Jack Brabham

Australian · 1955–1970
VS

John Surtees

British · 1960–1972
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
5
3
Qualifyingahead
5
3
Jack Brabham · John Surtees
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
46 48
94 shared
Qualifying H2H
50 43
93 shared
Championship record
3
World titles
1
1
Runner-up
1
4
Top-3 finishes
2
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 6 · 5
1960 P1 1961 P11 1962 P4 1963 P4 1964 P1 1965 P5 1966 P1 1967 P2 1968 P8 1969 P10 1970 P6
Teammate battle by season
5
3
1961
Career totals
Jack Brabham John Surtees
Championships
3
1
Wins
14
6
Poles
13
8
Podiums
31
24
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
261
180
Starts
128
112
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jack Brabham John Surtees
Win rate
10.9%
5.4%
Podium rate
24.2%
21.4%
Pole rate
10.2%
7.1%
Points / start
2.0
1.6
Avg grid
P7.4
P7.7
Avg finish
P9.2
P10.3
Finish rate
58.6%
50%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Jack Brabham John Surtees
Mechanical retirements
44
50
Crash retirements
8
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: 1 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1955
Debut season
1960
1959 · aged 33
First win
1963 · aged 29
1959
First pole
1960
1959 · aged 33
First title
1964 · aged 30
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.8
Avg places gained
-2.7
Season points trajectory
1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970
Jack Brabham John Surtees
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Jack Brabham John Surtees
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Nürburgring 1 · 2 · P1 2 · 4 · P1
Circuit Park Zandvoort 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 2 · P2 2 · 2 · P1
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Reims-Gueux 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 4 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
Silverstone Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 3 · P2
Brands Hatch 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Circuit de Monaco 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Kyalami 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Aintree 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Mosport International Raceway 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P11
Circuito da Boavista 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Watkins Glen 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 4 · P2
Rouen-Les-Essarts 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2
Charade Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3
Prince George Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2
Jarama 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Circuit Mont-Tremblant 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · —
Montjuïc 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5
Riverside International Raceway 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · —
Zeltweg 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · —
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P9
Team history
Jack Brabham
COO
BRA
Cooper 1955Maserati 1956Cooper 1957–1958Cooper-Climax 1959–1961Lotus-Climax 1962Brabham 1962Lotus-Climax 1963Brabham 1963Brabham-Climax 1964–1965Brabham-Repco 1966–1968Brabham-Ford 1969Brabham 1970
John Surtees
FER
SUR
Team Lotus 1960Cooper-Climax 1961Lola 1962Ferrari 1963–1966Cooper-Maserati 1966Honda 1967–1968BRM 1969McLaren-Ford 1970Surtees 1970–1972
19551972
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).