John Surtees
British · 1960–1972
VS

Lorenzo Bandini
Italian · 1961–1967
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
11
13
Qualifyingahead
21
3
John Surtees · Lorenzo Bandini
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
20 — 22
42 shared
Qualifying H2H
32 — 8
40 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
0
2
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
P4
Finished ahead in the standings: 5 · 0
1962 P4 1963 P4 1964 P1 1965 P5 1966 P2
Teammate battle by season
0
4
1963
6
4
1964
4
4
1965
1
1
1966
Career totals
John Surtees Lorenzo Bandini
Championships
1
0
Wins
6
1
Poles
8
1
Podiums
24
8
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
180
58
Starts
112
44
Rate-adjusted · per start
John Surtees Lorenzo Bandini
Win rate
5.4%
2.3%
Podium rate
21.4%
18.2%
Pole rate
7.1%
2.3%
Points / start
1.6
1.3
Avg grid
P7.7
P8.6
Avg finish
P10.3
P10.0
Finish rate
50%
68.2%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
John Surtees Lorenzo Bandini
Mechanical retirements
50
10
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 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1960
Debut season
1961
1963 · aged 29
First win
1964 · aged 28
1960
First pole
1966
1964 · aged 30
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.7
Avg places gained
-0.7
Season points trajectory
1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972
John Surtees Lorenzo Bandini
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit John Surtees Lorenzo Bandini
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Nürburgring 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Zeltweg 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1
Watkins Glen 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 3 · P2
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P6
Prince George Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
Brands Hatch 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5
Rouen-Les-Essarts 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P9
Aintree 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P12
Charade Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P8
Reims-Gueux 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P10
Team history
John Surtees
FER
HON
SUR
Team Lotus 1960Cooper-Climax 1961Lola 1962Ferrari 1963–1966Cooper-Maserati 1966Honda 1967–1968BRM 1969McLaren-Ford 1970Surtees 1970–1972
Lorenzo Bandini
FER
FER
Cooper-Maserati 1961Ferrari 1962–1963BRM 1963Ferrari 1964–1967
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).