Dan Gurney
American · 1959–1970
VS

Bruce McLaren
New Zealander · 1958–1970
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
4
2
Qualifyingahead
6
0
Dan Gurney · Bruce McLaren
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
45 — 32
77 shared
Qualifying H2H
56 — 19
75 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
1
0
Top-3 finishes
3
P4
Best championship
P2
Finished ahead in the standings: 6 · 4
1959 P6 1961 P4 1962 P3 1963 P5 1964 P6 1965 P4 1966 P12 1967 P8 1968 P5 1970 P14
Teammate battle by season
3
0
1967
1
2
1968
Career totals
Dan Gurney Bruce McLaren
Championships
0
0
Wins
4
4
Poles
3
0
Podiums
19
27
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
133
196.5
Starts
87
103
Rate-adjusted · per start
Dan Gurney Bruce McLaren
Win rate
4.6%
3.9%
Podium rate
21.8%
26.2%
Pole rate
3.4%
0%
Points / start
1.5
1.9
Avg grid
P6.8
P8.4
Avg finish
P9.8
P8.7
Finish rate
51.7%
63.1%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Dan Gurney Bruce McLaren
Mechanical retirements
39
34
Crash retirements
2
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: 1 · 0
Milestones & racecraft
1959
Debut season
1958
1962 · aged 31
First win
1959 · aged 22
1962
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.8
Avg places gained
-0.3
Season points trajectory
1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970
Dan Gurney Bruce McLaren
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Dan Gurney Bruce McLaren
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 5 · P1
Dan Gurney 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 5 · P1 Bruce McLaren
Rouen-Les-Essarts 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Dan Gurney 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 Bruce McLaren
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 3 · P1
Dan Gurney 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 3 · P1 Bruce McLaren
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Dan Gurney 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 Bruce McLaren
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 4 · P2
Dan Gurney 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 4 · P2 Bruce McLaren
Nürburgring 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 1 · P3
Dan Gurney 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 1 · P3 Bruce McLaren
Watkins Glen 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Dan Gurney 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 Bruce McLaren
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P7
Dan Gurney 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P7 Bruce McLaren
Reims-Gueux 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Dan Gurney 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 Bruce McLaren
Aintree 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 2 · P3
Dan Gurney 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 2 · P3 Bruce McLaren
Prince George Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P2
Dan Gurney 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P2 Bruce McLaren
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P3
Dan Gurney 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P3 Bruce McLaren
Mosport International Raceway 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5
Dan Gurney 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5 Bruce McLaren
Circuito da Boavista 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2
Dan Gurney 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2 Bruce McLaren
AVUS 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Dan Gurney 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · — Bruce McLaren
Monsanto Park Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
Dan Gurney 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · — Bruce McLaren
Riverside International Raceway 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3
Dan Gurney 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3 Bruce McLaren
Circuit Mont-Tremblant 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2
Dan Gurney 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2 Bruce McLaren
Brands Hatch 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P6
Dan Gurney 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P6 Bruce McLaren
Charade Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P4
Dan Gurney 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P4 Bruce McLaren
Kyalami 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5
Dan Gurney 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5 Bruce McLaren
Zeltweg 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Dan Gurney 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Bruce McLaren
Le Mans 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Dan Gurney 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Bruce McLaren
Team history
Dan Gurney
POR
BRA
Ferrari 1959BRM 1960Porsche 1961–1962Lotus-BRM 1962Brabham 1963Brabham-Climax 1964–1965Eagle-Climax 1966Eagle-Weslake 1966Eagle-Climax 1967Eagle-Weslake 1967Brabham-Repco 1968Eagle-Weslake 1968McLaren-Ford 1968McLaren-Ford 1970
Bruce McLaren
COO
MCL
Cooper 1958Cooper-Climax 1959–1965McLaren-Ford 1966McLaren-Serenissima 1966Eagle-Weslake 1967McLaren-BRM 1967McLaren 1968McLaren-Ford 1968–1970
19581970
Dan Gurney → Bruce McLaren → 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).