John Surtees
British · 1960–1972
VS

Dan Gurney
American · 1959–1970
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
0
Qualifyingahead
1
0
John Surtees · Dan Gurney
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
41 — 34
75 shared
Qualifying H2H
37 — 37
74 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
0
2
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
P4
Finished ahead in the standings: 7 · 2
1961 P4 1962 P4 1963 P4 1964 P1 1965 P4 1966 P2 1967 P4 1968 P8 1970 P18
Teammate battle by season
1
0
1970
Career totals
John Surtees Dan Gurney
Championships
1
0
Wins
6
4
Poles
8
3
Podiums
24
19
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
180
133
Starts
112
87
Rate-adjusted · per start
John Surtees Dan Gurney
Win rate
5.4%
4.6%
Podium rate
21.4%
21.8%
Pole rate
7.1%
3.4%
Points / start
1.6
1.5
Avg grid
P7.7
P6.8
Avg finish
P10.3
P9.8
Finish rate
50%
51.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
John Surtees Dan Gurney
Mechanical retirements
50
39
Crash retirements
5
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
1960
Debut season
1959
1963 · aged 29
First win
1962 · aged 31
1960
First pole
1962
1964 · aged 30
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.7
Avg places gained
-2.8
Season points trajectory
1959 1961 1963 1965 1967 1969 1971
John Surtees Dan Gurney
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit John Surtees Dan Gurney
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Nürburgring 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 2 · P3
John Surtees 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 2 · P3 Dan Gurney
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
John Surtees 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 Dan Gurney
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
John Surtees 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 2 · P1 Dan Gurney
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
John Surtees 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 2 · P1 Dan Gurney
Rouen-Les-Essarts 0 · 1 · P2 2 · 2 · P1
John Surtees 0 · 1 · P2 2 · 2 · P1 Dan Gurney
Watkins Glen 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 2 · P2
John Surtees 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 2 · P2 Dan Gurney
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 2 · P2
John Surtees 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 2 · P2 Dan Gurney
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P6
John Surtees 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P6 Dan Gurney
Prince George Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P2
John Surtees 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P2 Dan Gurney
Reims-Gueux 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2
John Surtees 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2 Dan Gurney
Brands Hatch 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P13
John Surtees 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P13 Dan Gurney
Kyalami 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · — Dan Gurney
Aintree 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P7
John Surtees 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P7 Dan Gurney
Charade Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P6
John Surtees 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P6 Dan Gurney
Mosport International Raceway 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 1 · P3
John Surtees 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 1 · P3 Dan Gurney
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5
John Surtees 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5 Dan Gurney
Circuit Mont-Tremblant 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · — Dan Gurney
Circuito da Boavista 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Dan Gurney
Riverside International Raceway 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Dan Gurney
Zeltweg 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Dan Gurney
Team history
John Surtees
FER
HON
SUR
Team Lotus 1960Cooper-Climax 1961Lola 1962Ferrari 1963–1966Cooper-Maserati 1966Honda 1967–1968BRM 1969McLaren-Ford 1970Surtees 1970–1972
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
19591972
John Surtees → 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).