Bruce McLaren vs Roy Salvadori, 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 Roy Salvadori competed as teammates at Cooper-Climax over 5 races. McLaren outqualified Salvadori 4 times and finished ahead 3 times, while Salvadori finished ahead once. McLaren earned 11 championship points, compared to Salvadori's 2, with both drivers achieving no race wins and McLaren securing 1 podium finish.

Summarised by gpt-4o-mini from the figures below.
41Qualifyingof 5 compared
31Race finishesof 4 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
2
0
Wins
0
1
Podiums
0
P3
Best finish
P6
11.0
Average grid
14.6
6.3
Average finish
7.5
1
Did not finish
1
Other seasons together:1962196019591958