John Surtees
British · 1960–1972
VS

Jo Bonnier
Swedish · 1956–1971
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
4
2
Qualifyingahead
6
0
John Surtees · Jo Bonnier
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
44 — 34
78 shared
Qualifying H2H
69 — 8
77 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
0
2
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
P8
Finished ahead in the standings: 8 · 0
1960 P12 1961 P12 1962 P4 1963 P4 1964 P1 1966 P2 1967 P4 1968 P8
Teammate battle by season
4
1
1966
0
1
1968
Career totals
John Surtees Jo Bonnier
Championships
1
0
Wins
6
1
Poles
8
1
Podiums
24
1
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
180
39
Starts
112
106
Rate-adjusted · per start
John Surtees Jo Bonnier
Win rate
5.4%
0.9%
Podium rate
21.4%
0.9%
Pole rate
7.1%
0.9%
Points / start
1.6
0.4
Avg grid
P7.7
P12.1
Avg finish
P10.3
P11.7
Finish rate
50%
48.1%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
John Surtees Jo Bonnier
Mechanical retirements
50
45
Crash retirements
5
3
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 · 7
Milestones & racecraft
1960
Debut season
1956
1963 · aged 29
First win
1959 · aged 29
1960
First pole
1959
1964 · aged 30
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.7
Avg places gained
+0.5
Season points trajectory
1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972
John Surtees Jo Bonnier
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit John Surtees Jo Bonnier
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Nürburgring 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
John Surtees 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 Jo Bonnier
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
John Surtees 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 Jo Bonnier
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 1 · P1
John Surtees 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 1 · P1 Jo Bonnier
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
John Surtees 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 Jo Bonnier
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
John Surtees 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 Jo Bonnier
Watkins Glen 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P6
John Surtees 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P6 Jo Bonnier
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P7
John Surtees 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P7 Jo Bonnier
Kyalami 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · — Jo Bonnier
Brands Hatch 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · — Jo Bonnier
Aintree 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
John Surtees 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P5 Jo Bonnier
Prince George Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P6
John Surtees 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P6 Jo Bonnier
Rouen-Les-Essarts 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · — Jo Bonnier
Charade Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · — Jo Bonnier
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5
John Surtees 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5 Jo Bonnier
Reims-Gueux 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P7
John Surtees 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P7 Jo Bonnier
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Jo Bonnier
Circuito da Boavista 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Jo Bonnier
Mosport International Raceway 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P8
John Surtees 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P8 Jo Bonnier
Circuit Mont-Tremblant 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · — Jo Bonnier
Riverside International Raceway 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5
John Surtees 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5 Jo Bonnier
Zeltweg 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P6
John Surtees 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P6 Jo Bonnier
Team history
John Surtees
FER
SUR
Team Lotus 1960Cooper-Climax 1961Lola 1962Ferrari 1963–1966Cooper-Maserati 1966Honda 1967–1968BRM 1969McLaren-Ford 1970Surtees 1970–1972
Jo Bonnier
MAS
BRM
Maserati 1956–1958BRM 1958–1960Porsche 1961–1962Cooper-Climax 1963–1964Brabham-BRM 1964Brabham-Climax 1964–1965Cooper-Maserati 1966Brabham-Climax 1966Cooper-Maserati 1967–1968Honda 1968McLaren-BRM 1968Lotus-Ford 1969McLaren-Ford 1970McLaren 1971
19561972
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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).