John Surtees
British · 1960–1972
VS

Pedro Rodríguez
Mexican · 1963–1971
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
3
1
Qualifyingahead
3
1
John Surtees · Pedro Rodríguez
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
22 — 27
49 shared
Qualifying H2H
33 — 16
49 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
0
2
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
P6
Finished ahead in the standings: 4 · 3
1964 P1 1965 P5 1967 P4 1968 P6 1969 P11 1970 P7 1971 P10
Teammate battle by season
1
0
1964
2
1
1969
Career totals
John Surtees Pedro Rodríguez
Championships
1
0
Wins
6
2
Poles
8
0
Podiums
24
7
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
180
71
Starts
112
54
Rate-adjusted · per start
John Surtees Pedro Rodríguez
Win rate
5.4%
3.7%
Podium rate
21.4%
13%
Pole rate
7.1%
0%
Points / start
1.6
1.3
Avg grid
P7.7
P10.5
Avg finish
P10.3
P9.1
Finish rate
50%
55.6%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
John Surtees Pedro Rodríguez
Mechanical retirements
50
19
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 · 2
Milestones & racecraft
1960
Debut season
1963
1963 · aged 29
First win
1967 · aged 26
1960
First pole
—
1964 · aged 30
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.7
Avg places gained
+1.4
Season points trajectory
1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972
John Surtees Pedro Rodríguez
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit John Surtees Pedro Rodríguez
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 Pedro Rodríguez
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
John Surtees 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 2 · P1 Pedro Rodríguez
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
John Surtees 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 Pedro Rodríguez
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
John Surtees 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 Pedro Rodríguez
Kyalami 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1
John Surtees 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1 Pedro Rodríguez
Watkins Glen 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 1 · P2
John Surtees 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 1 · P2 Pedro Rodríguez
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 2 · P2
John Surtees 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 2 · P2 Pedro Rodríguez
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
John Surtees 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P5 Pedro Rodríguez
Brands Hatch 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · — Pedro Rodríguez
Rouen-Les-Essarts 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · — Pedro Rodríguez
Circuit Mont-Tremblant 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3
John Surtees 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3 Pedro Rodríguez
Charade Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · — Pedro Rodríguez
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5
John Surtees 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5 Pedro Rodríguez
Reims-Gueux 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Pedro Rodríguez
Jarama 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Pedro Rodríguez
Montjuïc 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4
John Surtees 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4 Pedro Rodríguez
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P4
John Surtees 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P4 Pedro Rodríguez
Mosport International Raceway 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · — Pedro Rodríguez
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · — Pedro Rodríguez
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · — Pedro Rodríguez
Team history
John Surtees
FER
HON
SUR
Team Lotus 1960Cooper-Climax 1961Lola 1962Ferrari 1963–1966Cooper-Maserati 1966Honda 1967–1968BRM 1969McLaren-Ford 1970Surtees 1970–1972
Pedro Rodríguez
FER
BRM
Lotus-Climax 1963Ferrari 1964–1965Lotus-Climax 1966Lotus-BRM 1966Cooper-Maserati 1967BRM 1968Ferrari 1969BRM 1969–1971
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).