John Surtees
British · 1960–1972
VS

Nigel Mansell
British · 1980–1995
Championship record
1
World titles
1
1
Runner-up
3
2
Top-3 finishes
4
P1
Best championship
P1
Career totals
John Surtees Nigel Mansell
Championships
1
1
Wins
6
31
Poles
8
32
Podiums
24
59
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
180
482
Starts
112
190
Rate-adjusted · per start
John Surtees Nigel Mansell
Win rate
5.4%
16.3%
Podium rate
21.4%
31.1%
Pole rate
7.1%
16.8%
Points / start
1.6
2.5
Avg grid
P7.7
P6.4
Avg finish
P10.3
P11.1
Finish rate
50%
54.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
John Surtees Nigel Mansell
Mechanical retirements
50
54
Crash retirements
5
25
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
1980
1963 · aged 29
First win
1985 · aged 32
1960
First pole
1984
1964 · aged 30
First title
1992 · aged 39
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.7
Avg places gained
-4.5
Season points trajectory
1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995
John Surtees Nigel Mansell
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit John Surtees Nigel Mansell
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 3 · P2 3 · 5 · P1
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 1 · 2 · P1 2 · 4 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 2 · 2 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 4 · P1
Nürburgring 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P9 2 · 4 · P1
Brands Hatch 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 3 · P1
Kyalami 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 2 · P1
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P8 2 · 3 · P1
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2
Jarama 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P6
Team history
John Surtees
Team Lotus 1960Cooper-Climax 1961Lola 1962Ferrari 1963–1966Cooper-Maserati 1966Honda 1967–1968BRM 1969McLaren-Ford 1970Surtees 1970–1972
Nigel Mansell
TEA
Team Lotus 1980–1984Williams 1985–1988Ferrari 1989–1990Williams 1991–1992Williams 1994McLaren 1995
19601995
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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).