Jack Brabham
Australian · 1955–1970
VS

Bruce McLaren
New Zealander · 1958–1970
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
13
12
Qualifyingahead
22
3
Jack Brabham · Bruce McLaren
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
50 — 46
96 shared
Qualifying H2H
64 — 30
94 shared
Championship record
3
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
1
4
Top-3 finishes
3
P1
Best championship
P2
Finished ahead in the standings: 5 · 7
1959 P1 1960 P1 1961 P8 1962 P3 1963 P6 1964 P7 1965 P9 1966 P1 1967 P2 1968 P5 1969 P3 1970 P6
Teammate battle by season
1
1
1958
4
3
1959
5
3
1960
3
5
1961
Career totals
Jack Brabham Bruce McLaren
Championships
3
0
Wins
14
4
Poles
13
0
Podiums
31
27
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
261
196.5
Starts
128
103
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jack Brabham Bruce McLaren
Win rate
10.9%
3.9%
Podium rate
24.2%
26.2%
Pole rate
10.2%
0%
Points / start
2.0
1.9
Avg grid
P7.4
P8.4
Avg finish
P9.2
P8.7
Finish rate
58.6%
63.1%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Jack Brabham Bruce McLaren
Mechanical retirements
44
34
Crash retirements
8
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
1955
Debut season
1958
1959 · aged 33
First win
1959 · aged 22
1959
First pole
—
1959 · aged 33
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.8
Avg places gained
-0.3
Season points trajectory
1955 1957 1959 1961 1963 1965 1967 1969
Jack Brabham Bruce McLaren
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Jack Brabham Bruce McLaren
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 5 · P1
Jack Brabham 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 5 · P1 Bruce McLaren
Circuit de Monaco 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
Jack Brabham 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 3 · P1 Bruce McLaren
Circuit Park Zandvoort 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
Jack Brabham 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 Bruce McLaren
Reims-Gueux 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Jack Brabham 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 Bruce McLaren
Nürburgring 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Jack Brabham 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 Bruce McLaren
Aintree 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 2 · P3
Jack Brabham 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 2 · P3 Bruce McLaren
Silverstone Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Jack Brabham 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 Bruce McLaren
Brands Hatch 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Jack Brabham 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 Bruce McLaren
Mosport International Raceway 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Jack Brabham 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 Bruce McLaren
Circuito da Boavista 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Jack Brabham 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 Bruce McLaren
Kyalami 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Jack Brabham 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 Bruce McLaren
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1
Jack Brabham 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1 Bruce McLaren
Sebring International Raceway 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1
Jack Brabham 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1 Bruce McLaren
Le Mans 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Jack Brabham 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · — Bruce McLaren
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 4 · P2
Jack Brabham 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 4 · P2 Bruce McLaren
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 1 · P2
Jack Brabham 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 1 · P2 Bruce McLaren
Watkins Glen 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3
Jack Brabham 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3 Bruce McLaren
Rouen-Les-Essarts 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
Jack Brabham 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4 Bruce McLaren
Prince George Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2
Jack Brabham 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2 Bruce McLaren
Jarama 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2
Jack Brabham 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2 Bruce McLaren
Charade Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
Jack Brabham 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4 Bruce McLaren
Circuit Mont-Tremblant 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2
Jack Brabham 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2 Bruce McLaren
Riverside International Raceway 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3
Jack Brabham 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3 Bruce McLaren
Montjuïc 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2
Jack Brabham 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2 Bruce McLaren
Ain Diab 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P13
Jack Brabham 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P13 Bruce McLaren
AVUS 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Jack Brabham 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Bruce McLaren
Monsanto Park Circuit 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Jack Brabham 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Bruce McLaren
Zeltweg 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · —
Jack Brabham 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · — Bruce McLaren
Team history
Jack Brabham
COO
COO
BRA
BRA
Cooper 1955Maserati 1956Cooper 1957–1958Cooper-Climax 1959–1961Lotus-Climax 1962Brabham 1962Lotus-Climax 1963Brabham 1963Brabham-Climax 1964–1965Brabham-Repco 1966–1968Brabham-Ford 1969Brabham 1970
Bruce McLaren
COO
MCL
Cooper 1958Cooper-Climax 1959–1965McLaren-Ford 1966McLaren-Serenissima 1966Eagle-Weslake 1967McLaren-BRM 1967McLaren 1968McLaren-Ford 1968–1970
19551970
Jack Brabham → 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).