Rolf Stommelen

German · 1970–1978
VS

John Surtees

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