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🇺🇸 Dan Gurney
Racing driver from United States. Formula 1, McLaren-Ford.
Driver facts
Full name
Dan Gurney
Born
13 April 1931(b. 1931)
Nationality
United States
Current team
McLaren-Ford
Series
Formula 1
Status
Retired
Career wins
4
Career podiums
19
Career starts
87
Career DNFs
43
Racer Rating
5,945
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,945Rank 271 of 40,700 indexed, -44 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Dan Gurney is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for McLaren-Ford. Gurney has recorded 4 wins and 19 podiums from 87 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,945 ranks Gurney 271th of 40,700 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
1970 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 1970-07-18 | Brands Hatch | DNF | +28 |
| 1970-07-05 | Charade Circuit | P6 | +95 |
| 1970-06-21 | Zandvoort | DNF | −122 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +152 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1967 | Formula 1 | P1 |
| +146 | AVUS 1959 | Formula 1 | P2 |
| +140 | Reims-Gueux 1961 | Formula 1 | P2 |
| +134 | Rouen-Les-Essarts 1962 | Formula 1 | P1 |
| +130 | Rouen-Les-Essarts 1964 | Formula 1 | P1 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez6 starts+29
Nürburgring8 starts+22
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps8 starts+18
Reims-Gueux5 starts+7
Struggles
Zandvoort10 starts-31
Brands Hatch4 starts-30
Circuit de Monaco7 starts-24
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza9 starts-19
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | ▸Formula 1 | McLaren-Ford | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | P16 | — | 5,989 |
| 1968 | ▸Formula 1 | McLaren-Ford | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | P15 | −63 | 5,989 |
| 1967 | ▸Formula 1 | Eagle-Climax | 11 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 13 | P6 | −530 | 6,052 |
| 1966 | ▸Formula 1 | Eagle-Climax | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | P11 | −495 | 6,582 |
| 1965 | ▸Formula 1 | Brabham-Climax | 9 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 25 | P4 | +255 | 7,077 |
| 1964 | ▸Formula 1 | Brabham-Climax | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 19 | P5 | +16 | 6,822 |
| 1963 | ▸Formula 1 | Brabham | 10 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 19 | P5 | +201 | 6,807 |
| 1962 | ▸Formula 1 | Porsche | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | P5 | +19 | 6,606 |
| 1961 | ▸Formula 1 | Porsche | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | P3 | +724 | 6,587 |
| 1960 | ▸Formula 1 | BRM | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −357 | 5,863 |
| 1959 | ▸Formula 1 | Ferrari | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | P7 | +4,870 | 6,220 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Gurney finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Graham Hill | 6,130 | 87 | 37 | 50 | 43% |
| 🇦🇺 Jack Brabham | 6,163 | 83 | 33 | 50 | 40% |
| 🇸🇪 Jo Bonnier | 5,614 | 78 | 48 | 30 | 62% |
| 🇳🇿 Bruce McLaren | 6,143 | 77 | 45 | 32 | 58% |
| 🇬🇧 John Surtees | 5,958 | 75 | 34 | 41 | 45% |
| 🇬🇧 Jim Clark | 6,518 | 70 | 26 | 44 | 37% |
| 🇨🇭 Jo Siffert | 6,136 | 61 | 31 | 30 | 51% |
| 🇬🇧 Innes Ireland | 5,823 | 51 | 33 | 18 | 65% |
| 🇺🇸 Richie Ginther | 6,413 | 49 | 20 | 29 | 41% |
| 🇮🇹 Lorenzo Bandini | 6,318 | 42 | 24 | 18 | 57% |
| 🇬🇧 Jackie StewartHigher-rated, 3× champion | 6,669 | 38 | 14 | 24 | 37% |
| 🇩🇪 Wolfgang von TripsHigher-rated | 6,339 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 14% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,700 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 261 | 🇺🇸 Brett Lunger | Formula 1 | 5,955 |
| 262 | 🇩🇪 Rolf Stommelen | Formula 1 | 5,955 |
| 263 | 🇺🇸 Kaden Honeycutt | NASCAR Truck | 5,954 |
| 264 | 🇺🇸 Andy Linden | Formula 1 | 5,952 |
| 265 | 🇺🇸 Johnny Thomson | Formula 1 | 5,951 |
| 266 | 🇧🇪 Willy Mairesse | Formula 1 | 5,951 |
| 267 | 🇬🇧 Brian Redman | Formula 1 | 5,948 |
| 268 | 🇬🇧 Henry Taylor | Formula 1 | 5,947 |
| 269 | 🇺🇸 Gene Hartley | Formula 1 | 5,946 |
| 270 | 🇬🇧 Jackie Lewis | Formula 1 | 5,946 |
| 271 | 🇺🇸 Dan Gurney | Formula 1 | 5,945 |
| 272 | 🇰🇾 Kyffin Simpson | IndyCar | 5,945 |
| 273 | 🇺🇸 Jimmy Reece | Formula 1 | 5,944 |
| 274 | 🏳️ John Love | Formula 1 | 5,943 |
| 275 | 🇺🇸 Bob Christie | Formula 1 | 5,942 |
| 276 | 🇵🇹 Timo Bernhard | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 5,942 |
| 277 | 🇺🇸 Don Freeland | Formula 1 | 5,941 |
| 278 | 🇧🇪 Dries Vanthoor | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,939 |
| 279 | 🇬🇧 John Taylor | Formula 1 | 5,938 |
| 280 | 🇮🇹 Michele Alboreto | IndyCar | 5,938 |
| 281 | 🇺🇸 Chuck Stevenson | Formula 1 | 5,935 |
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