Bruce McLaren vs Jackie Lewis, 1961

Teammates at Cooper-Climax — the same car, so these numbers compare the drivers rather than the machinery. Compare full careers →

In the 1961 season, Bruce McLaren and Jackie Lewis were teammates at Cooper-Climax, competing in 5 races together. McLaren outqualified Lewis 4 times and finished ahead of him in 2 of the 2 races they both classified. McLaren earned 11 championship points and achieved 1 podium finish, while Lewis scored 3 points and had no podiums.

Summarised by gpt-4o-mini from the figures below.
41Qualifyingof 5 compared
20Race finishesof 2 compared

Qualifying is compared on the grid they actually started from. A race counts only where both were classified — one of them retiring leaves nothing to compare, so it is not scored to the other.

1961 season
5
Races together
5
11
Points
3
0
Wins
0
1
Podiums
0
P3
Best finish
P4
11.0
Average grid
16.0
6.3
Average finish
7.3
1
Did not finish
2
Other seasons together:1962