John Surtees
British · 1960–1972
VS

Jack Brabham
Australian · 1955–1970
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
3
5
Qualifyingahead
3
5
John Surtees · Jack Brabham
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
48 — 46
94 shared
Qualifying H2H
43 — 50
93 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
3
1
Runner-up
1
2
Top-3 finishes
4
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 5 · 6
1960 P1 1961 P11 1962 P4 1963 P4 1964 P1 1965 P5 1966 P1 1967 P2 1968 P8 1969 P10 1970 P6
Teammate battle by season
3
5
1961
Career totals
John Surtees Jack Brabham
Championships
1
3
Wins
6
14
Poles
8
13
Podiums
24
31
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
180
261
Starts
112
128
Rate-adjusted · per start
John Surtees Jack Brabham
Win rate
5.4%
10.9%
Podium rate
21.4%
24.2%
Pole rate
7.1%
10.2%
Points / start
1.6
2.0
Avg grid
P7.7
P7.4
Avg finish
P10.3
P9.2
Finish rate
50%
58.6%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
John Surtees Jack Brabham
Mechanical retirements
50
44
Crash retirements
5
8
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
1955
1963 · aged 29
First win
1959 · aged 33
1960
First pole
1959
1964 · aged 30
First title
1959 · aged 33
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.7
Avg places gained
-1.8
Season points trajectory
1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970
John Surtees Jack Brabham
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit John Surtees Jack Brabham
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Nürburgring 2 · 4 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
John Surtees 2 · 4 · P1 1 · 2 · P1 Jack Brabham
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 2 · P2 2 · 4 · P1
John Surtees 0 · 2 · P2 2 · 4 · P1 Jack Brabham
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
John Surtees 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 Jack Brabham
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
John Surtees 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 2 · P1 Jack Brabham
Reims-Gueux 0 · 0 · — 2 · 3 · P1
John Surtees 0 · 0 · — 2 · 3 · P1 Jack Brabham
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 4 · P2
John Surtees 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 4 · P2 Jack Brabham
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 3 · P2 1 · 1 · P1
John Surtees 0 · 3 · P2 1 · 1 · P1 Jack Brabham
Brands Hatch 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 2 · P1
John Surtees 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 2 · P1 Jack Brabham
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 2 · P1
John Surtees 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 2 · P1 Jack Brabham
Kyalami 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1
John Surtees 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1 Jack Brabham
Aintree 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 1 · P1
John Surtees 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 1 · P1 Jack Brabham
Mosport International Raceway 0 · 0 · P11 1 · 2 · P1
John Surtees 0 · 0 · P11 1 · 2 · P1 Jack Brabham
Circuito da Boavista 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1
John Surtees 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1 Jack Brabham
Watkins Glen 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
John Surtees 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 Jack Brabham
Rouen-Les-Essarts 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
John Surtees 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 Jack Brabham
Charade Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3
John Surtees 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3 Jack Brabham
Prince George Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
John Surtees 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 Jack Brabham
Jarama 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Jack Brabham
Circuit Mont-Tremblant 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · — Jack Brabham
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P13
John Surtees 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P13 Jack Brabham
Montjuïc 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · — Jack Brabham
Riverside International Raceway 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P4
John Surtees 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P4 Jack Brabham
Zeltweg 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P9
John Surtees 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P9 Jack Brabham
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · — Jack Brabham
Team history
John Surtees
FER
SUR
Team Lotus 1960Cooper-Climax 1961Lola 1962Ferrari 1963–1966Cooper-Maserati 1966Honda 1967–1968BRM 1969McLaren-Ford 1970Surtees 1970–1972
Jack Brabham
COO
BRA
Cooper 1955Maserati 1956Cooper 1957–1958Cooper-Climax 1959–1961Lotus-Climax 1962Brabham 1962Lotus-Climax 1963Brabham 1963Brabham-Climax 1964–1965Brabham-Repco 1966–1968Brabham-Ford 1969Brabham 1970
19551972
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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).