John Surtees

British · 1960–1972
VS

Jackie Oliver

British · 1967–1977
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
6
3
Qualifyingahead
7
2
John Surtees · Jackie Oliver
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
16 18
34 shared
Qualifying H2H
23 10
33 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
0
2
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
P14
Finished ahead in the standings: 3 · 0
1968 P8 1969 P11 1970 P18
Teammate battle by season
6
3
1969
Career totals
John Surtees Jackie Oliver
Championships
1
0
Wins
6
0
Poles
8
0
Podiums
24
2
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
180
13
Starts
112
51
Rate-adjusted · per start
John Surtees Jackie Oliver
Win rate
5.4%
0%
Podium rate
21.4%
3.9%
Pole rate
7.1%
0%
Points / start
1.6
0.3
Avg grid
P7.7
P14.0
Avg finish
P10.3
P13.9
Finish rate
50%
33.3%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
John Surtees Jackie Oliver
Mechanical retirements
50
25
Crash retirements
5
7
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 · 2
Milestones & racecraft
1960
Debut season
1967
1963 · aged 29
First win
1960
First pole
1964 · aged 30
First title
P1
Best finish
P3
-2.7
Avg places gained
+0.2
Season points trajectory
1960 1963 1966 1969 1972 1975
John Surtees Jackie Oliver
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit John Surtees Jackie Oliver
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Nürburgring 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
John Surtees 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 Jackie Oliver
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
John Surtees 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 Jackie Oliver
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
John Surtees 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 Jackie Oliver
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
John Surtees 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 Jackie Oliver
Watkins Glen 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P15
John Surtees 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P15 Jackie Oliver
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · — Jackie Oliver
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · — Jackie Oliver
Kyalami 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P7
John Surtees 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P7 Jackie Oliver
Brands Hatch 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · — Jackie Oliver
Mosport International Raceway 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 1 · P3
John Surtees 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 1 · P3 Jackie Oliver
Charade Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · — Jackie Oliver
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P10
John Surtees 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P10 Jackie Oliver
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5
John Surtees 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5 Jackie Oliver
Circuit Mont-Tremblant 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · — Jackie Oliver
Montjuïc 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · — Jackie Oliver
Jarama 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Jackie Oliver
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · — Jackie Oliver
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · — Jackie Oliver
Team history
John Surtees
FER
SUR
Team Lotus 1960Cooper-Climax 1961Lola 1962Ferrari 1963–1966Cooper-Maserati 1966Honda 1967–1968BRM 1969McLaren-Ford 1970Surtees 1970–1972
Jackie Oliver
Lotus-Ford 1967–1968BRM 1969BRM-Ford 1969BRM 1970McLaren 1971BRM 1972Shadow 1973Shadow 1977
19601977
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).