Jack Brabham
Australian · 1955–1970
VS

Dan Gurney
American · 1959–1970
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
11
15
Qualifyingahead
8
18
Jack Brabham · Dan Gurney
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
50 — 33
83 shared
Qualifying H2H
41 — 41
82 shared
Championship record
3
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
0
4
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
P4
Finished ahead in the standings: 4 · 6
1959 P1 1961 P4 1962 P5 1963 P5 1964 P6 1965 P4 1966 P1 1967 P2 1968 P21 1970 P6
Teammate battle by season
5
4
1963
4
6
1964
2
4
1965
0
1
1968
Career totals
Jack Brabham Dan Gurney
Championships
3
0
Wins
14
4
Poles
13
3
Podiums
31
19
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
261
133
Starts
128
87
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jack Brabham Dan Gurney
Win rate
10.9%
4.6%
Podium rate
24.2%
21.8%
Pole rate
10.2%
3.4%
Points / start
2.0
1.5
Avg grid
P7.4
P6.8
Avg finish
P9.2
P9.8
Finish rate
58.6%
51.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Jack Brabham Dan Gurney
Mechanical retirements
44
39
Crash retirements
8
2
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
1955
Debut season
1959
1959 · aged 33
First win
1962 · aged 31
1959
First pole
1962
1959 · aged 33
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.8
Avg places gained
-2.8
Season points trajectory
1955 1957 1959 1961 1963 1965 1967 1969
Jack Brabham Dan Gurney
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Jack Brabham Dan Gurney
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit Park Zandvoort 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Jack Brabham 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 Dan Gurney
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Jack Brabham 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 2 · P1 Dan Gurney
Reims-Gueux 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Jack Brabham 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 Dan Gurney
Rouen-Les-Essarts 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 2 · P1
Jack Brabham 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 2 · P1 Dan Gurney
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 4 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
Jack Brabham 0 · 4 · P2 1 · 2 · P1 Dan Gurney
Nürburgring 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 2 · P3
Jack Brabham 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 2 · P3 Dan Gurney
Mosport International Raceway 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Jack Brabham 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 Dan Gurney
Circuit de Monaco 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Jack Brabham 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 Dan Gurney
Brands Hatch 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P13
Jack Brabham 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P13 Dan Gurney
Silverstone Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Jack Brabham 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 Dan Gurney
Aintree 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
Jack Brabham 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 Dan Gurney
Kyalami 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Jack Brabham 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · — Dan Gurney
Circuito da Boavista 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Jack Brabham 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · — Dan Gurney
Le Mans 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Jack Brabham 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · — Dan Gurney
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 2 · P2
Jack Brabham 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 2 · P2 Dan Gurney
Watkins Glen 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P2
Jack Brabham 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P2 Dan Gurney
Prince George Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2
Jack Brabham 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2 Dan Gurney
Charade Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P6
Jack Brabham 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P6 Dan Gurney
AVUS 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2
Jack Brabham 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2 Dan Gurney
Monsanto Park Circuit 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3
Jack Brabham 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3 Dan Gurney
Circuit Mont-Tremblant 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Jack Brabham 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Dan Gurney
Riverside International Raceway 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · —
Jack Brabham 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · — Dan Gurney
Zeltweg 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · —
Jack Brabham 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · — Dan Gurney
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
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
19551970
Jack Brabham → Dan Gurney → 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).