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John Surtees F1 stats

Driver info

Nationality

British

Birthplace

Tatsfield, England, UK

Date of birth

11 February 1934

Date of death

10 March 2017 (aged 83)

First race

1960 Monaco Grand Prix

Last race

1972 Italian Grand Prix

Year(s) active

1960-72

Best championship finish

World Champion (1964)

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F1 stats

A detailed look at John Surtees’ F1 stats

Grand Prix entries113 
Grand Prix starts111 
Wins65.4%
From pole466.7%
Win & f.lap466.7%
Hat-trick350.0%
Podiums2421.6%
Pole positions87.2%
Pole to win450.0%
Fastest laps119.9%
Points1801.62 pts p/r
Points finishes4036.0%
Front row starts2118.9%
Times as championship leader1 
Best start1stx8
Best finish1stx6
Did not start2 
Did not qualify0 
Did not pre-qualify0 
Retirements5953.2%
First lap retirements2 
Not classified10.9%
Disqualified10.9%
No. of events14 
No. of circuits25 

Stats by season

A look at Surtees’ F1 stats by season

YearConstructorRERSWPDPPFLFRDNFBSBRPFPTSWC
1960Lotus44–11113121612th
1961Cooper (privateer)88–––––5452411th
1962Lola99–21–34125194th
1963Ferrari1010131335114224th
1964Ferrari101026225411640WC
1965Ferrari88–3––34224175th
1966
  • Ferrari
  • Cooper
99242355114282nd
1967Honda9912–––4315204th
1968Honda1212–21118123127th
1969BRM109–1–––5632611th
1970
  • McLaren (privateer)
  • Surtees
1111–––1–8552317th
1971Surtees1111–––––3652318th
1972Surtees21–––––119–––NC
  11311162481121591140180 
Table definitions

Click column headers to sort

  • RE: Race entries
  • RS: Race starts
  • W: Wins
  • PD: Podiums
  • PP: Pole positions
  • FL: Fastest laps
  • FR: Front row starts
  • DNF: Did not finish
  • BS: Best start
  • BR: Best result
  • PF: Points finishes
  • PTS: Points
  • WC: World Championship
  • P: Privateer
  • NC: Not classified

Stats by constructor

A look at Surtees’ F1 stats by constructor

ConstructorRERSWPDPPFLFRDNFBSBRPFPTS
Lotus (1960)44–111131216
Cooper (privateer) (1961)88–––––54524
Lola (1962)99–21–3412519
Ferrari (1963-66)3030413461314111588
Cooper (1966)7713123411319
Honda (1967-68)2121141111211832
BRM (1969)109–1–––56326
McLaren (privateer) (1970)44–––1–37611
Surtees (1970-72)2019–––––95535
 11311162481121591140180
Table definitions

Click column headers to sort

  • RE: Race entries
  • RS: Race starts
  • W: Wins
  • PD: Podiums
  • PP: Pole positions
  • FL: Fastest laps
  • FR: Front row starts
  • DNF: Did not finish
  • BS: Best start
  • BR: Best result
  • PF: Points finishes
  • PTS: Points
  • P: Privateer

Teammates

A list of Surtees’ teammates (race drivers only)

DriverRaces
(GBR) Alan Stacey (1960)1
(GBR) Innes Ireland (1960)4
(GBR) Jim Clark (1960)3
(GBR) Roy Salvadori (1961-62)13
(BEL) Willy Mairesse (1963)3
(ITA) Ludovico Scarfiotti (1963-64)3
(ITA) Lorenzo Bandini (1963-66)24
(MEX) Pedro Rodriguez (1964)1
(ITA) Nino Vaccarella (1965)1
(NZL) Chris Amon (1966)1
(AUT) Jochen Rindt (1966)7
(MEX) Moises Solana (1966)1
(GBR) David Hobbs (1968)1
(GBR) Jackie Oliver (1969)11
(CAN) Bill Brack (1969)1
(CAN) George Eaton (1969)2
(GBR) Derek Bell (1970)1
(AUS) Tim Schenken (1972)2

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