John Surtees
British · 1960–1972
VS

Jochen Rindt
Austrian · 1964–1970
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
3
4
Qualifyingahead
6
1
John Surtees · Jochen Rindt
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
29 — 25
54 shared
Qualifying H2H
26 — 27
53 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
1
1
Runner-up
0
2
Top-3 finishes
2
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 4 · 2
1965 P5 1966 P2 1967 P4 1968 P8 1969 P4 1970 P1
Teammate battle by season
3
4
1966
Career totals
John Surtees Jochen Rindt
Championships
1
1
Wins
6
6
Poles
8
10
Podiums
24
13
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
180
109
Starts
112
61
Rate-adjusted · per start
John Surtees Jochen Rindt
Win rate
5.4%
9.8%
Podium rate
21.4%
21.3%
Pole rate
7.1%
16.4%
Points / start
1.6
1.8
Avg grid
P7.7
P6.5
Avg finish
P10.3
P9.9
Finish rate
50%
42.6%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
John Surtees Jochen Rindt
Mechanical retirements
50
30
Crash retirements
5
4
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
1964
1963 · aged 29
First win
1969 · aged 27
1960
First pole
1968
1964 · aged 30
First title
1970 · aged 28
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.7
Avg places gained
-3.2
Season points trajectory
1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972
John Surtees Jochen Rindt
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit John Surtees Jochen Rindt
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 Jochen Rindt
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
John Surtees 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 Jochen Rindt
Watkins Glen 0 · 4 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
John Surtees 0 · 4 · P2 1 · 2 · P1 Jochen Rindt
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 1 · P1
John Surtees 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 1 · P1 Jochen Rindt
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
John Surtees 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 Jochen Rindt
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · — Jochen Rindt
Brands Hatch 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1
John Surtees 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1 Jochen Rindt
Charade Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1
John Surtees 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1 Jochen Rindt
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1
John Surtees 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1 Jochen Rindt
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P9 1 · 1 · P1
John Surtees 0 · 0 · P9 1 · 1 · P1 Jochen Rindt
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
John Surtees 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 Jochen Rindt
Kyalami 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3
John Surtees 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3 Jochen Rindt
Rouen-Les-Essarts 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · — Jochen Rindt
Prince George Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · — Jochen Rindt
Mosport International Raceway 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 1 · P3
John Surtees 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 1 · P3 Jochen Rindt
Reims-Gueux 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P4
John Surtees 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P4 Jochen Rindt
Jarama 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Jochen Rindt
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Jochen Rindt
Circuit Mont-Tremblant 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · — Jochen Rindt
Montjuïc 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · — Jochen Rindt
Zeltweg 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Jochen Rindt
Team history
John Surtees
FER
HON
SUR
Team Lotus 1960Cooper-Climax 1961Lola 1962Ferrari 1963–1966Cooper-Maserati 1966Honda 1967–1968BRM 1969McLaren-Ford 1970Surtees 1970–1972
Jochen Rindt
COO
Brabham-BRM 1964Cooper-Climax 1965Cooper-Maserati 1966–1967Brabham-Repco 1968Lotus-Ford 1969Team Lotus 1970
19601972
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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).