Denny Hulme
New Zealander · 1965–1974
VS

John Surtees
British · 1960–1972
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
2
1
Qualifyingahead
3
0
Denny Hulme · John Surtees
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
41 — 26
67 shared
Qualifying H2H
39 — 28
67 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
1
0
Runner-up
1
3
Top-3 finishes
2
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 5 · 2
1965 P5 1966 P2 1967 P1 1968 P3 1969 P6 1970 P4 1971 P13
Teammate battle by season
2
1
1970
Career totals
Denny Hulme John Surtees
Championships
1
1
Wins
8
6
Poles
1
8
Podiums
33
24
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
248
180
Starts
112
112
Rate-adjusted · per start
Denny Hulme John Surtees
Win rate
7.1%
5.4%
Podium rate
29.5%
21.4%
Pole rate
0.9%
7.1%
Points / start
2.2
1.6
Avg grid
P7.3
P7.7
Avg finish
P8.2
P10.3
Finish rate
69.6%
50%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Denny Hulme John Surtees
Mechanical retirements
29
50
Crash retirements
5
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
1965
Debut season
1960
1967 · aged 30
First win
1963 · aged 29
1973
First pole
1960
1967 · aged 31
First title
1964 · aged 30
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.0
Avg places gained
-2.7
Season points trajectory
1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974
Denny Hulme John Surtees
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Denny Hulme John Surtees
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1 · 3 · P1 2 · 2 · P1
Nürburgring 1 · 1 · P1 2 · 4 · P1
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 1 · 4 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Kyalami 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Circuit de Monaco 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1
Circuit Mont-Tremblant 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Watkins Glen 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 4 · P2
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 3 · P2
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P2
Brands Hatch 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Mosport International Raceway 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P11
Red Bull Ring 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Jarama 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Charade Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3
Reims-Gueux 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
Rouen-Les-Essarts 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2
Hockenheimring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P9
Montjuïc 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P8
Team history
Denny Hulme
BRA
BRA
MCL
MCL
Brabham-Climax 1965–1966Brabham-Repco 1966–1967McLaren 1968McLaren-Ford 1968McLaren-BRM 1968McLaren-Ford 1969–1970McLaren 1971–1974
John Surtees
FER
HON
SUR
Team Lotus 1960Cooper-Climax 1961Lola 1962Ferrari 1963–1966Cooper-Maserati 1966Honda 1967–1968BRM 1969McLaren-Ford 1970Surtees 1970–1972
19601974
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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).