John Surtees
British · 1960–1972
VS

Rolf Stommelen
German · 1970–1978
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
6
4
Qualifyingahead
6
4
John Surtees · Rolf Stommelen
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
10 — 8
18 shared
Qualifying H2H
13 — 5
18 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
0
2
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
P11
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 1
1970 P11 1971 P19
Teammate battle by season
6
4
1971
Career totals
John Surtees Rolf Stommelen
Championships
1
0
Wins
6
0
Poles
8
0
Podiums
24
1
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
180
14
Starts
112
54
Rate-adjusted · per start
John Surtees Rolf Stommelen
Win rate
5.4%
0%
Podium rate
21.4%
1.9%
Pole rate
7.1%
0%
Points / start
1.6
0.3
Avg grid
P7.7
P17.4
Avg finish
P10.3
P13.1
Finish rate
50%
66.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
John Surtees Rolf Stommelen
Mechanical retirements
50
10
Crash retirements
5
6
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
1970
1963 · aged 29
First win
—
1960
First pole
—
1964 · aged 30
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P3
-2.7
Avg places gained
+4.3
Season points trajectory
1960 1963 1966 1969 1972 1975 1978
John Surtees Rolf Stommelen
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit John Surtees Rolf Stommelen
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Nürburgring 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Watkins Glen 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P12
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P12
Kyalami 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P7
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3
Brands Hatch 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P10
Charade Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P7
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P6
Mosport International Raceway 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P11
Jarama 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P14
Montjuïc 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · —
Circuit Mont-Tremblant 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · —
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P5
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P11
Team history
John Surtees
FER
SUR
Team Lotus 1960Cooper-Climax 1961Lola 1962Ferrari 1963–1966Cooper-Maserati 1966Honda 1967–1968BRM 1969McLaren-Ford 1970Surtees 1970–1972
Rolf Stommelen
Brabham 1970Surtees 1971March 1972Brabham 1973Lola 1974–1975Embassy Hill 1975Hesketh 1976Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1976Arrows 1978
19601978
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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).