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John Surtees F1 stats

Driver info

Nationality

United Kingdom flag lazyload British

Birthplace

United Kingdom flag lazyload Tatsfield, England, UK

Date of birth

11 February 1934

Date of death

10 March 2017 (aged 83)

First race

Monaco flag lazyload 1960 Monaco Grand Prix

Last race

Italy flag lazyload 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 pole4 
Win & f.lap4 
Hat-trick3 
Podiums2421.6%
Pole positions87.2%
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
1960United Kingdom flag lazyload Lotus44–11113121612th
1961United Kingdom flag lazyload Cooper P88–––––5452411th
1962United Kingdom flag lazyload Lola99–21–34125194th
1963Italy flag lazyload Ferrari1010131335114224th
1964Italy flag lazyload Ferrari101026225411640WC
1965Italy flag lazyload Ferrari88–3––34224175th
1966
  • Italy flag lazyload Ferrari,
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Cooper
99242355114282nd
1967Japan flag lazyload Honda9912–––4315204th
1968Japan flag lazyload Honda1212–21118123127th
1969United Kingdom flag lazyload BRM109–1–––5632611th
1970
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload McLaren P,
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Surtees
1111–––1–8552317th
1971United Kingdom flag lazyload Surtees1111–––––3652318th
1972United Kingdom flag lazyload Surtees21–––––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
United Kingdom flag lazyload Lotus (1960)44–111131216
United Kingdom flag lazyload Cooper P (1961)88–––––54524
United Kingdom flag lazyload Lola (1962)99–21–3412519
Italy flag lazyload Ferrari (1963-66)3030413461314111588
United Kingdom flag lazyload Cooper (1966)7713123411319
Japan flag lazyload Honda (1967-68)2121141111211832
United Kingdom flag lazyload BRM (1969)109–1–––56326
United Kingdom flag lazyload McLaren P (1970)44–––1–37611
United Kingdom flag lazyload 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
United Kingdom flag lazyload Alan Stacey (1960)1
United Kingdom flag lazyload Innes Ireland (1960)4
United Kingdom flag lazyload Jim Clark (1960)3
United Kingdom flag lazyload Roy Salvadori (1961-62)13
Belgium flag lazyload Willy Mairesse (1963)3
Italy flag lazyload Ludovico Scarfiotti (1963-64)3
Italy flag lazyload Lorenzo Bandini (1963-66)24
Mexico flag lazyload Pedro Rodriguez (1964)1
Italy flag lazyload Nino Vaccarella (1965)1
New Zealand flag lazyload Chris Amon (1966)1
Austria flag lazyload Jochen Rindt (1966)7
Mexico flag lazyload Moises Solana (1966)1
United Kingdom flag lazyload David Hobbs (1968)1
United Kingdom flag lazyload Jackie Oliver (1969)11
Canada flag lazyload Bill Brack (1969)1
Canada flag lazyload George Eaton (1969)2
United Kingdom flag lazyload Derek Bell (1970)1
Australia flag lazyload Tim Schenken (1972)2

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