John Surtees
British · 1960–1972
VS

Bruce McLaren
New Zealander · 1958–1970
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
4
7
Qualifyingahead
6
5
John Surtees · Bruce McLaren
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
42 — 43
85 shared
Qualifying H2H
57 — 27
84 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
1
2
Top-3 finishes
3
P1
Best championship
P2
Finished ahead in the standings: 5 · 6
1960 P2 1961 P8 1962 P3 1963 P4 1964 P1 1965 P5 1966 P2 1967 P4 1968 P5 1969 P3 1970 P14
Teammate battle by season
3
5
1961
1
2
1970
Career totals
John Surtees Bruce McLaren
Championships
1
0
Wins
6
4
Poles
8
0
Podiums
24
27
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
180
196.5
Starts
112
103
Rate-adjusted · per start
John Surtees Bruce McLaren
Win rate
5.4%
3.9%
Podium rate
21.4%
26.2%
Pole rate
7.1%
0%
Points / start
1.6
1.9
Avg grid
P7.7
P8.4
Avg finish
P10.3
P8.7
Finish rate
50%
63.1%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
John Surtees Bruce McLaren
Mechanical retirements
50
34
Crash retirements
5
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
1960
Debut season
1958
1963 · aged 29
First win
1959 · aged 22
1960
First pole
—
1964 · aged 30
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.7
Avg places gained
-0.3
Season points trajectory
1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972
John Surtees Bruce McLaren
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit John Surtees Bruce McLaren
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 4 · P2
John Surtees 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 4 · P2 Bruce McLaren
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 5 · P1
John Surtees 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 5 · P1 Bruce McLaren
Nürburgring 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
John Surtees 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 Bruce McLaren
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 3 · P1
John Surtees 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 3 · P1 Bruce McLaren
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
John Surtees 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 Bruce McLaren
Watkins Glen 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
John Surtees 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 Bruce McLaren
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
John Surtees 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 Bruce McLaren
Aintree 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 2 · P3
John Surtees 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 2 · P3 Bruce McLaren
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P7
John Surtees 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P7 Bruce McLaren
Prince George Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P2
John Surtees 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P2 Bruce McLaren
Reims-Gueux 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3
John Surtees 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3 Bruce McLaren
Brands Hatch 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P6
John Surtees 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P6 Bruce McLaren
Kyalami 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5
John Surtees 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5 Bruce McLaren
Rouen-Les-Essarts 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
John Surtees 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 Bruce McLaren
Jarama 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2
John Surtees 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2 Bruce McLaren
Charade Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
John Surtees 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4 Bruce McLaren
Circuit Mont-Tremblant 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2
John Surtees 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2 Bruce McLaren
Montjuïc 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2
John Surtees 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2 Bruce McLaren
Circuito da Boavista 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2
John Surtees 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2 Bruce McLaren
Riverside International Raceway 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3
John Surtees 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3 Bruce McLaren
Mosport International Raceway 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P5
John Surtees 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P5 Bruce McLaren
Zeltweg 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Bruce McLaren
Team history
John Surtees
FER
HON
SUR
Team Lotus 1960Cooper-Climax 1961Lola 1962Ferrari 1963–1966Cooper-Maserati 1966Honda 1967–1968BRM 1969McLaren-Ford 1970Surtees 1970–1972
Bruce McLaren
COO
MCL
Cooper 1958Cooper-Climax 1959–1965McLaren-Ford 1966McLaren-Serenissima 1966Eagle-Weslake 1967McLaren-BRM 1967McLaren 1968McLaren-Ford 1968–1970
19581972
John Surtees → 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).