As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Jo Siffert · John Surtees
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
42
—
49
91 shared
Qualifying H2H
24
—
66
90 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
1
0
Runner-up
1
0
Top-3 finishes
2
P5
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings:
3 · 5
1963
P4
1964
P1
1965
P5
1966
P2
1967
P4
1968
P7
1969
P9
1971
P5
Teammate battle by season
4
2
1966
Career totals
Jo Siffert
John Surtees
Championships
0
1
Wins
2
6
Poles
2
8
Podiums
6
24
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
68
180
Starts
97
112
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jo Siffert
John Surtees
Win rate
2.1%
5.4%
Podium rate
6.2%
21.4%
Pole rate
2.1%
7.1%
Points / start
0.7
1.6
Avg grid
P11.1
P7.7
Avg finish
P10.5
P10.3
Finish rate
55.7%
50%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Jo Siffert
John Surtees
Mechanical retirements
36
50
Crash retirements
6
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
1962
Debut season
1960
1968 · aged 32
First win
1963 · aged 29
1968
First pole
1960
—
First title
1964 · aged 30
P1
Best finish
P1
+0.7
Avg places gained
-2.7
Season points trajectory
Jo Siffert
John Surtees
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Jo Siffert | John Surtees |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Nürburgring | 0 · 0 · P4 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Jo Siffert 0 · 0 · P4 2 · 4 · P1 John Surtees | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 0 · P7 | 2 · 2 · P1 |
| Jo Siffert 0 · 0 · P7 2 · 2 · P1 John Surtees | ||
| Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 0 · 0 · P4 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Jo Siffert 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 2 · P1 John Surtees | ||
| Brands Hatch | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Jo Siffert 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 John Surtees | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 0 · P7 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Jo Siffert 0 · 0 · P7 1 · 1 · P1 John Surtees | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Jo Siffert 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · — John Surtees | ||
| Watkins Glen | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 4 · P2 |
| Jo Siffert 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 4 · P2 John Surtees | ||
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Jo Siffert 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 2 · P2 John Surtees | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 0 · P8 | 0 · 3 · P2 |
| Jo Siffert 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 3 · P2 John Surtees | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Jo Siffert 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4 John Surtees | ||
| Kyalami | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Jo Siffert 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3 John Surtees | ||
| Rouen-Les-Essarts | 0 · 0 · P11 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Jo Siffert 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 1 · P2 John Surtees | ||
| Prince George Circuit | 0 · 0 · P7 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Jo Siffert 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P2 John Surtees | ||
| Charade Circuit | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Jo Siffert 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P3 John Surtees | ||
| Aintree | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Jo Siffert 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2 John Surtees | ||
| Reims-Gueux | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Jo Siffert 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · — John Surtees | ||
| Mosport International Raceway | 0 · 0 · P9 | 0 · 0 · P11 |
| Jo Siffert 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P11 John Surtees | ||
| Circuit Mont-Tremblant | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Jo Siffert 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5 John Surtees | ||
| Montjuïc | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Jo Siffert 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5 John Surtees | ||
| Jarama | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · — |
| Jo Siffert 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — John Surtees | ||
| Zeltweg | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · — |
| Jo Siffert 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — John Surtees | ||
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 0 · P8 | 0 · 0 · P9 |
| Jo Siffert 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P9 John Surtees | ||
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| Jo Siffert 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P8 John Surtees | ||
Team history
Jo Siffert
Lotus-Climax 1962Lotus-BRM 1962–1964Brabham-BRM 1964Brabham-Climax 1964Brabham-BRM 1965Cooper-Maserati 1966Brabham-BRM 1966Cooper-Maserati 1967–1968Lotus-Ford 1968–1969March 1970BRM 1971
John Surtees
Team Lotus 1960Cooper-Climax 1961Lola 1962Ferrari 1963–1966Cooper-Maserati 1966Honda 1967–1968BRM 1969McLaren-Ford 1970Surtees 1970–1972
19601972
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).