 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1 Tony Brooks
Reims-Gueux 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1
Bruce McLaren 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1 Tony Brooks
Sebring International Raceway 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Bruce McLaren 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 Tony Brooks
AVUS 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1
Bruce McLaren 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1 Tony Brooks
Watkins Glen 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3
Bruce McLaren 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3 Tony Brooks
Aintree 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P9
Bruce McLaren 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P9 Tony Brooks
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5
Bruce McLaren 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5 Tony Brooks
Circuito da Boavista 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
Bruce McLaren 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P5 Tony Brooks
Riverside International Raceway 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
Bruce McLaren 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · — Tony Brooks
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P9
Bruce McLaren 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P9 Tony Brooks
Ain Diab 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · —
Bruce McLaren 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · — Tony Brooks
Monsanto Park Circuit 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P9
Bruce McLaren 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P9 Tony Brooks
Team history
Bruce McLaren
COO
MCL
Tony Brooks
VAN
VAN
BRM 1956Vanwall 1957–1958Ferrari 1959Vanwall 1959–1960Cooper-Climax 1960BRM 1961
19561970
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).