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🇬🇧 John Surtees
Racing driver from United Kingdom. Formula 1, Surtees. One-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
John Surtees
Born
11 February 1934(b. 1934)
Nationality
United Kingdom
Current team
Surtees
Series
Formula 1
Status
Deceased
Championships
11964
Career wins
6
Career podiums
24
Career starts
112
Career DNFs
58
Racer Rating
5,958
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,958Rank 257 of 40,700 indexed, -58 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
John Surtees is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in Formula 1 for Surtees. Surtees is a one-time champion (1964), with 6 wins and 24 podiums from 112 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,958 ranks Surtees 257th 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.
Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
1972 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 1972-09-10 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | DNF | −57 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +152 | Silverstone 1960 | Formula 1 | P2 |
| +150 | Nürburgring 1964 | Formula 1 | P1 |
| +150 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1964 | Formula 1 | P1 |
| +142 | Aintree 1962 | Formula 1 | P2 |
| +142 | Zandvoort 1964 | Formula 1 | P2 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Silverstone6 starts+37
Nürburgring10 starts+31
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez7 starts+17
Zandvoort11 starts+11
Struggles
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza12 starts-38
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps8 starts-14
Circuit de Monaco12 starts-14
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | ▸Formula 1 | Surtees | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −58 | 6,016 |
| 1971 | ▸Formula 1 | Surtees | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | P11 | +142 | 6,073 |
| 1970 | ▸Formula 1 | Surtees | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | P14 | −87 | 5,931 |
| 1969 | ▸Formula 1 | BRM | 10 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | P11 | −418 | 6,018 |
| 1968 | ▸Formula 1 | Honda | 12 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 12 | P7 | −454 | 6,436 |
| 1967 | ▸Formula 1 | Honda | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 20 | P4 | +124 | 6,890 |
| 1966 | ▸Formula 1 | Cooper-Maserati | 9 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 28 | P2 | +20 | 6,767 |
| 1965 | ▸Formula 1 | Ferrari | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17 | P5 | +19 | 6,747 |
| 1964 | ▸Formula 1 | Ferrari | 10 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 40 | P2 | +372 | 6,727 |
| 1963 | ▸Formula 1 | Ferrari | 10 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 22 | P4 | +275 | 6,355 |
| 1962 | ▸Formula 1 | Lola | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 19 | P4 | +309 | 6,080 |
| 1961 | ▸Formula 1 | Cooper-Climax | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | P9 | −4 | 5,771 |
| 1960 | ▸Formula 1 | Team Lotus | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | P9 | +4,425 | 5,775 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Surtees finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Graham Hill | 6,130 | 110 | 48 | 62 | 44% |
| 🇦🇺 Jack Brabham | 6,163 | 94 | 48 | 46 | 51% |
| 🇨🇭 Jo Siffert | 6,136 | 91 | 49 | 42 | 54% |
| 🇳🇿 Bruce McLaren | 6,143 | 85 | 42 | 43 | 49% |
| 🇸🇪 Jo Bonnier | 5,614 | 78 | 44 | 34 | 56% |
| 🇺🇸 Dan Gurney | 5,945 | 75 | 41 | 34 | 55% |
| 🇬🇧 Jackie Stewart | 6,669 | 68 | 27 | 41 | 40% |
| 🇳🇿 Denny Hulme | 6,318 | 67 | 26 | 41 | 39% |
| 🇬🇧 Jim Clark | 6,518 | 65 | 19 | 46 | 29% |
| 🇳🇿 Chris Amon | 5,768 | 65 | 35 | 30 | 54% |
| 🇦🇷 Carlos ReutemannHigher-rated | 6,552 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Richie GintherHigher-rated | 6,413 | 48 | 23 | 25 | 48% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,700 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 247 | 🇳🇱 Nyck de Vries | Formula E | 5,967 |
| 248 | 🇧🇷 Alex Ribeiro | Formula 1 | 5,965 |
| 249 | 🇺🇸 Bob Sweikert | Formula 1 | 5,964 |
| 250 | 🇬🇧 Luke Browning | Super Formula | 5,963 |
| 251 | 🇫🇷 Maurice Trintignant | Formula 1 | 5,961 |
| 252 | 🇫🇷 Louis Rosier | Formula 1 | 5,960 |
| 253 | 🇮🇹 Ludovico Scarfiotti | Formula 1 | 5,960 |
| 254 | 🇬🇧 Stuart Lewis-Evans | Formula 1 | 5,960 |
| 255 | 🇬🇧 Vic Elford | Formula 1 | 5,960 |
| 256 | 🇺🇸 Bill Vukovich | Formula 1 | 5,959 |
| 257 | 🇬🇧 John Surtees | Formula 1 | 5,958 |
| 258 | 🇺🇸 Kyle Busch | NASCAR Cup Series | 5,958 |
| 259 | 🇺🇸 Carson Hocevar | NASCAR Cup Series | 5,957 |
| 260 | 🇬🇧 Reg Parnell | Formula 1 | 5,956 |
| 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 |
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