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.4–1Qualifyingof 5 compared
2–0Race 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
55
113
00
10
P3P4
11.016.0
6.37.3
12
Other seasons together:1962