Drivers/United Kingdom
John Surtees
- 1× World Champion
- 1960–1972
- SUR
- Born 11 February 1934 in Tatsfield
- Died 10 March 2017
- John Norman Surtees
- Starts111113 entries
- Wins65% of starts
- Podiums2422% of starts
- Pole positions88× started from P1
- Fastest laps11
- Titles11964
Career numbers
- Avg grid position7.6
- Avg finish4.8
- Retirement rate51%
- Pole-to-win conversion50%
- Positions gained+143
- Points scored180
- Longest winning streak1
- Longest podium streak4
- Longest points-scoring streak5
- TeamsLotus (1960) · Cooper (1961, 1966) · Lola (1962) · Ferrari (1963–1966) · Honda (1967–1968) · BRM (1969) · McLaren (1970) · Surtees (1970–1972)
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
113 entries, 111 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryMonaco Grand Prix 1960DNF · Lotus
- First winGerman Grand Prix 1963P1 · Ferrari
- Last winItalian Grand Prix 1967P1 · Honda
- Last startItalian Grand Prix 1972DNF · Surtees
All 113 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorenzo Bandini | 1961–1966 | 8:2 | 25:3 | −1.46% | 70 : 47 | Compare |
| Bruce McLaren | 1961–1970 | 2:1 | 6:5 | −0.12% | 4 : 17 | Compare |
| Rolf Stommelen | 1971 | 2:2 | 4:5 | −0.05% | 3 : 3 | Compare |
| Roy Salvadori | 1961–1962 | 1:0 | 11:1 | −1.39% | 19 : 2 | Compare |
| Jack Brabham | 1961 | 0:1 | 3:5 | +0.19% | 4 : 4 | Compare |
| Jackie Oliver | 1969 | 0:0 | 7:2 | −0.83% | 6 : 1 | Compare |
| Jochen Rindt | 1966 | 1:1 | 6:1 | −0.88% | 19 : 18 | Compare |
| Jackie Lewis | 1961 | 2:0 | 4:1 | −1.91% | 4 : 3 | Compare |
| Jo Siffert | 1966 | 1:0 | 6:0 | −2.65% | 13 : 3 | Compare |
| Jo Bonnier | 1966–1968 | 1:0 | 6:0 | −3.00% | 19 : 3 | Compare |
| Maurice Trintignant | 1961 | 0:1 | 5:0 | −4.72% | 4 : 0 | Compare |
| Innes Ireland | 1960 | 1:0 | 2:2 | +0.24% | 6 : 11 | Compare |
| Pedro Rodríguez | 1964–1969 | 1:0 | 3:1 | −4.97% | 8 : 1 | Compare |
| Masten Gregory | 1961 | 1:0 | 3:0 | −1.48% | 2 : 0 | Compare |
| Jim Clark | 1960 | 1:0 | 1:2 | +0.87% | 6 : 4 | Compare |
| Ludovico Scarfiotti | 1963–1964 | 2:0 | 2:0 | −3.47% | 13 : 1 | Compare |
| Mike Hailwood | 1971–1972 | 0:1 | 2:1 | +0.85% | 0 : 9 | Compare |
| Willy Mairesse | 1963 | 0:0 | 2:1 | −0.73% | 12 : 0 | Compare |
| Guy Ligier | 1966 | 0:0 | 3:0 | −4.93% | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Stirling Moss | 1960 | 0:0 | 1:2 | +1.92% | 0 : 16 | Compare |
| Denny Hulme | 1970 | 0:0 | 0:3 | +1.31% | 0 : 9 | Compare |
| Bernard Collomb | 1961 | 0:0 | 2:0 | – | 2 : 0 | Compare |
| Ian Burgess | 1961 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 2 : 0 | Compare |
| Chris Lawrence | 1966 | 0:0 | 2:0 | – | 6 : 0 | Compare |
| David Piper | 1960 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 6 : 0 | Compare |
| Derek Bell | 1970–1971 | 0:0 | 2:0 | – | 1 : 1 | Compare |
| George Eaton | 1969 | 0:0 | 2:0 | – | 4 : 0 | Compare |
| Gijs van Lennep | 1971 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 2 : 0 | Compare |
| Bill Brack | 1969 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Chris Amon | 1966 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Jo Schlesser | 1968 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 6 : 0 | Compare |
| Massimo Natili | 1961 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Jack Fairman | 1961 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Renato Pirocchi | 1961 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Nino Vaccarella | 1965 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| David Hobbs | 1968 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Andrea de Adamich | 1972 | 0:0 | 1:0 | +0.06% | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Tim Schenken | 1972 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Moisés Solana | 1966 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 9 : 0 | Compare |
| Alan Stacey | 1960 | 0:0 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Peter Gethin | 1970 | 0:0 | 0:1 | – | 1 : 0 | Compare |
| Dan Gurney | 1970 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 1 : 0 | Compare |
| Brian Redman | 1971 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Jim Hall | 1960 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Walt Hansgen | 1961 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Roger Penske | 1961 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Hap Sharp | 1961 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Sam Posey | 1971 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
Green: John Surtees 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monza | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Nürburgring | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3.1 |
| Spa-Francorchamps | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3.7 |
| Hermanos Rodríguez | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3.8 |
| Monaco | 12 | 6 | ||
| Zandvoort | 11 | 2 | 5.6 | |
| Watkins Glen | 10 | 4 | 6.2 | |
| Silverstone | 6 | 3 | 3.8 | |
| Kyalami | 5 | 1 | 5.5 | |
| Brands Hatch | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
| Reims-Gueux | 3 | – | ||
| Rouen-Les-Essarts | 3 | 1 | 3.5 | |
| Prince George | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Aintree | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jarama | 2 | – | ||
| Mont-Tremblant | 2 | 5 | ||
| Montjuïc | 2 | 8 | ||
| Mosport | 2 | 11 | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 2 | – |