Dan Gurney
American · 1959–1970
VS

John Surtees
British · 1960–1972
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
0
1
Qualifyingahead
0
1
Dan Gurney · John Surtees
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
34 — 41
75 shared
Qualifying H2H
37 — 37
74 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
1
0
Runner-up
1
0
Top-3 finishes
2
P4
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 2 · 7
1961 P4 1962 P4 1963 P4 1964 P1 1965 P4 1966 P2 1967 P4 1968 P8 1970 P18
Teammate battle by season
0
1
1970
Career totals
Dan Gurney John Surtees
Championships
0
1
Wins
4
6
Poles
3
8
Podiums
19
24
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
133
180
Starts
87
112
Rate-adjusted · per start
Dan Gurney John Surtees
Win rate
4.6%
5.4%
Podium rate
21.8%
21.4%
Pole rate
3.4%
7.1%
Points / start
1.5
1.6
Avg grid
P6.8
P7.7
Avg finish
P9.8
P10.3
Finish rate
51.7%
50%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Dan Gurney John Surtees
Mechanical retirements
39
50
Crash retirements
2
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: 1 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1959
Debut season
1960
1962 · aged 31
First win
1963 · aged 29
1962
First pole
1960
—
First title
1964 · aged 30
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.8
Avg places gained
-2.7
Season points trajectory
1959 1961 1963 1965 1967 1969 1971
Dan Gurney John Surtees
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Dan Gurney John Surtees
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Nürburgring 0 · 2 · P3 2 · 4 · P1
Dan Gurney 0 · 2 · P3 2 · 4 · P1 John Surtees
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 2 · P2 2 · 2 · P1
Dan Gurney 0 · 2 · P2 2 · 2 · P1 John Surtees
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Dan Gurney 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 2 · P1 John Surtees
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Dan Gurney 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 John Surtees
Rouen-Les-Essarts 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Dan Gurney 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 John Surtees
Watkins Glen 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 4 · P2
Dan Gurney 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 4 · P2 John Surtees
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 2 · P2
Dan Gurney 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 2 · P2 John Surtees
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 3 · P2
Dan Gurney 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 3 · P2 John Surtees
Prince George Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P2
Dan Gurney 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P2 John Surtees
Reims-Gueux 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Dan Gurney 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · — John Surtees
Brands Hatch 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 1 · P3
Dan Gurney 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 1 · P3 John Surtees
Kyalami 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3
Dan Gurney 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3 John Surtees
Aintree 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P2
Dan Gurney 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P2 John Surtees
Charade Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P3
Dan Gurney 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P3 John Surtees
Mosport International Raceway 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P11
Dan Gurney 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P11 John Surtees
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4
Dan Gurney 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4 John Surtees
Circuit Mont-Tremblant 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5
Dan Gurney 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5 John Surtees
Circuito da Boavista 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Dan Gurney 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — John Surtees
Riverside International Raceway 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Dan Gurney 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — John Surtees
Zeltweg 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Dan Gurney 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — John Surtees
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
John Surtees
FER
HON
SUR
Team Lotus 1960Cooper-Climax 1961Lola 1962Ferrari 1963–1966Cooper-Maserati 1966Honda 1967–1968BRM 1969McLaren-Ford 1970Surtees 1970–1972
19591972
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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).