Drivers/United States of America
Dan Gurney
- 1959–1970
- GUR
- Born 13 April 1931 in Port Jefferson
- Died 14 January 2018
- Daniel Sexton Gurney
- Starts8687 entries
- Wins45% of starts
- Podiums1922% of starts
- Pole positions33× started from P1
- Fastest laps6
- Titles0best finish P4
Career numbers
- Avg grid position6.9
- Avg finish5.3
- Retirement rate49%
- Pole-to-win conversion0%
- Positions gained+40
- Points scored133
- Longest winning streak1
- Longest podium streak5
- Longest points-scoring streak6
- TeamsFerrari (1959) · BRM (1960) · Porsche (1961–1962) · Lotus (1962) · Brabham (1963–1965, 1968) · Eagle (1966–1968) · McLaren (1968, 1970)
Pole position means the fastest time in qualifying. That is not the same as a start from P1 – grid penalties move a driver down the grid. Up to the 2000s the two numbers coincide.
The career at a glance
Season by season
Every race
87 entries, 86 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryFrench Grand Prix 1959DNF · Ferrari
- First winFrench Grand Prix 1962P1 · Porsche
- Last winBelgian Grand Prix 1967P1 · Eagle
- Last startBritish Grand Prix 1970DNF · McLaren
All 87 races, season by season
Against team-mates
Same car, same races. In the race only those where both reached the finish count – a retirement says nothing about the head-to-head.
| Team-mate | Years | Races | Qualifying | Quali gap | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jo Bonnier | 1960–1968 | 13:2 | 31:10 | −1.02% | 74 : 11 | Compare |
| Jack Brabham | 1963–1968 | 6:6 | 17:8 | −0.46% | 54 : 34 | Compare |
| Jo Siffert | 1964–1965 | 4:4 | 18:0 | −2.34% | 44 : 11 | Compare |
| Carel Godin de Beaufort | 1961–1962 | 8:1 | 12:0 | −3.84% | 28 : 2 | Compare |
| Bob Anderson | 1964–1965 | 2:1 | 11:0 | −3.22% | 14 : 5 | Compare |
| Denny Hulme | 1965–1970 | 1:1 | 6:4 | −0.27% | 17 : 21 | Compare |
| Frank Gardner | 1964–1965 | 2:0 | 7:0 | −3.03% | 13 : 0 | Compare |
| Graham Hill | 1960 | 0:0 | 2:5 | +0.72% | 0 : 4 | Compare |
| Bruce McLaren | 1967–1968 | 1:0 | 6:0 | −0.64% | 3 : 13 | Compare |
| Tony Brooks | 1959 | 1:1 | 1:3 | +1.02% | 13 : 17 | Compare |
| Phil Hill | 1959 | 1:1 | 3:1 | −0.31% | 13 : 17 | Compare |
| Hans Herrmann | 1961 | 3:0 | 3:0 | −1.10% | 2 : 0 | Compare |
| Olivier Gendebien | 1959 | 1:0 | 1:1 | – | 3 : 3 | Compare |
| Cliff Allison | 1959 | 1:0 | 1:1 | – | 9 : 2 | Compare |
| Ian Raby | 1964–1965 | 1:0 | 2:0 | −6.51% | 1 : 0 | Compare |
| Hap Sharp | 1964 | 1:0 | 2:0 | – | 9 : 0 | Compare |
| Jochen Rindt | 1964–1968 | 0:0 | 1:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Heini Walter | 1962 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 4 : 0 | Compare |
| Nino Vaccarella | 1962 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 4 : 0 | Compare |
| Bob Bondurant | 1966 | 0:0 | 2:0 | – | 2 : 0 | Compare |
| David Prophet | 1963–1965 | 0:0 | 2:0 | – | 6 : 0 | Compare |
| Al Pease | 1967 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 4 : 0 | Compare |
| Jean Behra | 1959 | 0:0 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Andrea de Adamich | 1970 | 0:0 | 0:1 | ±0.00% | 1 : 0 | Compare |
| Giancarlo Baghetti | 1965 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 4 : 0 | Compare |
| Ludovico Scarfiotti | 1967 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Ben Pon | 1962 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Silvio Moser | 1968 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 2 | Compare |
| Peter Gethin | 1970 | 0:0 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| John Surtees | 1970 | 0:0 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 1 | Compare |
| Paul Hawkins | 1965 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
Green: Dan Gurney came out ahead in that duel. Quali gap: the median difference in the last session both set a time in, as a share of the lap – minus is faster. At least three sessions; a dash where there were fewer.
Strongest circuits
Circuits with at least two starts, most wins first.
| Circuit | Starts | Wins | Podiums | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rouen-Les-Essarts | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Spa-Francorchamps | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5.2 |
| Hermanos Rodríguez | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3.5 |
| Zandvoort | 10 | 2 | 5 | |
| Monza | 9 | 2 | 7.7 | |
| Nürburgring | 8 | 2 | 6.5 | |
| Watkins Glen | 8 | 2 | 3.3 | |
| Monaco | 7 | 5 | ||
| Reims-Gueux | 5 | 1 | 4 | |
| Silverstone | 4 | 8 | ||
| Brands Hatch | 4 | 13 | ||
| Aintree | 2 | 8 | ||
| Prince George | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Charade | 2 | 6 | ||
| Kyalami | 2 | – |