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John Surtees

1966–1972 · Career statistics and race history

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Records shown from 1966. Earlier seasons are still being imported.

Starts62
Wins3
Podiums9
Poles3
Points72
Titles0

By circuit type

Results proxy. Positive deltas mean better positions; at least two races with each metric are required. Qualifying and classified finishes have separate samples.

2026 season to date

No qualifying or classified-finish sample for this period.

Career

Circuit typeQualifying ΔClassified finish ΔAverage qualifyingAverage finishRaces (qualifying / finish)
high-downforceUnavailable-1.04Unavailable6.750 / 4
low-downforceUnavailable+4.71Unavailable10 / 2
mixedUnavailable-0.24Unavailable5.950 / 22

Career average: qualifying Unavailable · classified finish 5.71. Constructor averages give each race equal weight.

At a glance

Best finish / grid1 / 1
DNF rate56.5%
Average grid → finish9.115.71
Positions gained / race3.57
First raceMonaco Grand Prix 1966 · 1966-05-22
Latest raceItalian Grand Prix 1972 · 1972-09-10

Additional teammates without comparable sessions: Tim Schenken (1972, 1 rounds); Sam Posey (1972, 0 rounds); John Love (1972, 0 rounds); Mike Hailwood (1972, 1 rounds); Andrea de Adamich (1972, 1 rounds); Brian Redman (1971, 1 rounds); Sam Posey (1971, 1 rounds); Derek Bell (1971, 1 rounds); Bruce McLaren (1970, 3 rounds); Denny Hulme (1970, 3 rounds); Dan Gurney (1970, 1 rounds); Peter Gethin (1970, 1 rounds); Jo Bonnier (1970, 0 rounds); Derek Bell (1970, 1 rounds); Pedro Rodríguez (1969, 3 rounds); Jackie Oliver (1969, 9 rounds); George Eaton (1969, 2 rounds); Bill Brack (1969, 1 rounds); Jo Schlesser (1968, 1 rounds); David Hobbs (1968, 1 rounds); Jo Bonnier (1968, 1 rounds); Moisés Solana (1966, 1 rounds); Guy Ligier (1966, 4 rounds); Richie Ginther (1966, 0 rounds); Chris Amon (1966, 1 rounds); Ludovico Scarfiotti (1966, 0 rounds); Mike Parkes (1966, 0 rounds); Giancarlo Baghetti (1966, 0 rounds).

35 non-finishes: 32 mechanical, 1 accident/collision, 0 disqualified, 2 other. Reliability exposure: 12 mechanical retirements from a points-scoring grid slot (grid-position proxy, not measured points lost). Average finish and positions gained use official finishing results; pit-lane starts are excluded from grid averages.

Season by season

SeasonStandingStartsWinsTeammates · quali / racePoints
1972NC100
197119110
Rolf StommelenQ — · R 2–2
Gijs van Lennep· 1 rounds
Mike Hailwood· 2 rounds
3
1970181103
196911906
1968812012
196749120
1966292
Jo SiffertQ — · R 1–0
Jochen RindtQ — · R 1–1
Jo BonnierQ — · R 1–0
Lorenzo Bandini· 2 rounds
28

H2H reads Surtees–teammate. Only shared official race results and available qualifying are compared; ties are shown separately.

