Race H2H
12
—
5
17 shared
Qualifying H2H
10
—
6
16 shared
Championship record
2
World titles
1
2
Runner-up
1
4
Top-3 finishes
2
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings:
2 · 0
1970
P10
1971
P6
Career totals
Emerson Fittipaldi
John Surtees
Championships
2
1
Wins
14
6
Poles
6
8
Podiums
35
24
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
281
180
Starts
146
112
Rate-adjusted · per start
Emerson Fittipaldi
John Surtees
Win rate
9.6%
5.4%
Podium rate
24%
21.4%
Pole rate
4.1%
7.1%
Points / start
1.9
1.6
Avg grid
P11.9
P7.7
Avg finish
P10.8
P10.3
Finish rate
66.4%
50%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Emerson Fittipaldi
John Surtees
Mechanical retirements
39
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: 5 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1970
Debut season
1960
1970 · aged 23
First win
1963 · aged 29
1972
First pole
1960
1972 · aged 25
First title
1964 · aged 30
P1
Best finish
P1
+1.2
Avg places gained
-2.7
Season points trajectory
Emerson Fittipaldi
John Surtees
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Emerson Fittipaldi | John Surtees |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 1 · 4 · P1 | 2 · 2 · P1 |
| Nürburgring | 0 · 0 · P6 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Watkins Glen | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 4 · P2 |
| Silverstone Circuit | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 3 · P2 |
| Brands Hatch | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Red Bull Ring | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 0 · 0 · — | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Mosport International Raceway | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P11 |
| Jarama | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Montjuïc | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 3 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Kyalami | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Charade Circuit | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · P9 |
Team history
Emerson Fittipaldi
Team Lotus 1970Lotus-Ford 1971Lotus-Pratt & Whitney 1971Team Lotus 1972–1973McLaren 1974–1975Fittipaldi 1976–1980
John Surtees
Team Lotus 1960Cooper-Climax 1961Lola 1962Ferrari 1963–1966Cooper-Maserati 1966Honda 1967–1968BRM 1969McLaren-Ford 1970Surtees 1970–1972
19601980
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).