John Surtees
British · 1960–1972
VS

Denny Hulme
New Zealander · 1965–1974
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
2
Qualifyingahead
0
3
John Surtees · Denny Hulme
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
26 — 41
67 shared
Qualifying H2H
28 — 39
67 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
1
1
Runner-up
0
2
Top-3 finishes
3
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 2 · 5
1965 P5 1966 P2 1967 P1 1968 P3 1969 P6 1970 P4 1971 P13
Teammate battle by season
1
2
1970
Career totals
John Surtees Denny Hulme
Championships
1
1
Wins
6
8
Poles
8
1
Podiums
24
33
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
180
248
Starts
112
112
Rate-adjusted · per start
John Surtees Denny Hulme
Win rate
5.4%
7.1%
Podium rate
21.4%
29.5%
Pole rate
7.1%
0.9%
Points / start
1.6
2.2
Avg grid
P7.7
P7.3
Avg finish
P10.3
P8.2
Finish rate
50%
69.6%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
John Surtees Denny Hulme
Mechanical retirements
50
29
Crash retirements
5
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 · 0
Milestones & racecraft
1960
Debut season
1965
1963 · aged 29
First win
1967 · aged 30
1960
First pole
1973
1964 · aged 30
First title
1967 · aged 31
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.7
Avg places gained
-1.0
Season points trajectory
1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974
John Surtees Denny Hulme
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit John Surtees Denny Hulme
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 2 · 2 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
John Surtees 2 · 2 · P1 1 · 3 · P1 Denny Hulme
Nürburgring 2 · 4 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
John Surtees 2 · 4 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 Denny Hulme
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 4 · P1
John Surtees 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 4 · P1 Denny Hulme
Kyalami 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 3 · P1
John Surtees 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 3 · P1 Denny Hulme
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1
John Surtees 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1 Denny Hulme
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · — Denny Hulme
Circuit Mont-Tremblant 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 1 · P1
John Surtees 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 1 · P1 Denny Hulme
Watkins Glen 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 2 · P3
John Surtees 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 2 · P3 Denny Hulme
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 2 · P2
John Surtees 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 2 · P2 Denny Hulme
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
John Surtees 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 Denny Hulme
Brands Hatch 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P2
John Surtees 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P2 Denny Hulme
Mosport International Raceway 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 2 · P2
John Surtees 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 2 · P2 Denny Hulme
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · — 0 · 2 · P2
John Surtees 0 · 0 · — 0 · 2 · P2 Denny Hulme
Jarama 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2
John Surtees 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2 Denny Hulme
Charade Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
John Surtees 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4 Denny Hulme
Reims-Gueux 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3
John Surtees 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3 Denny Hulme
Rouen-Les-Essarts 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
John Surtees 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P5 Denny Hulme
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 1 · P3
John Surtees 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 1 · P3 Denny Hulme
Montjuïc 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4
John Surtees 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4 Denny Hulme
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P8
John Surtees 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P8 Denny Hulme
Team history
John Surtees
FER
HON
SUR
Team Lotus 1960Cooper-Climax 1961Lola 1962Ferrari 1963–1966Cooper-Maserati 1966Honda 1967–1968BRM 1969McLaren-Ford 1970Surtees 1970–1972
Denny Hulme
BRA
BRA
MCL
MCL
Brabham-Climax 1965–1966Brabham-Repco 1966–1967McLaren 1968McLaren-Ford 1968McLaren-BRM 1968McLaren-Ford 1969–1970McLaren 1971–1974
19601974
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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).