John Surtees F1 stats
Driver info
Nationality
British
Birthplace
Tatsfield, England, UK
Date of birth
Date of death
(aged 83)
First race
Last race
Year(s) active
1960-72
Best championship finish
World Champion (1964)
F1 stats
A detailed look at John Surtees’ F1 stats
| Grand Prix entries | 113 | |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix starts | 111 | |
| Wins | 6 | 5.4% |
| From pole | 4 | |
| Win & f.lap | 4 | |
| Hat-trick | 3 | |
| Podiums | 24 | 21.6% |
| Pole positions | 8 | 7.2% |
| Fastest laps | 11 | 9.9% |
| Points | 180 | 1.62 pts p/r |
| Points finishes | 40 | 36.0% |
| Front row starts | 21 | 18.9% |
| Times as championship leader | 1 | |
| Best start | 1st | x8 |
| Best finish | 1st | x6 |
| Did not start | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Did not qualify | 0 | |
| Did not pre-qualify | 0 | |
| Retirements | 59 | 53.2% |
| First lap retirements | 2 | |
| Not classified | 1 | 0.9% |
| Disqualified | 1 | 0.9% |
| No. of events | 14 | |
| No. of circuits | 25 |
Stats by season
A look at Surtees’ F1 stats by season
| Year | Constructor | RE | RS | W | PD | PP | FL | FR | DNF | BS | BR | PF | PTS | WC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Lotus | 4 | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12th |
| 1961 | Cooper P | 8 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11th |
| 1962 | Lola | 9 | 9 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 4th |
| 1963 |  Ferrari | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 4th |
| 1964 | Ferrari | 10 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 40 | WC |
| 1965 | Ferrari | 8 | 8 | – | 3 | – | – | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 5th |
| 1966 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 2nd | |
| 1967 |  Honda | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 4th |
| 1968 | Honda | 12 | 12 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7th |
| 1969 | BRM | 10 | 9 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11th |
| 1970 | 11 | 11 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17th | |
| 1971 | Surtees | 11 | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18th |
| 1972 | Surtees | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 19 | – | – | – | NC |
| 113 | 111 | 6 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 180 |
Table definitions
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- 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
| Constructor | RE | RS | W | PD | PP | FL | FR | DNF | BS | BR | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lotus (1960) | 4 | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Cooper P (1961) | 8 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Lola (1962) | 9 | 9 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 19 |
| Ferrari (1963-66) | 30 | 30 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 88 |
| Cooper (1966) | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 19 |
| Honda (1967-68) | 21 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 32 |
| BRM (1969) | 10 | 9 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| McLaren P (1970) | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Surtees (1970-72) | 20 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| 113 | 111 | 6 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 180 |
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)
| Driver | Races |
|---|---|
| Alan Stacey (1960) | 1 |
| Innes Ireland (1960) | 4 |
| Jim Clark (1960) | 3 |
| Roy Salvadori (1961-62) | 13 |
 Willy Mairesse (1963) | 3 |
| Ludovico Scarfiotti (1963-64) | 3 |
| Lorenzo Bandini (1963-66) | 24 |
 Pedro Rodriguez (1964) | 1 |
| Nino Vaccarella (1965) | 1 |
 Chris Amon (1966) | 1 |
 Jochen Rindt (1966) | 7 |
| Moises Solana (1966) | 1 |
| David Hobbs (1968) | 1 |
| Jackie Oliver (1969) | 11 |
 Bill Brack (1969) | 1 |
| George Eaton (1969) | 2 |
| Derek Bell (1970) | 1 |
 Tim Schenken (1972) | 2 |