Bruce McLaren vs Jo Bonnier, 1963

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

In the 1963 season, Bruce McLaren and Jo Bonnier competed as teammates at Cooper-Climax across 10 races. McLaren outqualified Bonnier in all 10 instances and finished ahead of him 4 times compared to Bonnier's 1. In terms of championship points, McLaren scored 17 while Bonnier earned 6, with both drivers achieving no race wins and McLaren securing 3 podium finishes.

Summarised by gpt-4o-mini from the figures below.
100Qualifyingof 10 compared
41Race finishesof 5 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.

1963 season
10
Races together
10
17
Points
6
0
Wins
0
3
Podiums
0
P2
Best finish
P5
6.7
Average grid
10.9
5.8
Average finish
6.9
4
Did not finish
2