Denny Hulme
New Zealander · 1965–1974
VS

Bruce McLaren
New Zealander · 1958–1970
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
12
11
Qualifyingahead
18
5
Denny Hulme · Bruce McLaren
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
27 — 18
45 shared
Qualifying H2H
34 — 10
44 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
1
3
Top-3 finishes
3
P1
Best championship
P2
Finished ahead in the standings: 4 · 2
1965 P9 1966 P4 1967 P1 1968 P3 1969 P3 1970 P4
Teammate battle by season
6
3
1968
4
7
1969
2
1
1970
Career totals
Denny Hulme Bruce McLaren
Championships
1
0
Wins
8
4
Poles
1
0
Podiums
33
27
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
248
196.5
Starts
112
103
Rate-adjusted · per start
Denny Hulme Bruce McLaren
Win rate
7.1%
3.9%
Podium rate
29.5%
26.2%
Pole rate
0.9%
0%
Points / start
2.2
1.9
Avg grid
P7.3
P8.4
Avg finish
P8.2
P8.7
Finish rate
69.6%
63.1%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Denny Hulme Bruce McLaren
Mechanical retirements
29
34
Crash retirements
5
4
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Milestones & racecraft
1965
Debut season
1958
1967 · aged 30
First win
1959 · aged 22
1973
First pole
—
1967 · aged 31
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.0
Avg places gained
-0.3
Season points trajectory
1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974
Denny Hulme Bruce McLaren
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Denny Hulme Bruce McLaren
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Monaco 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
Denny Hulme 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 3 · P1 Bruce McLaren
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Denny Hulme 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 Bruce McLaren
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 4 · P2
Denny Hulme 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 4 · P2 Bruce McLaren
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Denny Hulme 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 Bruce McLaren
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · — 1 · 5 · P1
Denny Hulme 0 · 0 · — 1 · 5 · P1 Bruce McLaren
Kyalami 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Denny Hulme 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 Bruce McLaren
Nürburgring 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Denny Hulme 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 Bruce McLaren
Circuit Mont-Tremblant 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Denny Hulme 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 Bruce McLaren
Watkins Glen 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 1 · P3
Denny Hulme 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 1 · P3 Bruce McLaren
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Denny Hulme 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 Bruce McLaren
Brands Hatch 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P6
Denny Hulme 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P6 Bruce McLaren
Mosport International Raceway 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
Denny Hulme 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P5 Bruce McLaren
Jarama 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P2
Denny Hulme 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P2 Bruce McLaren
Reims-Gueux 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3
Denny Hulme 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3 Bruce McLaren
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P7
Denny Hulme 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P7 Bruce McLaren
Montjuïc 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2
Denny Hulme 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2 Bruce McLaren
Le Mans 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Denny Hulme 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · — Bruce McLaren
Charade Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4
Denny Hulme 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4 Bruce McLaren
Rouen-Les-Essarts 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4
Denny Hulme 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4 Bruce McLaren
Team history
Denny Hulme
MCL
Brabham-Climax 1965–1966Brabham-Repco 1966–1967McLaren 1968McLaren-Ford 1968McLaren-BRM 1968McLaren-Ford 1969–1970McLaren 1971–1974
Bruce McLaren
COO
MCL
Cooper 1958Cooper-Climax 1959–1965McLaren-Ford 1966McLaren-Serenissima 1966Eagle-Weslake 1967McLaren-BRM 1967McLaren 1968McLaren-Ford 1968–1970
19581974
Denny Hulme → 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).