Jo Bonnier
Swedish · 1956–1971
VS

John Surtees
British · 1960–1972
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
2
4
Qualifyingahead
0
6
Jo Bonnier · John Surtees
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
34 — 44
78 shared
Qualifying H2H
8 — 69
77 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
1
0
Runner-up
1
0
Top-3 finishes
2
P8
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 0 · 8
1960 P12 1961 P12 1962 P4 1963 P4 1964 P1 1966 P2 1967 P4 1968 P8
Teammate battle by season
1
4
1966
1
0
1968
Career totals
Jo Bonnier John Surtees
Championships
0
1
Wins
1
6
Poles
1
8
Podiums
1
24
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
39
180
Starts
106
112
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jo Bonnier John Surtees
Win rate
0.9%
5.4%
Podium rate
0.9%
21.4%
Pole rate
0.9%
7.1%
Points / start
0.4
1.6
Avg grid
P12.1
P7.7
Avg finish
P11.7
P10.3
Finish rate
48.1%
50%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Jo Bonnier John Surtees
Mechanical retirements
45
50
Crash retirements
3
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: 7 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1956
Debut season
1960
1959 · aged 29
First win
1963 · aged 29
1959
First pole
1960
—
First title
1964 · aged 30
P1
Best finish
P1
+0.5
Avg places gained
-2.7
Season points trajectory
1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972
Jo Bonnier John Surtees
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Jo Bonnier John Surtees
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P6 2 · 4 · P1
Jo Bonnier 0 · 0 · P6 2 · 4 · P1 John Surtees
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P6 2 · 2 · P1
Jo Bonnier 0 · 0 · P6 2 · 2 · P1 John Surtees
Circuit Park Zandvoort 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Jo Bonnier 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 John Surtees
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 2 · P1
Jo Bonnier 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 2 · P1 John Surtees
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 1 · P1
Jo Bonnier 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 1 · P1 John Surtees
Watkins Glen 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 4 · P2
Jo Bonnier 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 4 · P2 John Surtees
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 3 · P2
Jo Bonnier 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 3 · P2 John Surtees
Kyalami 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3
Jo Bonnier 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3 John Surtees
Brands Hatch 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3
Jo Bonnier 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3 John Surtees
Aintree 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2
Jo Bonnier 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2 John Surtees
Prince George Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P2
Jo Bonnier 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P2 John Surtees
Rouen-Les-Essarts 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2
Jo Bonnier 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2 John Surtees
Charade Circuit 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3
Jo Bonnier 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3 John Surtees
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4
Jo Bonnier 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4 John Surtees
Reims-Gueux 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · —
Jo Bonnier 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · — John Surtees
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Jo Bonnier 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — John Surtees
Circuito da Boavista 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Jo Bonnier 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — John Surtees
Mosport International Raceway 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P11
Jo Bonnier 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P11 John Surtees
Circuit Mont-Tremblant 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5
Jo Bonnier 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5 John Surtees
Riverside International Raceway 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · —
Jo Bonnier 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · — John Surtees
Zeltweg 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · —
Jo Bonnier 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · — John Surtees
Team history
Jo Bonnier
MAS
BRM
Maserati 1956–1958BRM 1958–1960Porsche 1961–1962Cooper-Climax 1963–1964Brabham-BRM 1964Brabham-Climax 1964–1965Cooper-Maserati 1966Brabham-Climax 1966Cooper-Maserati 1967–1968Honda 1968McLaren-BRM 1968Lotus-Ford 1969McLaren-Ford 1970McLaren 1971
John Surtees
FER
SUR
Team Lotus 1960Cooper-Climax 1961Lola 1962Ferrari 1963–1966Cooper-Maserati 1966Honda 1967–1968BRM 1969McLaren-Ford 1970Surtees 1970–1972
19561972
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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).