Every race 63 RESULT ROWS

19721 starts · 0 wins0 pts
RacePosDriverConstructorGridLapsTime / statusPts
1972 · ROUND 10ItalianRETItalianJohn SurteesSurtees2220Fuel system0
197111 starts · 0 wins3 pts
RacePosDriverConstructorGridLapsTime / statusPts
1971 · ROUND 11United States17United StatesJohn SurteesSurtees1354+5 Laps0
1971 · ROUND 10Canadian11CanadianJohn SurteesSurtees1460+4 Laps0
1971 · ROUND 9ItalianRETItalianJohn SurteesSurtees153Engine0
1971 · ROUND 8AustrianRETAustrianJohn SurteesSurtees1812Engine0
1971 · ROUND 7German7GermanJohn SurteesSurtees1512+3:19.0000
1971 · ROUND 6British6BritishJohn SurteesSurtees1167+1 Lap1
1971 · ROUND 5French8FrenchJohn SurteesSurtees1355+1:24.9100
1971 · ROUND 4Dutch5DutchJohn SurteesSurtees768+2 Laps2
1971 · ROUND 3Monaco7MonacoJohn SurteesSurtees1079+1 Lap0
1971 · ROUND 2Spanish11SpanishJohn SurteesSurtees2267+8 Laps0
1971 · ROUND 1South AfricanRETSouth AfricanJohn SurteesSurtees656Gearbox0
197011 starts · 0 wins3 pts
RacePosDriverConstructorGridLapsTime / statusPts
1970 · ROUND 13Mexican8MexicanJohn SurteesSurtees1564+1 Lap0
1970 · ROUND 12United StatesRETUnited StatesJohn SurteesSurtees86Engine0
1970 · ROUND 11Canadian5CanadianJohn SurteesSurtees589+1 Lap2
1970 · ROUND 10ItalianRETItalianJohn SurteesSurtees100Electrical0
1970 · ROUND 9AustrianRETAustrianJohn SurteesSurtees1227Engine0
1970 · ROUND 8German9GermanJohn SurteesSurtees1546Engine0
1970 · ROUND 7BritishRETBritishJohn SurteesSurtees1951Oil pressure0
1970 · ROUND 5Dutch6DutchJohn SurteesMcLaren-Ford1479+1 Lap1
1970 · ROUND 3MonacoRETMonacoJohn SurteesMcLaren-Ford1314Oil pressure0
1970 · ROUND 2SpanishRETSpanishJohn SurteesMcLaren-Ford1276Gearbox0
1970 · ROUND 1South AfricanRETSouth AfricanJohn SurteesMcLaren-Ford760Engine0
19699 starts · 0 wins6 pts
RacePosDriverConstructorGridLapsTime / statusPts
1969 · ROUND 11MexicanRETMexicanJohn SurteesBRM1053Gearbox0
1969 · ROUND 10United States3United StatesJohn SurteesBRM11106+2 Laps4
1969 · ROUND 9CanadianRETCanadianJohn SurteesBRM1415Engine0
1969 · ROUND 8ItalianRETItalianJohn SurteesBRM1060Not classified0
1969 · ROUND 7GermanWGermanJohn SurteesBRM110Withdrew0
1969 · ROUND 6BritishRETBritishJohn SurteesBRM61Suspension0
1969 · ROUND 4Dutch9DutchJohn SurteesBRM1287+3 Laps0
1969 · ROUND 3MonacoRETMonacoJohn SurteesBRM69Gearbox0
1969 · ROUND 2Spanish5SpanishJohn SurteesBRM984+6 Laps2
1969 · ROUND 1South AfricanRETSouth AfricanJohn SurteesBRM1840Engine0
196812 starts · 0 wins12 pts
RacePosDriverConstructorGridLapsTime / statusPts
1968 · ROUND 12MexicanRETMexicanJohn SurteesHonda617Overheating0
1968 · ROUND 11United States3United StatesJohn SurteesHonda9107+1 Lap4
1968 · ROUND 10CanadianRETCanadianJohn SurteesHonda710Gearbox0
1968 · ROUND 9ItalianRETItalianJohn SurteesHonda18Accident0
1968 · ROUND 8GermanRETGermanJohn SurteesHonda73Ignition0
1968 · ROUND 7British5BritishJohn SurteesHonda978+2 Laps2
1968 · ROUND 6French2FrenchJohn SurteesHonda760+1:58.6006
1968 · ROUND 5DutchRETDutchJohn SurteesHonda950Alternator0
1968 · ROUND 4BelgianRETBelgianJohn SurteesHonda411Suspension0
1968 · ROUND 3MonacoRETMonacoJohn SurteesHonda416Gearbox0
1968 · ROUND 2SpanishRETSpanishJohn SurteesHonda774Gearbox0
1968 · ROUND 1South African8South AfricanJohn SurteesHonda675+5 Laps0
19679 starts · 1 wins20 pts
RacePosDriverConstructorGridLapsTime / statusPts
1967 · ROUND 11Mexican4MexicanJohn SurteesHonda764+1 Lap3
1967 · ROUND 10United StatesRETUnited StatesJohn SurteesHonda1196Alternator0
1967 · ROUND 9Italian1ItalianJohn SurteesHonda9681:439
1967 · ROUND 7German4GermanJohn SurteesHonda615+2:25.7003
1967 · ROUND 6British6BritishJohn SurteesHonda778+2 Laps1
1967 · ROUND 4BelgianRETBelgianJohn SurteesHonda101Engine0
1967 · ROUND 3DutchRETDutchJohn SurteesHonda673Throttle0
1967 · ROUND 2MonacoRETMonacoJohn SurteesHonda332Engine0
1967 · ROUND 1South African3South AfricanJohn SurteesHonda679+1 Lap4
19669 starts · 2 wins28 pts
RacePosDriverConstructorGridLapsTime / statusPts
1966 · ROUND 9Mexican1MexicanJohn SurteesCooper-Maserati1652:06:35.3409
1966 · ROUND 8United States3United StatesJohn SurteesCooper-Maserati4107+1 Lap4
1966 · ROUND 7ItalianRETItalianJohn SurteesCooper-Maserati431Fuel leak0
1966 · ROUND 6German2GermanJohn SurteesCooper-Maserati215+44.4006
1966 · ROUND 5DutchRETDutchJohn SurteesCooper-Maserati1044Electrical0
1966 · ROUND 4BritishRETBritishJohn SurteesCooper-Maserati667Transmission0
1966 · ROUND 3FrenchRETFrenchJohn SurteesCooper-Maserati25Fuel system0
1966 · ROUND 2Belgian1BelgianJohn SurteesFerrari1282:09:11.3009
1966 · ROUND 1MonacoRETMonacoJohn SurteesFerrari216Transmission0

19662026 · 61 imported seasons. Career figures reflect imported data. Race starts exclude DNS and non-qualifiers; poles use race grid position. Points use official season standings.