Race H2H
10
—
5
15 shared
Qualifying H2H
5
—
10
15 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:
0 · 2
1970
P16
1971
P8
Career totals
John Surtees
Mario Andretti
Championships
1
1
Wins
6
12
Poles
8
18
Podiums
24
19
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
180
180
Starts
112
128
Rate-adjusted · per start
John Surtees
Mario Andretti
Win rate
5.4%
9.4%
Podium rate
21.4%
14.8%
Pole rate
7.1%
14.1%
Points / start
1.6
1.4
Avg grid
P7.7
P8.6
Avg finish
P10.3
P12.5
Finish rate
50%
49.2%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
John Surtees
Mario Andretti
Mechanical retirements
50
49
Crash retirements
5
16
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 · 0
Milestones & racecraft
1960
Debut season
1968
1963 · aged 29
First win
1971 · aged 31
1960
First pole
1968
1964 · aged 30
First title
1978 · aged 38
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.7
Avg places gained
-3.9
Season points trajectory
John Surtees
Mario Andretti
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | John Surtees | Mario Andretti |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 2 · 2 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Nürburgring | 2 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Jarama | 0 · 0 · — | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 0 · 2 · P2 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Kyalami | 0 · 1 · P3 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 0 · P9 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 0 · 0 · P8 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Watkins Glen | 0 · 4 · P2 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 3 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P12 |
| Brands Hatch | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Mosport International Raceway | 0 · 0 · P11 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Montjuïc | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · — |
Team history
John Surtees
Team Lotus 1960Cooper-Climax 1961Lola 1962Ferrari 1963–1966Cooper-Maserati 1966Honda 1967–1968BRM 1969McLaren-Ford 1970Surtees 1970–1972
Mario Andretti
Lotus-Ford 1968–1969March 1970Ferrari 1971–1972Parnelli 1974–1975Team Lotus 1976Parnelli 1976Team Lotus 1977–1980Alfa Romeo 1981Ferrari 1982Williams 1982
19601982
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).