John Surtees

British · 1960–1972
VS

Peter Gethin

British · 1970–1974
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
0
Qualifyingahead
0
1
John Surtees · Peter Gethin
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
11 8
19 shared
Qualifying H2H
13 6
19 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
0
2
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
P9
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 1
1970 P18 1971 P9
Teammate battle by season
1
0
1970
Career totals
John Surtees Peter Gethin
Championships
1
0
Wins
6
1
Poles
8
0
Podiums
24
1
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
180
11
Starts
112
30
Rate-adjusted · per start
John Surtees Peter Gethin
Win rate
5.4%
3.3%
Podium rate
21.4%
3.3%
Pole rate
7.1%
0%
Points / start
1.6
0.4
Avg grid
P7.7
P16.2
Avg finish
P10.3
P15.5
Finish rate
50%
36.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
John Surtees Peter Gethin
Mechanical retirements
50
11
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 · 4
Milestones & racecraft
1960
Debut season
1970
1963 · aged 29
First win
1971 · aged 31
1960
First pole
1964 · aged 30
First title
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.7
Avg places gained
+0.8
Season points trajectory
1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974
John Surtees Peter Gethin
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit John Surtees Peter Gethin
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 2 · 2 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
John Surtees 2 · 2 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 Peter Gethin
Nürburgring 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · — Peter Gethin
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · — Peter Gethin
Watkins Glen 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P9
John Surtees 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P9 Peter Gethin
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · — Peter Gethin
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · — Peter Gethin
Kyalami 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · — Peter Gethin
Brands Hatch 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · — Peter Gethin
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · — Peter Gethin
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P10
John Surtees 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P10 Peter Gethin
Mosport International Raceway 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P14
John Surtees 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P14 Peter Gethin
Jarama 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Peter Gethin
Circuit Mont-Tremblant 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P6
John Surtees 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P6 Peter Gethin
Montjuïc 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P8
John Surtees 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P8 Peter Gethin
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · —
John Surtees 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · — Peter Gethin
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P9
John Surtees 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P9 Peter Gethin
Team history
John Surtees
FER
HON
SUR
Team Lotus 1960Cooper-Climax 1961Lola 1962Ferrari 1963–1966Cooper-Maserati 1966Honda 1967–1968BRM 1969McLaren-Ford 1970Surtees 1970–1972
Peter Gethin
BRM
McLaren-Ford 1970McLaren 1971BRM 1971–1973Lola 1974
19601974
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).